2016-17 WBCA
NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches' Poll
March 20, 2017
The WBCA NCAA Division III 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 in parenthesis and ranking in the February 27 poll:
| Rank | School | Record | Total Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Amherst (8) | 33-0 | 200 | 1 |
| 2 | Tufts | 30-3 | 192 | 4 |
| 3 | St. Thomas (MN) | 31-1 | 183 | 3 |
| 4 | Christopher Newport | 29-3 | 177 | 7 |
| 5 | Ohio Northern | 30-1 | 165 | 5 |
| 6 | Washington-St.Louis | 26-3 | 157 | 6 |
| 7 | Thomas More | 28-1 | 146 | 2 |
| 8 | Trinity (TX) | 28-2 | 132 | 8 |
| 9 | Whitman | 26-5 | 131 | 14 |
| 10 | Hope | 24-4 | 124 | 15 |
| 11 | Puget Sound | 26-3 | 109 | 10 |
| 12 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 26-4 | 105 | 16 |
| 13 | SUNY Geneseo | 28-2 | 95 | 17 |
| 13 | Scranton | 26-4 | 95 | 13 |
| 15 | DePauw | 27-3 | 88 | 12 |
| 16 | Montclair State | 26-3 | 82 | 11 |
| 17 | Wartburg | 25-3 | 64 | 8 |
| 18 | Trine | 25-3 | 52 | 17 |
| 19 | Mary Washington | 24-5 | 49 | 19 |
| 20 | Mass-Dartmouth | 25-6 | 46 | NR |
| 21 | Gustavus Adolphus | 25-2 | 36 | 19 |
| 22 | Marymount (VA) | 24-6 | 31 | NR |
| 23 | Babson | 24-6 | 30 | NR |
| 24 | Bowdoin | 21-5 | 20 | 21 |
| 25 | FDU-Florham | 25-4 | 19 | 23 |
| 25 | Messiah | 25-3 | 19 | 22 |
| 25 | Chicago (IL) | 19-8 | 19 | NR |
Others receiving votes: George Fox (21-6) 9; Wheaton (IL) (24-5) 7; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (20-9) 4; Catholic (23-5) 2; SUNY-New Paltz (20-9) 2; Texas-Dallas (25-4) 2; Ithaca (NY) (25-4) 1
Dropped Out: George Fox (21-6); Texas-Dallas (25-4);
The WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches’ Poll Committee is made up of nine head coaches at Division III institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2016-17 committee: Patricia Manning- Non-voting Chair (Williams College), Jeff Hans (Thomas More College), Dan Roiger (Saint Lawrence University), Darrin Travillian (Maryville College), Kelly Thompson (Roger Williams University), Betsy Witman (York College (Pa.)), Kristen Dowling (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College), Jessica Ott (Alverno College), and Kate Pearson (Cabrini College).