COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Simon Fraser University, the defending Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference women’s wrestling champions, has been selected to defend its title in the 2026-27 RMAC Women’s Wrestling Preseason Coaches’ Poll, the conference announced Thursday.

The league also announced its 2026-27 Preseason All-RMAC Women’s Wrestling Team with ten student-athletes earning recognition. Again this season, the RMAC’s preseason teams are determined by placing returning athletes in order of head coaches’ voting from the league’s 2025-26 All-RMAC Teams.

Simon Fraser claimed four of the five available first-place votes in the 2026-27 RMAC Women’s Wrestling Preseason Coaches’ Poll, earning 23 points to secure the top spot in the preseason rankings. The Red Leafs enter the season following another standout campaign in the RMAC, capturing their third consecutive regular-season title while going undefeated in conference duals. Simon Fraser also leads all programs with five selections to the Preseason All-RMAC roster, with each honoree returning after earning First Team All-RMAC honors last season.

Colorado Mesa University follows closely behind Simon Fraser with 22 points, earning two first-place votes and three second-place votes. The Mavericks finished last season with an 11-8 overall record, including a 3-1 mark in conference duals, with wins over Texas Woman’s University (38-6), Adams State University (30-18), and Chadron State College (34-12). Colorado Mesa went on to finish runner-up at the 2026 RMAC Championships. The Mavericks have two representatives on the Preseason All-RMAC roster, tying Adams State for the second-most honorees in the conference.

Chadron State lands at No. 3 in the Preseason Coaches’ Poll, earning 15 points from two second-place votes and one third-place vote. The Eagles also feature the final selection on the Preseason All-RMAC roster, with Esther Peters earning the 207-pound roster spot.

Adams State sits just one point behind Chadron State with 14 points, receiving one second-place vote and two third-place votes. Texas Woman’s University secures 11 points, while Western Colorado rounds out the Preseason Coaches’ Poll in its inaugural season with five points.

The 10-member preseason team features student-athletes who earned First Team, Second Team, or honorable mention All-RMAC recognition following the 2025-26 regular season. Seven 2025-26 First Team All-RMAC selections return to headline the 2026-27 Preseason All-RMAC squad.

The RMAC’s six women’s wrestling sponsoring institutions aim to finish the 2026-27 season at the NCAA Division II Women’s Wrestling Championships in Coralville, Iowa. The national championships are set for March 5-6 at Xtream Arena, with tickets available for sale on NCAA.com.

All RMAC women’s wrestling matches broadcast by its sponsoring member institutions will be broadcast on the RMAC Network, with annual, monthly, and single-game passes available for purchase. A discounted annual subscription price will be available to students, faculty, and staff of each member institution throughout the year. Those fans can use their institutional email address with the code Y27-RMACEDU at any time during the 2026-27 season.

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, headquartered in Colorado Springs, is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 institutions located in Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, South Dakota, and Utah. The RMAC currently competes in 22 NCAA Division II sports and has earned 71 national championships since 1992. Founded in 1909, the RMAC is the most historic athletic conference in the western United States and Division II.

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