Dec. 12, 2023

2023-24 WBCA

NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll

Dec. 12, 2023

The WBCA NCAA Division III Top 25 Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll, with teams’ RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, first-place votes received, and ranking in last week’s poll.

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Rank

School (Record)

Total
Points

First-Place
Votes

Last Week’s
Rank

1

NYU (8-0)

244

6

2

2

Transylvania (7-0)

241

2

1

3

Christopher Newport (8-0)

235

2

3

4

Scranton (9-0)

214

0

4

5

Rhode Island College (9-0)

212

0

5

6

UW-Whitewater (9-0)

203

0

6

7

Wartburg (9-0)

170

0

8

8

Smith (7-1)

161

0

9

9

Gustavus Adolphus (7-0)

160

0

12

10

Trinity, TX (6-1)

158

0

7

11

Chicago (7-1)

155

0

11

12

Hardin-Simmons (7-1)

136

0

14

13

Trine (6-1)

127

0

13

14t

Hope (8-1)

114

0

15

14t

Millikin (8-1)

114

0

10

16

Emory (8-1)

87

0

20

17

Washington and Lee (8-1)

74

0

18

18

Whitman (7-1)

66

0

20

19

Catholic (9-0)

64

0

24

20t

Amherst (7-0)

46

0

25

20t

Tufts (6-3)

46

0

17

22

Marietta, OH (6-1)

44

0

23

23

Illinois Wesleyan (9-2)

43

0

RV

24

Loras (5-2)

35

0

22

25t

Mary Hardin-Baylor (7-1)

19

0

RV

25t

Mary Washington (7-2)

19

0

19

Dropped out: No. 16 Trinity, CT (6-4)

Others receiving votes: UW-Stout (7-1) 16; DeSales (7-1) 13; Baldwin-Wallace (6-2) 11; SUNY New Paltz (5-2) 9; Trinity, CT (6-4) 6; Ohio Northern (4-3) 3; Johns Hopkins (8-1) 2; Wheaton, IL (6-3) 2; Wittenberg (3-2) 1.

The WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches Poll Committee is composed of one head coach from each of the 10 NCAA Division III regions. The committee for the 2023-24 season: Samantha Crough, Regis (MA); Drew Gaeng, Hendrix; Karin Harvey, Montclair State; Melissa Kolbe, Wittenberg; Casey Kushiyama, Puget Sound; Jen McCormick, Illinois College; Bobbi Morgan, Ursinus; Mia Smith, Illinois Wesleyan; Daphne Thompson, SUNY Oneonta; Kelly Thompson, Roger Williams.