AMERICA SUN: Central Florida received seven of 12 first-place votes to finish first in the coaches poll. Florida Atlantic, which received the other five, is second. The rest of the field: 3. Jacksonville, 4. Campbell, 5. Georgia State, 6. Samford, 7. Jacksonville State, 8. Mercer 9. Gardner-Webb, 10. Troy State, 11. Stetson, 12. Belmont.

BIG SOUTH: Liberty, winner of the last two Big South championships, is the 2002 favorite. Elon University, last year's runner-up, was picked second. The rest of the preseason poll: 3. Coastal Carolina, 4. Charleston, 5. Radford, 6. High Point, 7. UNC Asheville.

BIG 12: Texas A&M is picked to win the Big 12 title, edging Texas and Nebraska. Oklahoma and Missouri round out the top five. Kansas is sixth, followed by Baylor and Colorado (tied for seventh), Oklahoma State at No. 9, Iowa State 10th and Texas Tech last.

CAA: William & Mary is picked to claim a seventh straight CAA title, receiving all nine first-place votes of opposing coaches. James Madison, which reached the championship game of the CAA Tournament last season for the first time since 1995, is ranked No. 2. George Mason was close behind in third. Old Dominion was picked fourth, followed by Hofstra, Virginia Commonwealth, Delaware, UNC Wilmington, Towson and Drexel.

CONFERENCE USA: Marquette, which has made three consecutive NCAA appearances and won three Conference USA titles, is No. 1 in the poll of the league's 14 head coaches. Golden Eagles forward Kate Gordon was chosen to win her second straight Player of the Year award. Perennial NCAA contender Cincinnati was chosen second. Charlotte, host of the 2002 Conference USA tournament, was selected third, just ahead of UAB. Saint Louis was selected to finish fifth. The rest of the rankings: 6. Houston, 7. East Carolina, 8. Tulane, 9. TCU, 10. Memphis, 11. South Florida, 12. Southern Miss, 13. Louisville, 14. DePaul.

HORIZON: Wisconsin-Milwaukee, the 2001 regular season and tournament champion, was selected to finish first. Butler was picked to finish second, edging Wright State. Detroit, Loyola (Ill.), Wisconsin-Green Bay and Youngstown State follow.

MAAC: Loyola (Md.) is the pick to win its third straight MAAC title. The preseason poll: 1. Loyola (Md.), 2. Marist, 3. Fairfield, 4. Siena, 5. Niagara, 6. Manhattan, 7. Rider, 8. Canisius, 9. Iona, 10. St. Peter's. Niagara's Rosie Luzak is the Preseason Player of the Year.

MID-AMERICAN: Miami (Ohio), which returns All-MAC first-team members Danielle Altiero, Danielle Berkemeier and Andrea Cunningham, was picked to win its first regular-season conference title. Ohio, the defending regular-season champion, finished second in the balloting. Eastern Michigan earned the third spot. Marshall, which received one first-place vote, was fourth. Buffalo finished fifth, followed by Central Michigan, Western Michigan, Ball State, Bowling Green, Kent State, Toledo, Northern Illinois and Akron.