Mizzou women picked for 9th place finish in SEC

The University of Missouri women’s basketball program begins the challenge of playing after the graduation of All-American Sophie Cunningham this season, with the media from throughout the Southeastern Conference expecting a step back for the ascending Tiger program in 2019-2020.

Missouri was chosen to finish 9th in the 14 team SEC in the preseason poll conducted by a panel of both SEC and national media members.  

Ranking in the top half of the poll was South Carolina, Texas A&M, Mississippi State, Kentucky, Arkansas, Tennessee, and Auburn.  In the second half of the poll was LSU at 8th and Mizzou 9th.  MU was one of seven SEC program to make the NCAA Tournament last season.

PRESEASON MEDIA POLL

South Carolina

Texas A&M

Mississippi State

Kentucky

Arkansas

Tennessee

Auburn

LSU 

Missouri

Georgia 

Alabama

Florida

Ole Miss

Vanderbilt

Player of the Year

Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M (14)

Rhyne Howard, Kentucky (2)

Chelsea Dungee, Arkansas (1)

First-Team All-SEC

Chelsea Dungee, Arkansas

Rhyne Howard, Kentucky

Ayana Mitchell, LSU

Tyasha Harris, South Carolina

Chennedy Carter, Texas A&M

Second-Team All-SEC

Unique Thompson, Auburn

Mikiah Herbert Harrigan, South Carolina

Rennia Davis, Tennessee

Ciera Johnson, Texas A&M

Mariella Fasoula, Vanderbilt