DWU women picked 2nd and DWU men picked 3rd in GPAC Pre-Season Basketball Poll
is the complete 2018-19 GPAC Men’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll:
| Place | School | Points | First Place Votes |
| 1. | Morningside | 100 | 10 |
| 2. | Briar Cliff | 90 | 1 |
| 3. | Dakota Wesleyan | 83 | |
| 4. | Doane | 69 | |
| 5. | Dordt | 56 | |
| 6t. | Northwestern | 46 | |
| 6t. | Hastings | 46 | |
| 6t. | Midland | 46 | |
| 9. | Jamestown | 40 | |
| 10. | Concordia | 17 | |
| 11. | Mount Marty | 12 |
Here is the complete 2018-19 GPAC Women’s Basketball Preseason Coaches’ Poll:
| Place | School | Points | First Place Votes |
| 1. | Concordia | 119 | 9 |
| 2. | Dakota Wesleyan | 111 | 3 |
| 3. | Northwestern | 96 | |
| 4. | Morningside | 87 | |
| 5. | Hastings | 86 | |
| 6. | Jamestown | 71 | |
| 7. | Dordt | 55 | |
| 8. | Midland | 54 | |
| 9. | Briar Cliff | 48 | |
| 10. | Mount Marty | 27 | |
| 11. | Doane | 24 | |
| 12. | College of Saint Mary | 14 |
