March 21, 2022

2021-22 WBCA

NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll

March 21, 2022

The WBCA NCAA Division III Postseason Top 25 Women’s Basketball Coaches Poll, with teams RECORD THROUGH THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, first-place votes received, and ranking in final regular-season poll.

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Rank

School (Record)

Total
Points

First-
Place
Votes


Last
rank

1.

Hope (32-1)

250

10

3

2T.

Trine (28-4)

228

0

6

2T.

UW-Whitewater (28-5)

228

0

12

4.

Amherst (25-4)

214

0

9

5.

Transylvania (27-1)

205

0

2

6.

NYU (25-2)

197

0

7

7.

Christopher Newport (26-1)

193

0

1

8.

Trinity, TX (28-3)

184

0

10

9.

Smith (25-3)

144

0

17

10.

Scranton (27-3)

142

0

11

11.

Tufts (22-5)

139

0

18

12.

Simpson (26-2)

121

0

5

13.

Baldwin-Wallace (23-5)

120

0

14

14.

Springfield (24-5)

109

0

24

15.

UW-Oshkosh (22-7)

103

0

NR

16.

Whitman (27-2)

100

0

4

17.

Mary Hardin-Baylor (23-5)

88

0

NR

18.

John Carroll (23-5)

79

0

15

19.

Wisconsin Lutheran (23-2)

76

0

8

20.

DePauw (23-4)

60

0

16

21.

St. John Fisher (26-3)

57

0

20

22.

Messiah (23-4)

45

0

13

23.

Ithaca (25-4)

34

0

22

24.

Millikin (23-7)

23

0

NR

25.

Rhodes (23-3)

22

0

19

Dropped out: No. 21 Roger Williams (25-3); No. 23 Hardin-Simmons (21-5); No. 25 Gettysburg (25-4).

Others receiving votes:  Gettysburg (25-4) 18; Roger Williams (25-3) 16; DeSales (22-4) 14; Southern Virginia (24-5) 11; East Texas Baptist (21-6) 9; UW-Eau Claire (22-8) 7; Bates (18-8) 6; Hardin-Simmons (21-5) 4; Brooklyn (22-4) 2; Illinois Wesleyan (20-9) 2.

The WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches Poll Committee is composed of one head coach from each of the 10 NCAA Division III regions. The committee for the 2021-22 season: Casey Kushiyama, Puget Sound; Alex Lang, Brooklyn; Jen McCormick, Illinois College; Bobbi Morgan, Ursinus; Alex Richey, Oglethorpe; Sacha Santimano, Bowdoin; Mia Smith, Illinois Wesleyan; Daphne Thompson, SUNY Oneonta; Kelly Thompson, Roger Williams; Suzy Venet, Mount Union.

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