CANTON, Ga. – The Millsaps women's basketball team was predicted to finish third among eight conference teams in the 2025-26 Southern Athletic Association women's basketball preseason poll, as announced by the SAA Office on Thursday.
Building on what they achieved last season, the Majors wrapped up the 2024-25 season with a solid 22-5 overall record, going 10-2 in conference matchups and claiming its second consecutive SAA regular-season title.
Their impressive performance landed them the top spot in the Southern Athletic Association and hosted the conference tournament. They were statistically dominant, racking up 1,941 points (71.9 ppg) and pulling down 1,099 total rebounds (40.1 rpg). The Majors were a powerhouse on both ends of the court throughout the entire season.
Junior Garin Freeman is set to return for another competitive season following an outstanding sophomore year that earned her multiple basketball honors. Freeman earned the 2024-25 SAA Women's Basketball Defensive Athlete of the Year Award and a spot on the All-SAA First Team.
Her achievements also included being named to the 2024-25 D3hoops.com All-Region Third Team and earning recognition on the 2025 SAA Women's Basketball All-Tournament Team.
Senior Elysee Warren, another dominant force on the Millsaps women's basketball team, will also be returning to the court to continue the Majors' championship mindset. Last year Warren was named to the All-SAA Second Team for her second consecutive season and third time overall (2022-23 All-SAA Honorable Mention), while being named SAA Women's Basketball Athlete of the Week twice.
Southern Athletic Association women's basketball head coaches conducted a vote of who would finish first through eighth and were not allowed to vote for their own team. Conference newcomers Trinity University were picked to finish first with 52 points and four first-place votes.
Centre was predicted to finish second in the 2025-26 preseason poll with 46 points and two first-place votes after claiming the SAA postseason crown. Berry and Millsaps tied for third place, each accumulating 37 points, with Millsaps receiving one first-place vote. Rhodes, who tied for sixth with 26 points, secured the final first-place plaudit.
2025-26 SAA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL RESULTS
| 1. Trinity – 52 (4) |
| 2. Centre – 46 (2) |
| T3. Millsaps – 37 (1) |
| T3. Berry – 37 |
| 5. Oglethorpe – 36 |
| T6. Rhodes – 26 (1) |
| T6. Sewanee – 26 |
| 8. Southwestern – 20 |
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Founded in Jackson, Mississippi in 1890, Millsaps College is a national liberal arts college dedicated to academic excellence, open inquiry and free expression, the exploration of faith to inform vocation and the innovative shaping of the social, economic and cultural progress of our region. Consistently ranked as one of the best values in higher education, Millsaps has been praised by Colleges That Change Lives, The Princeton Review, Forbes Magazine, U.S. News & World Report, The John Templeton Foundation, and The Fiske Guide to Colleges.
