2016-17 WBCA
NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches' Poll
November 29, 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 last weeks poll:
| Rank | School | Record | Total Points | First Place Votes | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Tufts | 4-0 | 194 | 4 | 1 |
| 2 | Amherst | 3-0 | 192 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Scranton | 5-0 | 186 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Texas - Tyler | 5-0 | 171 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Thomas More | 4-0 | 159 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | Washington University - St. Louis | 5-0 | 155 | 0 | 7 |
| 7 | George Fox | 5-0 | 138 | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Hope | 5-0 | 135 | 0 | 9 |
| 8 | St Thomas (MN) | 3-0 | 135 | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Wartburg | 4-0 | 112 | 0 | 12 |
| 11 | Christopher Newport | 4-0 | 108 | 0 | 13 |
| 12 | Rochester (NY) | 3-1 | 102 | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 3-0 | 102 | 0 | 11 |
| 14 | Bowdoin | 3-0 | 97 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | Ohio Northern | 4-0 | 78 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Carnegie Mellon | 5-0 | 74 | 0 | 17 |
| 17 | Mary Washington | 4-0 | 72 | 0 | 21 |
| 18 | Montclair State | 5-0 | 59 | 0 | 24 |
| 19 | Whitman | 5-0 | 44 | 0 | 25 |
| 20 | Bluffton | 4-0 | 43 | 0 | 23 |
| 21 | Wisconsin - Stevens Point | 4-1 | 41 | 0 | 20 |
| 22 | Wheaton (IL) | 3-1 | 39 | 0 | 22 |
| 23 | Albright | 3-2 | 34 | 0 | 19 |
| 24 | New England | 3-1 | 28 | 0 | 18 |
| 25 | New York University | 5-0 | 26 | 0 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Chicago 15; Trinity (TX) 14; Saint Mary's (MN) 13; Muhlenberg (PA) 12; Wisconsin - Whitewater 9; DePauw 6; Calvin 4; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 1; Maryville (TN) 1; State University College at Geneseo (NY) 1;
Dropped Out: Maryville (TN) 14;
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 Colleges), Jessica Ott (Alverno College), and Kate Pearson (Cabrini College).