WBCA NCAA DIVISION II WBB COACHES POLL – 12/17/2024
The WBCA NCAA Division II Top 25 Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Poll, with teams’ win-loss records in parentheses (through Sunday, Dec. 15), points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in the previous poll, and first place votes received.
Note: The next Top 25 Poll will be conducted and posted on Dec. 31, 2024.
Rank | School (record thru Sunday) | Total Points | Ranking in Preseason Poll | First-Place Votes |
| 1 | Grand Valley State (11-0) | 524 | 1 | 20 |
| 2 | Texas Woman’s (9-1) | 481 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Montana State Billings (11-1) | 470 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Gannon (12-1) | 431 | 4 | 0 |
| 5t | Bentley (9-1) | 413 | 5 | 0 |
| 5t | Fort Hays State (9-0) | 413 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Lubbock Christian (10-1) | 389 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Pittsburg State (9-1) | 352 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Cal State Dominguez Hills (10-0) | 351 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | Carson-Newman (9-1) | 320 | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Azusa Pacific (9-1) | 277 | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Seton Hill (10-0) | 250 | 14 | 0 |
| 13 | Minnesota State Mankato (9-2) | 247 | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Concordia-St. Paul (11-0) | 232 | 13 | 0 |
| 15 | Tampa (9-2) | 210 | 15 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas-Tyler (8-1) | 177 | 17 | 0 |
| 17 | Union, TN (8-2) | 176 | 16 | 0 |
| 18 | North Georgia (8-0) | 138 | 23 | 0 |
| 19 | Ferris State (7-2) | 136 | 19 | 0 |
| 20 | Lee, TN (9-1) | 122 | 21 | 0 |
| 21 | Ashland (8-3) | 115 | 20 | 1 |
| 22 | Northern Michigan (8-0) | 101 | 25 | 0 |
| 23 | Cal Poly Pomona (7-1) | 83 | 24 | 0 |
| 24 | Central Washington (7-0) | 64 | RV | 0 |
| 25 | Embry-Riddle (9-0) | 52 | RV | 0 |
Dropped out: No. 18 Nova Southeastern (7-2); No. 22 Thomas Jefferson (6-4).
Others receiving votes: Alaska Anchorage (10-1) 36; Fairmont State (8-3) 31; California State L.A. (6-1) 28; Northwest Missouri State (7-3) 27; Assumption (8-2) 26; Belmont Abbey (8-2) 24; Nova Southeastern (7-2) 23; Indiana, PA (8-0) 22; Southwest Minnesota State (9-2) 21; Miles (5-1) 18; Coker (8-1) 8; Francis Marion (7-1) 3.
8 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 37 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.