2016-17 WBCA
NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll
November 22, 2016
The WBCA NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll with teams’ RECORDS FROM SUNDAY, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, first-place votes received and ranking in preseason poll:
|
Rank |
School |
Record |
Total Points |
1st Place Votes |
Preseason Rank |
|
1. |
Bentley |
4-0 |
597 |
21 |
1 |
|
2. |
Emporia State |
4-0 |
565 |
1 |
4 |
|
3. |
Ashland |
3-0 |
536 |
1 |
5 |
|
4. |
Florida Southern |
4-0 |
520 |
0 |
6 |
|
5. |
California (PA) |
5-0 |
494 |
1 |
8 |
|
6. |
Alaska-Anchorage |
4-0 |
427 |
0 |
10 |
|
7. |
Pittsburg State |
4-0 |
420 |
0 |
12 |
|
8. |
Bellarmine |
3-0 |
392 |
0 |
9 |
|
9. |
Virginia Union |
2-0 |
357 |
0 |
14 |
|
10. |
West Texas A&M |
3-1 |
356 |
0 |
3 |
|
11. |
Queens (NY) |
4-0 |
321 |
0 |
18 |
|
12. |
Union (TN) |
2-0 |
296 |
0 |
19 |
|
13. |
California Baptist |
5-2 |
290 |
0 |
2 |
|
14. |
Limestone |
2-1 |
211 |
0 |
7 |
|
15. |
Angelo State |
1-0 |
206 |
0 |
24 |
|
16. |
Winona State |
4-1 |
204 |
0 |
16 |
|
17. |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
4-0 |
190 |
0 |
NR |
|
18. |
Drury |
4-0 |
178 |
0 |
NR |
|
19. |
Grand Valley State |
2-1 |
135 |
0 |
13 |
|
20. |
Lewis |
4-1 |
132 |
0 |
20 |
|
21. |
Nova Southeastern |
3-1 |
106 |
0 |
23 |
|
22. |
Northern State |
3-0 |
97 |
0 |
NR |
|
23. |
Saginaw Valley State |
3-0 |
96 |
0 |
NR |
|
24. |
Lubbock Christian |
2-2 |
90 |
0 |
11 |
|
25. |
Saint Anselm |
3-0 |
61 |
0 |
NR |
Dropped Out: No. 15 Benedict (1-3); No. 17 UC-San Diego (2-2); No. 21 Anderson (SC) (3-1); No. 21 Lander (2-2); No. 25 Arkansas Tech (2-1); No. 25 Shaw (1-2).
Others receiving votes: UC-San Diego (2-2) 59; Lincoln Memorial (4-0) 56; Clayton State (3-1) 50; Newberry (3-0) 39; Wheeling Jesuit (4-0) 36; Fort Hays State (4-0) 33; Point Loma Nazarene (3-0) 25; Harding (4-0) 24; Western Washington (3-1) 21; Johnson C Smith (4-1) 19; Missouri Western State (4-1) 19; Colorado-Colorado Springs (3-1) 19; Seattle Pacific (4-0) 18; Ursuline (3-1) 15; Anderson (SC) (3-1) 14; Arkansas Tech (2-1) 14; Glenville State (3-0) 9; Lander (2-2) 7; West Florida (3-0) 7.
10 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 39 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.