November 1, 2016

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
Final Rank

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).

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