WBCA NCAA DIVISION II WBB COACHES POLL – 11/19/2024
The WBCA NCAA Division II Top 25 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Poll, with teams’ win-loss records in parentheses (through Sunday, Nov. 17), points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, the preseason ranking, and first-place votes received.
Rank | School (Record) | Total Points | Ranking in Preseason Poll | First-Place Votes |
| 1 | Texas Woman’s (5-0) | 539 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 | Grand Valley State (6-0) | 534 | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | Bentley (4-0) | 440 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | Gannon (7-0) | 431 | 11 | 0 |
| 5 | Montana State Billings (6-1) | 419 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Minnesota State Mankato (2-1) | 407 | 1 | 1 |
| 7 | Ashland (4-1) | 390 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Tampa (4-1) | 350 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Carson-Newman (3-0) | 337 | 14 | 0 |
| 10 | Thomas Jefferson (4-0) | 327 | 12 | 0 |
| 11 | Union, TN (3-1) | 308 | 8 | 0 |
| 12 | Azusa Pacific (4-0) | 286 | 18 | 0 |
| 13 | Pittsburg State (4-1) | 244 | 13 | 0 |
| 14 | Ferris State (4-1) | 239 | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | Assumption (4-0) | 238 | 20 | 0 |
| 16 | Fairmont State (2-1) | 237 | 7 | 0 |
| 17 | Fort Hays State (4-0) | 236 | 23 | 0 |
| 18 | Northwest Missouri State (5-1) | 190 | NR | 0 |
| 19 | Lubbock Christian (5-0) | 178 | RV | 0 |
| 20 | Nova Southeastern (3-1) | 146 | 16 | 0 |
| 21 | Cal Poly Pomona (3-1) | 115 | 19 | 0 |
| 22 | Colorado Mesa (3-1) | 84 | 21 | 0 |
| 23 | Columbus State (3-1) | 69 | 24 | 0 |
| 24 | Lee, TN (3-0) | 50 | RV | 0 |
| 25 | Concordia-St. Paul (4-0) | 41 | NR | 0 |
Dropped out: No. 10 Fayetteville State (2-2); No. 17 Georgia Southwestern (1-2); No. 22 Southern Nazarene (1-2); No. 25 Valdosta State (2-1).
Others receiving votes: Cal State Dominguez Hills (4-0) 37; Fayetteville State (22) 34; North Georgia (4-0) 25; Northern State (2-2) 19; Seton Hill (4-0) 19; TexasTyler (3-0) 18; Northern Michigan (4-0) 16; Clark Atlanta (2-1) 14; California State L.A. (2-0) 12; Lewis (1-1) 12; Valdosta State (2-1) 12; Central Washington (4-0) 10; West Texas A&M (4-1) 10; Augusta (4-0) 8; Georgia Southwestern (1-2) 8; West Florida (3-0) 6; Central Missouri (4-2) 5; Harding (2-1) 5; Lock Haven (3-1) 5.
8 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 39 combined points.
THE WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll Committee is composed of one head
coach from each of the 23 NCAA Division II conferences. The committee for the
2024-25 season: Mike Bona, Emmanuel; Kevin Clifford, Roberts Wesleyan; Kyle
Cooper, West Liberty; Anthony Crocitto, St. Leo; Carmen Dolfo, Western
Washington; Steve Fagan, Felician; Darin Grover, Southeastern Oklahoma; Tanya
Haave, MSU Denver; TJ Hardeman, Azusa Pacific; Sarah Hopkins-Chery, Cal State
Monterey Bay; Matt Houser, Columbus State; Beth Jillson, Texas Woman’s; L’Tona
Lamonte, Winston-Salem State; Greg Long, Mississippi College; Mike Mincey,
Carson-Newman; Kerry Phayre, Assumption; Kari Pickens, Ashland; Jenny Pruett,
Saginaw Valley State; James Rice, Benedict; Jess Strom, California University
(Pa.); Katie Vaughn, Missouri-St. Louis; Tom Webb, Southwest Minnesota State;
Lora Westling, Washburn.