WBCA NCAA Division II Preseason Coaches’ Poll — 10/27/2026
The WBCA NCAA Division II preseason Top 25 women’s basketball coaches’ poll, WITH TEAMS’ RECORDS FROM LAST YEAR in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last year’s final poll, and first-place votes received.
| Rank | School (record) | Points | Last season’s final rank | First-Place Votes |
| 1 | Grand Valley State (36-1) | 575 | 1 | 23 |
| 2 | Colorado Mesa (37-2) | 510 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Alabama-Huntsville (32-6) | 465 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Indiana, PA (31-4) | 453 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Cal Poly Pomona (29-5) | 451 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Texas Woman’s (31-2) | 432 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Minnesota State Mankato (29-3) | 430 | 11 | 0 |
| 8 | Winston-Salem State (28-4) | 411 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Lenoir-Rhyne (26-6) | 329 | 18 | 0 |
| 10 | Holy Family (30-5) | 279 | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | Bentley (23-5) | 274 | 17 | 0 |
| 12 | Gannon (29-5) | 265 | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | Carson-Newman (24-11) | 262 | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | Central Missouri (26-7) | 211 | RV | 0 |
| 15t | Concordia-St. Paul (26-7) | 178 | 22 | 0 |
| 15t | Daemen (26-4) | 178 | 10 | 0 |
| 17 | Glenville State (24-7) | 159 | NR | 0 |
| 18 | Ashland (14-13) | 157 | NR | 0 |
| 19 | Tampa (19-11) | 153 | NR | 0 |
| 20 | West Texas A&M (28-5) | 152 | 13 | 0 |
| 21 | Western Washington (25-8) | 148 | RV | 0 |
| 22 | Minnesota Duluth (23-9) | 85 | 12 | 0 |
| 23 | Columbus State (25-5) | 82 | 23 | 0 |
| 24 | Texas-Tyler (22-11) | 81 | NR | 0 |
| 25 | Missouri-St. Louis (25-6) | 79 | RV | 0 |
Dropped out: No. 14 Nova Southeastern (28-5);No. 16 Fort Hays State (25-6); No. 19 Lincoln Memorial (26-5); No. 20 Coker (26-7); No. 21 Northwood (28-6); No. 24 Ferris State (26-7); No. 25 Central Washington (25-7).
Others receiving votes: Miles (25-6) 76; Fort Hays State (25-6) 74; Nova Southeastern (28-5) 71; Central Washington (25-7) 57; Northwood (28-6) 54; Embry-Riddle (22-7) 44; Ferris State (26-7) 36; Lincoln Memorial (26-5) 35; Lubbock Christian (23-8) 35; Fayetteville State (21-6) 34; Harding (24-7) 33; Coker (26-7) 22; Edward Waters (23-6) 22; Missouri Southern State (20-10) 13; Fairmont State (21-9) 10; Lane (22-6) 9; Vanguard U. (25-6) 9; Augusta (21-10) 8; Southern Connecticut State (20-10) 4; Benedict (19-9) 4.
5 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 28 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 2026-27 season: Mario Caetano, MSU Denver; Bill Cleary, St. Thomas Aquinas; Kevin Clifford, Roberts Wesleyan; Kyle Cooper, West Liberty; Carmen Dolfo, Western Washington; Steve Fagan, Felician; Darin Grover, Southeastern Oklahoma; Sarah Hopkins-Chery, Cal State Monterey Bay; Matt Houser, Columbus State; Tom Jessee, Tampa; Beth Jillson, Texas Woman’s; Tim LaKose, Dominican; Kim Lusk, Belmont Abbey; Mike Mincey, Carson-Newman; Kerry Phayre, Assumption; Ashlee Phillips, Auburn Montgomery; Kari Pickens, Ashland; Jenny Pruett, Saginaw Valley State; James Rice, Benedict; Jess Strom, California University (Pa.); Ebony Tanner, Shaw; Katie Vaughn, Missouri-St. Louis; Tom Webb, Southwest Minnesota State; Lora Westling, Washburn.