2016-17 WBCA
NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll
February 28, 2017
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:
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| Rank | School (record) | Points | First-place votes | Last week's rank |
| 1 | Ashland (28-0) | 600 | 24 | 1 |
| 2 | Alaska-Anchorage (27-1) | 571 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | California Baptist (29-2) | 537 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Columbus State (26-1) | 519 | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | California, PA (26-2) | 494 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Drury (25-3) | 469 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Colorado State-Pueblo (26-2) | 451 | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Emporia State (24-4) | 395 | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | Pittsburg State (24-4) | 376 | 0 | 7 |
| 10 | Queens, NY (24-3) | 343 | 0 | 14 |
| 11 | Lincoln Memorial (24-3) | 311 | 0 | 9 |
| 12 | Bentley (25-4) | 304 | 0 | 15 |
| 13 | Harding (24-3) | 285 | 0 | 17 |
| 14 | Adelphi (24-4) | 275 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Minnesota State-Moorhead (24-4) | 262 | 0 | 11 |
| 16 | Virginia Union (23-4) | 242 | 0 | 12 |
| 17 | Western Washington (24-4) | 234 | 0 | 16 |
| 18 | Eckerd (23-4) | 224 | 0 | 18 |
| 19 | Central Missouri (22-5) | 169 | 0 | 21 |
| 20 | Angelo State (22-4) | 168 | 0 | 19 |
| 21 | Southern Indiana (24-4) | 134 | 0 | 23 |
| 22 | Limestone (25-3) | 74 | 0 | NR |
| 23 | Bellarmine (21-6) | 70 | 0 | 20 |
| 24 | West Florida (23-5) | 58 | 0 | NR |
| 25 | Central Oklahoma (22-6) | 48 | 0 | 24 |
Dropped Out: No. 22 Arkansas Tech (20-6) and no. 25 Wingate (22-5).
Others receiving votes: Point Loma Nazarene (23-4) 27; Clayton State (24-5) 26; Saginaw Valley State (21-6) 21; Arkansas Tech (20-6) 19; Simon Fraser (24-6) 14; Wingate (22-5) 12; Anderson (SC) (21-5) 5.
15 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 63 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