2016-17 WBCA
NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll
January 24, 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 (19-0) |
598 |
22 |
1 |
|
2 |
Virginia Union (17-0) |
574 |
2 |
2 |
|
3 |
Alaska-Anchorage (17-1) |
536 |
0 |
5 |
|
4 |
Colorado State-Pueblo (19-0) |
509 |
0 |
7 |
|
5 |
California, PA (18-1) |
496 |
0 |
6 |
|
6 |
Lincoln Memorial (17-0) |
481 |
0 |
8 |
|
7 |
Emporia State (16-2) |
421 |
0 |
9 |
|
8 |
California Baptist (19-2) |
400 |
0 |
10 |
|
9 |
Pittsburg State (17-2) |
397 |
0 |
3 |
|
10 |
Central Oklahoma (17-1) |
386 |
0 |
12 |
|
11 |
Bellarmine (16-2) |
379 |
0 |
4 |
|
12 |
Drury (17-2) |
342 |
0 |
13 |
|
13 |
Columbus State (15-1) |
309 |
0 |
16 |
|
14 |
Adelphi (17-2) |
271 |
0 |
18 |
|
15 |
Angelo State (14-2) |
237 |
0 |
11 |
|
16 |
Minnesota State-Moorhead (16-2) |
203 |
0 |
15 |
|
17 |
Arkansas Tech (13-2) |
163 |
0 |
14 |
|
18 |
Regis, CO (15-2) |
139 |
0 |
25 |
|
19 |
Central Missouri (15-2) |
134 |
0 |
NR |
|
20 |
Bentley (15-4) |
129 |
0 |
21 |
|
21 |
Harding (14-2) |
103 |
0 |
NR |
|
22 |
Winona State (16-4) |
94 |
0 |
17 |
|
23 |
Eckerd (15-3) |
74 |
0 |
NR |
|
24 |
Queens, NY (16-3) |
70 |
0 |
NR |
|
25 |
Wheeling Jesuit (15-3) |
58 |
0 |
19 |
Dropped Out: No. 20 North Georgia (14-4); No. 22 Simon Fraser (17-3); No. 23 Fort Hays State (14-4); No. 24 Lewis (14-5).
Others receiving votes: Eastern New Mexico (14-3) 42; Lewis (14-5) 32; Simon Fraser (17-3) 29; Southern Indiana (15-3) 26; Western Washington (15-3) 22; Caldwell (15-3) 18; Fort Hays State (14-4) 14; Seattle Pacific (13-5) 14; Saint Mary's, TX (15-3) 13; Edinboro (16-3) 10; North Georgia (14-4) 10; Grand Valley State (13-4) 9; Clayton State (14-3) 7; UC-San Diego (14-3) 6; Sioux Falls (15-3) 6; Anderson, SC (12-4) 5.
10 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 33 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.