The Western Athletic Conference Coaches Poll was released on February 3, 2022. Lamar was picked to finish sixth in the Western Athletic Conference Southwest Division with 4 votes.[2]
2022 WAC Softball Preseason Coaches Poll
West Division Seattle U (5) – 25 NM State (1) – 20 Grand Canyon – 16 Dixie State – 13 California Baptist – 9 Utah Valley - 7
Southwest Division Stephen F. Austin (4) – 16 Sam Houston (1) – 13 Abilene Christian – 9 Tarleton – 8 Lamar – 4
() – First place votes in parenthesis
Preseason All-WAC team
No Lady Cardinals were named to conference preseason teams.
*Rankings are based on the team's current ranking in the NFCA/USA Softball poll.
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