By Andrew Korba

The Ohio Northern women's basketball team was picked to finish second in the OAC Preseason poll, in voting done by the league's 10 coaches.

The Polar Bears received 75 points and five first place votes.

Baldwin Wallace was chosen to finish first with 77 points and five first place votes, ONU was chosen second and Capital was third with 58 points.

Last season, Northern won a school record 27 games en route to the OAC regular season and tournament championships.

The Polar Bears, ranked No. 10 in the D3hoops.com poll and No. 16 in the USA Today Sports Division III poll, open their season on Nov. 15 at the Manchester (Ind.) Tip-Off Tournament against No. 12 Carthage (Wis.) at 5 pm.

OAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
Nov. 7, 2013

Rank School (1st Place Votes)
Points
1. Baldwin Wallace (5) 77
2. Ohio Northern (5) 75
3. Capital 58
4. Mount Union 55
5. John Carroll 49
6. Otterbein 39
7. Marietta 37
8. Wilmington 34
9. Muskingum 14
10. Heidelberg 12