2016-17 WBCA
NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll
March 25, 2017 (Final Poll)
The final WBCA NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll with teams’ RECORDS FROM FRIDAY, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, first-place votes received and ranking in last regular-season poll:
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First-place |
Previous |
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1 |
Ashland (37-0) |
600 |
24 |
1 |
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2 |
Virginia Union (28-5) |
548 |
0 |
18 |
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3 |
California Baptist (35-3) |
547 |
0 |
3 |
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4 |
Harding (31-4) |
509 |
0 |
10 |
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5 |
Columbus State (31-2) |
493 |
0 |
4 |
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6 |
Drury (30-4) |
420 |
0 |
5 |
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7 |
Queens, NY (25-4) |
414 |
0 |
15 |
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8 |
Emporia State (29-5) |
380 |
0 |
6 |
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9 |
California, PA (30-4) |
379 |
0 |
7 |
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10 |
Alaska-Anchorage (29-2) |
374 |
0 |
2 |
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11 |
Colorado State-Pueblo (28-4) |
320 |
0 |
9 |
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12 |
West Florida (28-7) |
309 |
0 |
NR |
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13 |
Lincoln Memorial (26-5) |
289 |
0 |
13 |
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14 |
Adelphi (27-5) |
283 |
0 |
8 |
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15 |
West Texas A&M (26-9) |
261 |
0 |
NR |
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16 |
Pittsburg State (25-6) |
247 |
0 |
11 |
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17 |
Eckerd (27-5) |
196 |
0 |
12 |
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18 |
Western Washington (26-6) |
185 |
0 |
16 |
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19 |
Bentley (26-5) |
176 |
0 |
14 |
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20 |
Angelo State (26-6) |
153 |
0 |
20 |
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21 |
Minnesota State-Moorhead (24-5) |
125 |
0 |
17 |
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22 |
Central Missouri (24-7) |
121 |
0 |
19 |
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23 |
Simon Fraser (26-8) |
84 |
0 |
NR |
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24 |
Wingate (25-5) |
78 |
0 |
21 |
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25 |
Central Oklahoma (25-8) |
38 |
0 |
25 |
Dropped Out: No. 22 Limestone (27-5); No. 23 Southern Indiana (24-5), No. 24 Point Loma Nazarene (24-6).
Others receiving votes: Point Loma Nazarene (24-6) 37; Limestone (27-5) 29; Benedict (22-8) 22; Bellarmine (22-8) 18; Wheeling Jesuit (25-7) 18; Rollins (22-8) 16; Johnson C Smith (22-8) 13; Southern Indiana (24-5) 13; Indiana, PA (24-7) 12; Molloy (24-9) 12; Lander (25-8) 10; Arkansas Tech (22-8) 7; Colorado-Colorado Springs (24-9) 6.
7 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 57 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.