2016-17 WBCA
NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll
December 6, 2016
The WBCA NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll with teams’ RECORDS FROM SUNDAY, 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:
|
Rank |
School |
Record |
Points |
1st Place |
Last Week’s |
|
1 |
Emporia State |
8-0 |
596 |
21 |
1 |
|
2 |
Ashland |
8-0 |
573 |
3 |
2 |
|
3 |
California (PA) |
9-0 |
549 |
0 |
3 |
|
4 |
Pittsburg State |
9-0 |
528 |
0 |
4 |
|
5 |
Bellarmine |
8-0 |
499 |
0 |
5 |
|
6 |
Virginia Union |
6-0 |
470 |
0 |
6 |
|
7 |
Angelo State |
5-0 |
394 |
0 |
8 |
|
8 |
Alaska-Anchorage |
6-1 |
364 |
0 |
9 |
|
9 |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
8-0 |
329 |
0 |
12 |
|
10 |
California Baptist |
9-2 |
315 |
0 |
10 |
|
11 |
Drury |
8-1 |
307 |
0 |
14 |
|
12 |
Winona State |
8-1 |
299 |
0 |
14 |
|
13 |
Limestone |
5-1 |
292 |
0 |
13 |
|
14 |
Bentley |
7-2 |
278 |
0 |
11 |
|
15 |
Queens (NY) |
7-1 |
252 |
0 |
16 |
|
16 |
Grand Valley State |
6-1 |
235 |
0 |
17 |
|
17 |
West Texas A&M |
6-2 |
227 |
0 |
7 |
|
18 |
Lewis |
8-1 |
214 |
0 |
18 |
|
19 |
Lincoln Memorial |
8-0 |
208 |
0 |
20 |
|
20 |
Clayton State |
8-1 |
135 |
0 |
24 |
|
21 |
Florida Southern |
5-2 |
121 |
0 |
19 |
|
22 |
Union (TN) |
5-1 |
117 |
0 |
21 |
|
23 |
Seattle Pacific |
7-0 |
99 |
0 |
27 |
|
24 |
Saginaw Valley State |
6-1 |
78 |
0 |
26 |
|
25 |
Northern State |
6-1 |
44 |
0 |
28 |
Dropped Out: No. 22 Nova Southeastern (6-2); No. 23 Newberry (6-1); No. 25 Fort Hays State (6-2).
Others receiving votes: Newberry (6-1) 41; Arkansas Tech (6-1) 36; Wheeling Jesuit (7-1) 30; Harding (6-1) 24; Nova Southeastern (6-2) 23; Chowan (7-1) 22; Johnson C. Smith (6-2) 18; Anderson, SC (5-1) 14; Saint Mary's, TX (8-1) 8.
13 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 56 combined points.
The WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches’ Poll Committee is made up of 24 head coaches at NCAA Division II institutions — one from each conference. The committee for the 2016-17 season: Trisha Brown, Stonehill; Debbie Buff, Wheeling Jesuit; David Caputo, Bloomfield; Jory Collins, Emporia State; Jacques Curtis, Shaw; Carmen Dolfo, Western Washington; Jason Flores, Fort Lewis; Sheila Green-Gerding, Minot State; Russell Gregg, Erskine; Scott Groninger, West Georgia; Darin Grover, Southeastern Oklahoma State; T.J. Hardeman, Asuza Pacific; Noel Johnson, Midwestern State; Carrie Lohr, Wayne State (MI); Jason Martens, St. Mary’s (Texas); Kerri Nakamoto, Cal State-Monterey; Bet Naumovski, Queens (New York); Katie Pate, Lenoir Rhyne; Kevin Pederson, Lander; John Reynolds, Florida Tech; James Rice, Benedict; Jessica Strom, California (Pennsylvania); Shannon Sword, Ursuline; Katie Vaughn, Missouri-St. Louis.