2016-17 WBCA
NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches' Poll
Preseason Poll | November 1, 2016
The WBCA NCAA Division III Preseason Top 25 Coaches’ Poll with teams’ RECORDS FROM 2015-16 SEASON, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, first-place votes received and ranking in the 2015-16 postseason poll:
Rank |
School |
2015-16 Record |
Total Points |
First Place Votes |
2015-16 |
1 |
Tufts |
28-4 |
195 |
4 |
2 |
2 |
Amherst |
30-2 |
188 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
Scranton |
30-1 |
175 |
0 |
4 |
4 |
Texas - Tyler |
30-2 |
174 |
0 |
4 |
5 |
Thomas More |
33-0 |
169 |
1 |
1 |
6 |
George Fox |
29-1 |
160 |
0 |
6 |
7 |
Washington - St. Louis |
23-6 |
153 |
0 |
7 |
8 |
St Thomas (MN) |
26-4 |
135 |
0 |
10 |
9 |
Rochester (NY) |
23-6 |
128 |
0 |
11 |
10 |
Hope |
26-2 |
126 |
0 |
13 |
11 |
Wartburg |
23-8 |
93 |
0 |
8 |
12 |
Albright |
27-3 |
88 |
0 |
9 |
12 |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
23-6 |
88 |
0 |
15 |
14 |
Christopher Newport |
24-5 |
83 |
0 |
17 |
15 |
Wisconsin - River Falls |
23-6 |
78 |
0 |
18 |
16 |
Muhlenberg |
25-3 |
77 |
0 |
14 |
17 |
Bowdoin |
22-7 |
71 |
0 |
20 |
18 |
Maryville (TN) |
26-4 |
62 |
0 |
12 |
19 |
Carnegie Mellon |
21-7 |
48 |
0 |
21 |
20 |
Ohio Northern |
23-5 |
46 |
0 |
16 |
21 |
University of New England |
25-4 |
39 |
0 |
19 |
22 |
Mary Washington |
24-5 |
35 |
0 |
24 |
22 |
Wheaton (IL) |
22-6 |
35 |
0 |
25 |
24 |
Wisconsin - Stevens Point |
21-8 |
29 |
0 |
23 |
25 |
Bluffton |
25-3 |
28 |
0 |
22 |
Others receiving votes: Montclair State 24; Denison 18; Whitman 14; Saint Mary's (MN) 13; Trinity (TX) 9; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps Colleges 7; DePauw 6; Illinois Wesleyan 4; State University College at Geneseo 1; Stevens Institute of Technology 1;
Dropped out: None
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).