NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll – Nov. 28, 2023

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

RankSchool (Record)Total
Points
First-Place
Votes
Last Week’s
Rank
1Transylvania (3-0)24341
2NYU (6-0)24042
3Christopher Newport (7-0)23523
4Scranton (4-0)21305
5Rhode Island College (5-0)20006
6Hardin-Simmons (4-0)19607
7UW-Whitewater (6-0)18509
8Trinity, TX (4-1)18404
9Tufts (5-1)162010
10Smith (4-1)157012
11Chicago (6-0)149013
12Wartburg (5-0)134014
13Millikin (6-0)132015
14Trine (3-1)112016
15tGustavus Adolphus (2-0)96019
15tTrinity, CT (4-1)96011
17Hope (4-1)8108
18Whitman (4-0)75019
19Baldwin-Wallace (3-1)67018
20Loras (4-0)52024
21Washington and Lee (6-0)32023
22tElizabethtown (4-1)290RV
22tMarietta, OH (3-1)29025
22tMary Washington (5-1)290RV
25DeSales (3-1)20022

Dropped out: No. 17 Ohio Northern (1-3); No. 21 Wittenberg (3-1).

Others receiving votes: UMass Dartmouth (5-0) 16; Emory (5-1) 12; Wittenberg (3-1) 12; Catholic (5-0) 8; SUNY New Paltz (3-1) 8; Carroll, WI (4-2) 7; Ohio Northern (1-3) 7; Skidmore (4-1) 7; Illinois Wesleyan (5-2) 5; Mary Hardin-Baylor (3-1) 5; Stevens (5-1) 5; Amherst (4-0) 4; St. John Fisher (3-1) 3; Ohio Wesleyan (4-1) 2; Wheaton, IL (5-0) 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.