Langston’s women are picked to repeat as the Red River Athletic Conference champions in 2012-2013. But the coaches think it’s going to be close.
The Lady Lions received 120 points in the preseason poll, one more than LSU-Shreveport at 119. Both squads garnered 4 first-place votes.
Langston is the four-time defending RRAC champion, but the program is under new management this season. David Johnson, a former Pepperdine assistant, was tabbed to lead the program in August.
The Lady Lions open the season on Nov. 3 at St. Gregory’s. The first home contest will be on Nov. 29 against Bacone, the only other RRAC opponent in Oklahoma, to begin conference play. Then it’s a quick turnaround as the Langston will travel to Shreveport to take on the Lady Pilots in a battle of the preseason conference favorites.
Preseason Red River Athletics Conference poll:
| 1. | Langston University (Okla.) (4) | 120 |
| 2. | LSU Shreveport (4) | 119 |
| 3. | Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas) (2) | 114 |
| 4. | Texas Wesleyan University | 99 |
| 5. | Wiley College (Texas) (1) | 89 |
| 6. | SW Assemblies of God University (Texas) | 65 |
| 7. | Jarvis Christian College (Texas) | 60 |
| 8. | Texas College | 50 |
| 9. | University of St. Thomas (Texas) | 47 |
| 10. | Bacone College (Okla.) | 43 |
| 11. | Huston-Tillotson University (Texas) | 26 |
| University of the Southwest (N.M.) | 26 |