RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. – Basketball season is right around the corner for the Blossoms, and the Great American Conference announced its 2025-26 preseason coaches poll on Wednesday afternoon. Fourth-year Head Coach David Midlick and the rest of the Blossom basketball program were voted to finish 12th overall by the conference.
 
After a 79-78 win in double-overtime to in-state conference foe Ouachita Baptist that concluded the 2024-2025 season, Arkansas-Monticello is back and ready for a fresh start and a new life.
 
With 15 total points, Arkansas-Monticello sits nine points behind Ouachita Baptist. Harding and Southern Nazarene each had 111 points to lead the pack as the preseason favorites, with the Lady Bisons taking five first-place votes and the Crimson Storm with four throughout the conference. The Bulldogs of Southwestern Oklahoma State trailed in third with 106 points and the last three first-place picks. SWOSU was followed by Southeastern Oklahoma State, and Oklahoma Baptist rounded out the top five, with the Savage Storm in fourth and the Bison in fifth.

The 2025-26 Blossom roster is available now at uamsports.com. UAM travels to Fort Smith, Arkansas, to open up the season in the GAC/MIAA Crossover season. Their first game of the year is against the Lions of Arkansas-Fort Smith on Friday, Nov. 14, followed by a match-up againstNewman University on Saturday, the 15th. They return to Steelman Fieldhouse on Tuesday, November 18, for the home opener against Arkansas Baptist College.

FANS! Don't think you can make it out to UAM home games this year? No worries! You can still watch and keep up with the live video feed and live stats. All Blossom basketball games will be live-streamed on the official UAM Sports YouTube page, and live stats can be found by clicking the "Live Stats" tab on the right side of the 2025-2026 Women's Basketball Schedule.

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