Coming off a season which featured an America East women’s basketball championship and first ever NCAA Tournament appearance, Stony Brook has been named the league favorite. The preseason poll and preseason all-conference team were voted on by the league’s ten head coaches who were not allowed to vote for their own team.
 
The 2021-22 college basketball season tips off in less than three weeks. The Seawolves received six of a possible nine first-place votes for a total of 78 points and have two preseason all-conference selections. Maine received three votes for the top spot and 74 points while UMass Lowell garnered the remaining first-place vote and is third with 63 points. Vermont rounded out the top four with 54 points.
 
Denai Bowman, India Pagan, Anne Simon and Denise Solis have all previously earned First-Team All-Conference honors and this year earned spots on the preseason all-conference team.
 
2021-22 America East Women’s Basketball Preseason Poll
No.                  School                         Points (1st Place Votes)

1.                   Stony Brook                 78 (6)
2.                   Maine                              74 (3)
3.                   UMass Lowell             63 (1)
4.                   Vermont                        54
5.                   UAlbany                        51
6.                   Binghamton                40
7.                   New Hampshire       38
8.                   NJIT                                25
9.                   UMBC                           16
10.                   Hartford                      11

2021-22 America East Women’s Basketball Preseason All-Conference Team
Denai Bowman, Jr., Guard - Binghamton
Anna Olson, So., Forward - Vermont
India Pagan, Gr., Forward - Stony Brook
Anne Simon, Jr., Guard - Maine
Denise Solis, Jr., Forward - UMass Lowell
Annie Warren, Sr., Guard - Stony Brook