WBCA NCAA DIVISION II WBB COACHES POLL – 1/14/2025
The WBCA NCAA Division II Top 25 Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll, with teams’ RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week’s poll, and first-place votes received.
Rank | School (record thru Sunday) | Total Points | Ranking in Preseason Poll | First-Place Votes |
| 1 | Grand Valley State (16-1) | 571 | 1 | 21 |
| 2 | Texas Woman’s (15-1) | 544 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Cal State Dominguez Hills (16-0) | 525 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | Bentley (15-1) | 503 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | North Georgia (13-0) | 469 | 6 | 1 |
| 6 | Montana State Billings (16-2) | 468 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Fort Hays State (13-1) | 426 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Azusa Pacific (14-1) | 403 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Seton Hill (15-1) | 371 | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | Minnesota State Mankato (15-2) | 361 | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Union, TN (14-2) | 322 | 12 | 0 |
| 12 | Pittsburg State (14-2) | 304 | 13 | 0 |
| 13 | Texas-Tyler (13-2) | 274 | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Ashland (14-3) | 241 | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | Embry-Riddle (13-1) | 237 | 16 | 0 |
| 16t | Coker (13-1) | 205 | 17 | 0 |
| 16t | Gannon (15-3) | 205 | 9 | 0 |
| 18 | Lubbock Christian (14-3) | 171 | 18 | 0 |
| 19 | Cal Poly Pomona (12-2) | 170 | 21 | 0 |
| 20 | Nova Southeastern (13-2) | 165 | 20 | 0 |
| 21t | Belmont Abbey (12-2) | 98 | 23 | 0 |
| 21t | Concordia-St. Paul (14-2) | 98 | 24 | 0 |
| 23 | Southwest Minnesota State (14-2) | 83 | 25 | 0 |
| 24 | Tampa (13-4) | 50 | 19 | 0 |
| 25 | Carson-Newman (12-4) | 39 | 22 | 0 |
Dropped out: None.
Others receiving votes: Alaska Anchorage (14-2) 33; Harding (12-2) 32; Indiana, PA (12-2) 28; Fairmont State (11-3) 9; Chowan (9-0) 8; UNC Pembroke (13-3) 7; Lewis (12-1) 3; Miles (9-3) 2.
13 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 50 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.