Oct. 31, 2023 (Preseason)

2023-24 WBCA

NCAA Division III Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll

Oct. 31, 2023

The WBCA NCAA Division III Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll with teams’ RECORDS FROM LAST YEAR in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, final ranking in last year’s final poll, and first-place votes received.

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Rank

School (2022-23 Record)

Total
Points

2022-23
Final
Rank

First-
Place
Votes

1

Transylvania (33-0)

248

1

8

2

NYU (25-3)

235

5

1

3

Christopher Newport (31-1)

229

2

1

4

Smith (30-2)

197

3

0

5

Scranton (28-1)

183

11

0

6

Trinity, TX (28-2)

175

4

0

7

Rhode Island College (28-4)

163

7

0

8

Hardin-Simmons (24-4)

156

19

0

9

Tufts (24-7)

146

8

0

10

Ohio Northern (25-5)

145

12

0

11

Trinity, CT (25-6)

136

9

0

12

Hope (26-3)

128

10

0

13

Trine (23-7)

122

15

0

14

UW-Whitewater (23-7)

118

14

0

15

Babson (26-6)

112

6

0

16

Wartburg (23-7)

79

17

0

17

Chicago (23-5)

73

13

0

18

DeSales (27-2)

69

16

0

19

Millikin (24-5)

66

20

0

20

Baldwin-Wallace (22-6)

49

RV

0

21

Messiah (26-3)

45

18

0

22

Marietta, OH (22-8)

40

24

0

23

Gustavus Adolphus (26-2)

36

21

0

24

Whitman (22-6)

35

RV

0

25

Mary Washington (24-7)

33

RV

0

Dropped out: No. 22 Elizabethtown (23-5); No. 23 Ithaca (24-5); No. 25 Loras (24-5).

Others receiving votes: Ithaca (24-5) 25; Pacific, OR (19-8) 19; Ohio Wesleyan (18-11) 18; Loras (24-5) 17; Puget Sound (21-5) 17; Gettysburg (21-7) 16; Stevens (22-6) 14; SUNY-New Paltz (24-5) 14; Washington and Jefferson (24-3) 14; Carroll, WI (17-9) 12; Elizabethtown (23-5) 12; UW-Oshkosh (20-9) 11; Roger Williams (25-4) 10; St. John Fisher (26-3) 10; Skidmore (23-6) 8; Washington and Lee (22-7) 6; Rochester, NY (16-9) 4; Millsaps (19-8) 3; Mary Hardin-Baylor (19-8) 1; Rowan (20-9) 1.

The WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches Poll Committee is composed of one head coach from each of the 10 NCAA Division III regions. The committee for the 2023-24 season: Samantha Crough, Regis; Drew Gaeng, Hendrix; Karin Harvey, Montclair State; Melissa Kolbe, Wittenberg; Casey Kushiyama, Puget Sound; Jen McCormick, Illinois College; Bobbi Morgan, Ursinus; Mia Smith, Illinois Wesleyan; Daphne Thompson, SUNY Oneonta; Kelly Thompson, Roger Williams.

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