Dec. 15, 2015

2015-16 USA TODAY Sports
NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll

Dec. 15, 2015

The USA TODAY Sports Division III Top 25 women’s basketball poll, with first place votes to the right, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th.

Rank Institution - First Place Votes Previous Rank Record Total Points
1 Thomas More College (Ky.) - 7 1 6-0 199
2 George Fox University (Ore.) - 1  2 9-0 192
3 Amherst College (Mass.) 3 7-0 185
4 Hope College (Mich.) 4 7-0 172
5 New York University (N.Y.) 5 7-0 168
6 University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh 7 8-0 160
7 Washington University (Mo.) 8 8-1 155
8 Wheaton College (Ill.) 10 7-1 136
9 University of Texas - Tyler 12 7-0 122
10 University of St Thomas (Minn.) 6 8-1 118
11 Montclair State University (N.J.) 13 8-1 116
12 Calvin College (Mich.) 11 7-1 107
13 Maryville College (Tenn.) 14 7-1 104
14 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater 16 7-0 93
15 Tufts University (Mass.) 9 5-2 85
16 University of Scranton (Pa.) 17 7-0 83
17 University of New England (Maine) 15 5-1 68
18 Williams College (Mass.) 18 8-0 67
19 Muhlenberg College (Pa.) 20 8-0 56
20 Albright College (Pa.) 25 9-0 44
21 Luther College (Iowa) 24 8-1 41
22 University of Texas - Dallas  22 5-1 35
23 University of Rochester (N.Y.) NR 7-1 14
T24 DePauw University (Ind.) NR 7-2 10
T24 Ohio Northern University (Ohio) NR 6-2 10
T24 Trinity University (Texas) NR 7-1 10


Dropped Out: Capital University (Ohio); University of Chicago (Ill.); Fairleigh Dickinson University, Florham (N.J.).

Others receiving votes: York College (Pa.) 8; Bowdoin College (Maine) 7; Capital University (Ohio) 6; Connecticut College 6; Rochester Institute of Technology (N.Y.) 6; University of Puget Sound (Wash.) 6; Keene State College (N.H.) 2; Salisbury University (Md.) 2; University of Chicago (Ill.) 2; University of Mary Washington (Va.) 2; Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.) 1; Hendrix College (Ark.) 1; Johnson & Wales University (RI) 1.

The USA TODAY Sports committee of coaches is made up of nine head coaches at Division III institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2015-16 committee: Patricia Manning- Non-voting Chair (Williams College), Jeff Hans (Thomas More College), Dan Roiger (Saint Lawrence University), Darrin Travillian (Maryville College), Mike Durbin (College of Saint Benedict), Betsy Witman (York College (Pa.)), Anthony Ewing (University of New England), Jessica Ott (Milwaukee School of Engineering), and Kate Pearson (Cabrini College).

*Please note that all voters for the DIII poll are required to vote each week between 9 p.m. Sunday and 1 p.m. Tuesday ET.

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