2022-23 WBCA
NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll
April 3, 2023
The WBCA NCAA Division III Postseason Top 25 Coaches Poll with teams’ FINAL RECORDS in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, final ranking in last week’s poll, and first-place votes received. NOTE: This is the final regular-season poll.
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Rank |
School (Record) |
Total |
First-Place |
Previous |
1 |
Transylvania (33-0) |
250 |
10 |
2 |
2 |
Christopher Newport (31-1) |
240 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
Smith (30-2) |
227 |
0 |
5 |
4 |
Trinity, TX (28-2) |
199 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
NYU (25-3) |
194 |
0 |
7 |
6 |
Babson ((26-6) |
172 |
0 |
10 |
7 |
Rhode Island College (28-4) |
167 |
0 |
RV |
8 |
Tufts (24-7) |
156 |
0 |
18 |
9 |
Trinity, CT (25-6) |
149 |
0 |
16 |
10 |
Hope (26-3) |
148 |
0 |
6 |
11 |
Scranton (28-1) |
146 |
0 |
3 |
12 |
Ohio Northern (25-5) |
118 |
0 |
13 |
13 |
Chicago (23-5) |
113 |
0 |
12 |
14 |
UW-Whitewater (23-7) |
107 |
0 |
23 |
15 |
Trine (23-7) |
102 |
0 |
22 |
16 |
DeSales (27-2) |
96 |
0 |
8 |
17 |
Wartburg (23-7) |
87 |
0 |
RV |
18 |
Messiah (26-3) |
79 |
0 |
9 |
19 |
Hardin-Simmons (24-4) |
78 |
0 |
14 |
20 |
Millikin (24-5) |
72 |
0 |
15 |
21 |
Gustavus Adolphus (26-2) |
69 |
0 |
11 |
22 |
Elizabethtown (23-5) |
51 |
0 |
20 |
23 |
Ithaca (24-5) |
40 |
0 |
18 |
24 |
Marietta, OH (22-8) |
37 |
0 |
NR |
25 |
Loras (24-5) |
36 |
0 |
25 |
Dropped out: No. 17 Baldwin-Wallace (22-6); No. 21 Stevens (22-6); No. 24 Roger Williams (25-4); No. 25 Puget Sound (21-5).
Others receiving votes: Baldwin-Wallace (22-6) 35; Stevens (22-6) 23; Roger Williams (25-4) 21; Mary Washington (24-7) 16; Whitman (22-6) 12; SUNY New Paltz (24-5) 8; St. John Fisher (26-3) 2.
The WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches Poll Committee is composed of one head coach from each of the 10 NCAA Division III conferences. The committee for the 2022-23 season: Samantha Crough, Regis; Karin Harvey, Montclair State; Casey Kushiyama, Puget Sound; Jen McCormick, Illinois College; Bobbi Morgan, Ursinus; Alex Richey, Oglethorpe; Mia Smith, Illinois Wesleyan; Daphne Thompson, SUNY Oneonta; Kelly Thompson, Roger Williams; Suzy Venet, Mount Union.