Catawba and Wingate Women's Basketball Ranked in WBCA Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Catawba and Wingate women's basketball were both ranked in the WBCA NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 Women's Basketball Coaches Poll, released Tuesday (Oct. 31).
Catawba earned the No. 4 spot with 450 points. The Catawba Indians ended their historic 2022-23 season ranked at No. 6 with a program-record 29 wins, first regional title, first appearance in a regional final, Elite Eight and Final Four and matched the program's longest home winning streak at 20.
Wingate was voted No. 14 with 194 points. The Bulldogs finished the 2022-23 season unranked with an overall record of 23-8 after earning their 20th NCAA Tournament bid, advancing to the regional semifinals.
2023-24 WBCA NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 Coaches Poll — 10/31/23
|
Rank |
School (2022-23 Record) |
Total |
2022-23 |
First- |
|
1 |
Ashland (37-0) |
575 |
1 |
23 |
|
2 |
Minnesota State Mankato (26-5) |
468 |
11 |
0 |
|
3 |
Grand Valley State (31-3) |
457 |
7 |
0 |
|
4 |
Catawba (29-6) |
450 |
6 |
0 |
|
5 |
Tampa (33-2) |
419 |
4 |
0 |
|
6 |
Assumption (27-6) |
398 |
10 |
0 |
|
7 |
Texas-Tyler (27-8) |
380 |
14 |
0 |
|
8 |
Minnesota Duluth (32-4) |
368 |
2 |
0 |
|
9 |
Eckerd (26-6) |
360 |
9 |
0 |
|
10 |
Central Missouri (25-5) |
355 |
17 |
0 |
|
11 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills (31-3) |
343 |
5 |
0 |
|
12 |
Azusa Pacific (26-5) |
312 |
13 |
0 |
|
13 |
West Chester (24-9) |
298 |
RV |
0 |
|
14 |
Wingate (23-8) |
194 |
NR |
0 |
|
15 |
Montana State Billings (25-8) |
192 |
RV |
0 |
|
16 |
West Virginia State (20-9) |
178 |
NR |
0 |
|
17 |
Union, TN (27-4) |
173 |
12 |
0 |
|
18 |
Bentley (22-10) |
150 |
RV |
0 |
|
19 |
Angelo State (26-7) |
147 |
25 |
0 |
|
20 |
Ferris State (17-12) |
127 |
NR |
0 |
|
21 |
Lee, TN (26-7) |
120 |
RV |
0 |
|
22 |
Cal State San Marcos (25-6) |
108 |
15 |
0 |
|
23 |
Glenville State (33-3) |
84 |
3 |
0 |
|
24 |
Texas Woman's (26-6) |
81 |
23 |
0 |
|
25 |
Missouri Western State (24-7) |
79 |
NR |
0 |
Dropped Out: No. 8 Drury (31-2); No. 16 Western Washington (24-4); No. 18 Missouri Southern State (29-7); No. 19 Nebraska Kearney (28-5); No. 20 Thomas Jefferson (28-5); No. 21 Gannon (29-5); No. 22 Tuskegee (26-4); No. 24 Georgia Southwestern (26-7).
Others receiving votes: Drury (31-2) 78; North Georgia (19-11) 71; Western Washington (24-4) 54; Thomas Jefferson (28-5) 44; Missouri Southern State (29-7) 41; Southern New Hampshire (22-8) 39; Gannon (29-5) 38; Regis, CO (25-7) 34; California, PA (21-11) 30; Columbus State (15-12) 26; Lewis (21-11) 24; Elizabeth City State (15-12) 20; Harding (25-7) 19; Tuskegee (26-4)18; Cal State LA (20-10) 15; Valdosta State (22-7) 10; Lincoln, PA (19-9) 6; Lubbock Christian (24-11) 5; St. Thomas Aquinas (21-9) 5.
10 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 72 combined points.
The WBCA NCAA Division II Preseason Top 25 Women's Basketball Coaches Poll, with teams RECORD FROM LAST YEAR in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last year's final poll, and first-place votes received.
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