CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Western Michigan Women's soccer team was picked first in the annual Mid-American Conference preseason poll, which was announced by the league this afternoon. The Broncos paced the 12-team league with eight first place votes and 116 overall points.
Rounding out the poll were Ball State (101 points), Ohio (90), Kent State (88), Buffalo (86), Bowling Green (84), Northern Illinois (60), Toledo (50), Miami (47), Eastern Michigan (29), Akron (23) and Central Michigan (18). WMU also led the way with six votes to win the conference tournament in November. Ball State, Buffalo, Kent State and Bowling Green also received votes to win the tournament.