
Vanguard garnered six first-place votes and has been voted to finish first in the 2012-13 GSAC Women's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Poll. Westmont, the 2011-12 GSAC regular-season and tournament champion, received two first-place votes and is picked to finish second, followed by Biola in third. Here are the complete poll results:
| WOMEN'S BASKETBALL COACHES' POLL | ||
| PLACE | SCHOOL | POINTS |
| 1 | Vanguard (6) | 62 |
| 2 | Westmont (2) | 58 |
| 3 | Biola | 45 |
| 4 | The Master's | 39 |
| 5 | San Diego Christian | 32 |
| 6 | Concordia | 27 |
| 7 | Hope International | 18 |
| 8 | Arizona Christian | 8 |
(First place votes in parentheses.)