2018-19 WBCA
NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches' Poll
Nov. 1, 2018
The WBCA NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches' Poll with teams’ record from the 2017-18 season, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, first-place votes received in parenthesis and ranking in the March 19, 2018 poll:
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| Rank | School | 2017-18 Record | Total Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Amherst (8) | 33-0 | 200 | 1 |
| 2 | Bowdoin | 29-3 | 191 | 2 |
| 3 | Hope | 29-2 | 168 | 5 |
| 4 | St. Thomas (MN) | 27-3 | 167 | 7 |
| 5 | Thomas More | 30-2 | 166 | 4 |
| 6 | Tufts | 26-5 | 162 | 6 |
| 7 | Scranton | 28-2 | 147 | 8 |
| 8 | Chicago | 24-3 | 139 | 11 |
| 9 | George Fox | 25-4 | 131 | 14 |
| 10 | Illinois Wesleyan | 25-4 | 121 | 18 |
| 11 | Messiah | 27-3 | 114 | 12 |
| 12 | East Texas Baptist | 25-7 | 108 | 17 |
| 13 | DePauw | 25-3 | 97 | 13 |
| 14 | Wisconsin-Whitewater | 25-4 | 86 | 19 |
| 15 | Trine | 26-4 | 68 | 9 |
| 16 | Texas-Dallas | 24-5 | 67 | 22 |
| 17 | Washington-St. Louis | 19-8 | 58 | NR |
| 18 | Marymount (VA) | 25-4 | 52 | 21 |
| 19 | Cabrini | 26-3 | 47 | NR |
| 20 | Gustavus Adolphus | 24-7 | 44 | 20 |
| 21 | Wartburg | 31-1 | 42 | 3 |
| 22 | St. Joseph's (ME) | 28-2 | 38 | NR |
| 23 | Gettysburg | 26-3 | 36 | 25 |
| 24 | Rochester Institute | 23-7 | 35 | 24 |
| 25 | The College of New Jersey (NJ) | 22-7 | 33 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Christopher Newport (25-5) 21; Randolph-Macon (23-6) 16; Ithaca (21-8) 14; Emory and Henry (23-7) 9; Brooklyn (24-4) 5; Montclair State (25-4) 5; Rose-Hulman (24-4) 4; Chapman (23-5) 3; Oglethorpe (21-8) 2;
Rochester (NY) (24-5) 2; SUNY Geneseo (25-3) 2.
The WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches Poll Committee is made up of nine head coaches at Division III institutions. All are members of the WBCA. The 2018-19 committee members are Brian Morehouse, non-voting chair (Hope), Renee DeVarney (Swarthmore), Kristen Dowling (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps), Alex Lang (Brooklyn), Jennifer Reimer (Case Western Reserve), Alex Richey (Oglethorpe), Mia Smith (Illinois Wesleyan), Daphne Thompson (SUNY Oneonta) and Kelly Thompson (Roger Williams).