LANCASTER, Pa. – Two-time defending champion Gettysburg has been tabbed as the favorite to repeat in the Centennial Conference women's basketball preseason poll. The Bullets collected nine first-place votes and 99 points to lead the voting among CC head coaches.
Johns Hopkins, which finished as the tournament runners-up last winter, secured the two remaining first-place nods and 91 points to finish second in the voting. Dickinson was picked third with 81 points, followed by Haverford (64), Swarthmore (62), and Muhlenberg (61) as projected playoff teams in fourth through sixth, respectively. Ursinus (38), McDaniel (36), Washington College (33), Franklin & Marshall (30) and Bryn Mawr (10) rounded out the poll.
The 2023-24 campaign tips off on Wednesday, Nov. 8 with a trio of CC teams in action. All 11 squads will begin their seasons by Saturday, Nov. 11. Conference play is set to begin on Tuesday, Nov. 21, with the six-team CC tournament scheduled for Feb. 20-23-25 with the higher seeds hosting each round of play.
2023-24 Centennial Conference Women's Basketball Preseason Poll
| Rank | Institution (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
| 1. Gettysburg (9) |
99 |
| 2. Johns Hopkins (2) |
91 |
| 3. Dickinson |
81 |
| 4. Haverford |
64 |
| 5. Swarthmore |
62 |
| 6. Muhlenberg |
61 |
| 7. Ursinus |
38 |
| 8. McDaniel |
36 |
| 9. Washington College |
33 |
| 10. Franklin & Marshall |
30 |
| 11. Bryn Mawr |
10 |
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Gettysburg enters the 2023-24 campaign as the two-time defending Centennial champions and prohibitive favorites to three-peat with the majority of last year's roster returning.
The Bullets and CC runner-up Johns Hopkins went on to represent the Centennial in the NCAA Tournament, marking the 15th time in conference history and fifth season in a row that multiple teams qualified for the national tournament.
Leading the list of retuners to the conference is Gettysburg's Mackenzie Szlosek, the reigning CC Player of the Year and a Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-America honorable mention pick from last year. Szlosek and Haverford's Ally Landau also earned D3hoops.com All-Region accolades last season, with Laudau securing All-Region honors for the second time in her career.
In total, seven CC teams have at least one All-CC performer back on the hardwood this winter.
Returning All-Americans (1)
Mackenzie Szlosek, Gettysburg, Jr., G (2022-23 WBCA Honorable Mention)
Returning All-Region (2)
Mackenzie Szlosek, Gettysburg, Jr., G (2022-23 D3hoops.com First Team)
Ally Landau, Haverford, Sr., G (2022-23 D3hoops.com Second Team, 2021-22 D3hoops.com Third Team)
Returning All-Centennial (8)
Clair Marion, Dickinson, Jr., G/F (2022-23 First Team)
Mackenzie Szlosek, Gettysburg, Jr., G (2022-23 First Team & Player OTY, 2021-22 Honorable Mention)
Alayna Arnolie, Gettysburg, So., G (2022-23 Second Team & Rookie OTY)
Ally Landau, Haverford, Sr., G (2022-23 First Team, 2021-22 First Team)
Michaela O'Neil, Johns Hopkins, Jr., F (2022-23 Second Team)
Elaina Beckett, McDaniel, So., F (2022-23 Second Team)
Dana Bandurick, Swarthmore, Sr., G/F (2022-23 Honorable Mention, 2021-22 First Team, 2019-20 Second Team & Rookie OTY)
Chinwe Irondi, Ursinus, Jr., F (2022-23 First Team, 2021-22 First Team & Rookie of the Year)
