MOUNT BERRY, Ga. - The Berry College women's basketball team have been picked to finish third in the 2026 SAA Preseason poll, as announced by the conference on Wednesday afternoon.

The Vikings finished the 2025-26 season tied for third place in the SAA and won one game in the SAA Tournament against Oglethorpe. Head Coach Thomas Johnson returns for his 10th season for the Vikings and will see a roster full of newcomers. The Vikings do return junior Briaiah Lewis, the 2024-25 SAA Rookie of the Year and a 2025-26 All-Conference selection after leading the team with 12.3 PPG last season.

The Millsaps Majors were picked as the 2026-27 Women's Basketball favorite to earn their third overall title in the Southern Athletic Association. Millsaps captured majority of the first-place votes with 7, totaling 71 points while Trinity captured 2 first-place nods for 62 points. Berry and Centre were close with 55 and 51 points, respectively for third and fourth while Southwestern finished just two points behind the Colonels with 49. Voting was conducted among the SAA's nine head coaches.

2026-27 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL RESULTS
1. Millsaps - 71 (7)
2. Trinity - 62 (2)
3. Berry - 55
4. Centre - 51
5. Southwestern - 49
6. Oglethorpe - 35
7. Maryville - 28
8. Sewanee - 26
9. Rhodes - 19

The 2027 SAA Women's Basketball Championship is slated for February 25-27 in Maryville, Tennessee, hosted by Maryville College.