Lenoir-Rhyne Ranked No. 16 in WBCA NCAA DII Top 25 Coaches' Poll
Rock Hill, S.C. (TheSAC.com) - The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears are ranked at No. 16 in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division II Poll released on Tuesday (January 24).
The Bears currently have a conference record of 6-2 and an overall record of 16-2.
Also receiving votes in the poll were Catawba and Tusculum.
|
Rank |
School (Record) |
Total |
First-Place Votes |
Last Week's |
|
1 |
Ashland (20-0) |
575 |
23 |
1 |
|
2 |
Drury (18-1) |
548 |
0 |
3 |
|
3 |
Tampa (18-1) |
516 |
0 |
7 |
|
4 |
Texas Woman's (17-1) |
470 |
0 |
9 |
|
5 |
Glenville State (16-2) |
458 |
0 |
2 |
|
6 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills (18-0) |
454 |
0 |
10 |
|
7 |
Central Missouri (16-1) |
432 |
0 |
5 |
|
8 |
Grand Valley State (17-2) |
408 |
0 |
4 |
|
9 |
Eckerd (15-3) |
365 |
0 |
11 |
|
10 |
Minnesota Duluth (17-2) |
355 |
0 |
13 |
|
11 |
Western Washington (14-2) |
345 |
0 |
6 |
|
12 |
Georgia Southwestern (15-2) |
312 |
0 |
8 |
|
13 |
Nebraska Kearney (18-3) |
246 |
0 |
16 |
|
14 |
Colorado Mines (15-3) |
220 |
0 |
19 |
|
15 |
Assumption (17-2) |
198 |
0 |
21 |
|
16 |
Lenoir-Rhyne (16-2) |
154 |
0 |
14 |
|
17 |
Minnesota State Mankato (15-3) |
152 |
0 |
12 |
|
18 |
Azusa Pacific (16-3) |
139 |
0 |
22 |
|
19 |
North Georgia (14-3) |
132 |
0 |
15 |
|
20 |
Thomas Jefferson (17-2) |
129 |
0 |
24 |
|
21 |
Cal State San Marcos (13-3) |
121 |
0 |
18 |
|
22 |
Gannon (17-2) |
113 |
0 |
25 |
|
23 |
West Virginia State (15-2) |
95 |
0 |
RV |
|
24 |
Union, TN (14-3) |
92 |
0 |
22 |
|
25 |
Angelo State (16-3) |
63 |
0 |
RV |
Dropped out: No. 17 West Texas A&M (15-5); No. 20 Charleston, WV (14-4).
Others receiving votes: Lee, TN (16-3) 62; Nova Southeastern (17-2) 54; Charleston, WV (14-4) 39; Michigan Tech (16-3) 39; Missouri Western State (17-4) 34; Catawba (15-3) 20; Belmont Abbey (14-3) 19; Southern New Hampshire (13-3) 19; Missouri Southern State (16-4) 17; West Texas A&M (15-5) 15; Valdosta State (15-3) 11; Montana State Billings (16-4) 8; Central Washington (14-4) 5; Tusculum (16-3) 3.
8 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 38 combined points.
THE WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll Committee is composed of one head coach from each of the 23 NCAA Division II conferences. The committee for the 2022-23 season: Mike Bona, Emmanuel; Kevin Clifford, Roberts Wesleyan; Jen Conely, UW-Parkside; Kyle Cooper, West Liberty; Anthony Crocitto, St. Leo; Carmen Dolfo, Western Washington; Steve Fagan, Felician; Darin Grover, Southeastern Oklahoma; Tanya Haave, MSU Denver; TJ Hardeman, Azusa Pacific; Tony Hobson, Fort Hays State; Matt Houser, Columbus State; Beth Jillson, Texas Woman's; Renee Jimenez, Cal State-San Marcos; L'Tona Lamonte, Winston-Salem State; Mike Mincey, Carson-Newman; Kari Pickens, Ashland; James Rice, Benedict; Marty Rowe, Lee; Jess Strom, California University (Pa.); Mark Swasey, Franklin Pierce; Katie Vaughn, Missouri-St. Louis; Tom Webb, Southwest Minnesota State.