2016-17 WBCA
NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches' Poll
November 22, 2016
The WBCA NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches’ Poll with teams’ RECORDS FROM MONDAY, 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 |
First Place Votes |
Preseason Rank |
|
1 |
Tufts |
2-0 |
193 |
4 |
1 |
|
2 |
Amherst |
2-0 |
192 |
3 |
2 |
|
3 |
Scranton |
2-0 |
186 |
0 |
3 |
|
4 |
Texas - Tyler |
3-0 |
171 |
0 |
4 |
|
5 |
Thomas More |
1-0 |
170 |
1 |
5 |
|
6 |
George Fox |
2-0 |
161 |
0 |
6 |
|
7 |
Washington - St. Louis |
3-0 |
151 |
0 |
7 |
|
8 |
St Thomas (MN) |
2-0 |
135 |
0 |
8 |
|
9 |
Hope |
2-0 |
133 |
0 |
10 |
|
10 |
Rochester (NY) |
2-1 |
114 |
0 |
9 |
|
11 |
Wisconsin-Oshkosh |
3-0 |
103 |
0 |
12 |
|
12 |
Wartburg |
2-0 |
98 |
0 |
11 |
|
13 |
Christopher Newport |
2-0 |
97 |
0 |
14 |
|
14 |
Maryville (TN) |
2-0 |
87 |
0 |
18 |
|
15 |
Bowdoin |
1-0 |
82 |
0 |
17 |
|
16 |
Ohio Northern |
3-0 |
64 |
0 |
20 |
|
17 |
Carnegie Mellon |
3-0 |
53 |
0 |
19 |
|
18 |
University of New England |
3-0 |
51 |
0 |
21 |
|
19 |
Alrbight |
2-1 |
46 |
0 |
12 |
|
20 |
Wisconsin - Stevens Point |
3-0 |
44 |
0 |
24 |
|
21 |
Mary Washington |
3-0 |
41 |
0 |
22 |
|
22 |
Wheaton (IL) |
2-0 |
36 |
0 |
22 |
|
23 |
Bluffton |
2-0 |
35 |
0 |
25 |
|
24 |
Montclair State |
3-0 |
34 |
0 |
NR |
|
25 |
Whitman |
3-0 |
28 |
0 |
NR |
Others receiving votes: Muhlenberg College (PA) 27; University of Wisconsin - River Falls (WI) 18; Saint Mary's University (MN) (MN) 13; Trinity University (TX) (TX) 12; University of Chicago (IL) 12; DePauw University (IN) 6; New York University (NY) 4; Calvin College (MI) 2; State University College at Geneseo (NY) 1;
Dropped out: Muhlenberg College (PA); University of Wisconsin - River Falls (WI);
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).