ASHLAND -- In the latest Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll, released on Tuesday (Jan. 24) afternoon, Ashland University's women's basketball team sits at No. 1 for the sixth time in a row.
The 19-0 Eagles are one of four remaining undefeated teams in Division II. In this week's poll, Ashland received 22 of 24 first-place votes, with No. 2 Virginia Union earning the other two.
Ashland has been the top-ranked team in the WBCA Division II poll 19 times, including the first 12 polls in the 2012-13 campaign, and is 34-1 (.971) all-time when playing as the No. 1 team in the country.
Since 1995-96, the Eagles have been ranked in the WBCA poll 62 times, have been in the Top 10 on 46 occasions and been in the Top 5 in 38 polls.
Ashland has been ranked by the WBCA in 27 consecutive polls.
The Eagles are the lone Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference representative in this week's WBCA poll.
Ashland (11-0 GLIAC), which leads both the overall GLIAC and South Division standings, begins a three-games-in-five-days stretch on Thursday (Jan. 26) at 5:30 p.m. at Walsh (9-9, 5-6).
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WBCA Women's Basketball Rankings - January 24, 2017
|
Rank |
School (record) |
Points |
First-place votes |
Last week’s rank |
|
1 |
Ashland (19-0) |
598 |
22 |
1 |
|
2 |
Virginia Union (17-0) |
574 |
2 |
2 |
|
3 |
Alaska-Anchorage (17-1) |
536 |
0 |
5 |
|
4 |
Colorado State-Pueblo (19-0) |
509 |
0 |
7 |
|
5 |
California, PA (18-1) |
496 |
0 |
6 |
|
6 |
Lincoln Memorial (17-0) |
481 |
0 |
8 |
|
7 |
Emporia State (16-2) |
421 |
0 |
9 |
|
8 |
California Baptist (19-2) |
400 |
0 |
10 |
|
9 |
Pittsburg State (17-2) |
397 |
0 |
3 |
|
10 |
Central Oklahoma (17-1) |
386 |
0 |
12 |
|
11 |
Bellarmine (16-2) |
379 |
0 |
4 |
|
12 |
Drury (17-2) |
342 |
0 |
13 |
|
13 |
Columbus State (15-1) |
309 |
0 |
16 |
|
14 |
Adelphi (17-2) |
271 |
0 |
18 |
|
15 |
Angelo State (14-2) |
237 |
0 |
11 |
|
16 |
Minnesota State-Moorhead (16-2) |
203 |
0 |
15 |
|
17 |
Arkansas Tech (13-2) |
163 |
0 |
14 |
|
18 |
Regis, CO (15-2) |
139 |
0 |
25 |
|
19 |
Central Missouri (15-2) |
134 |
0 |
NR |
|
20 |
Bentley (15-4) |
129 |
0 |
21 |
|
21 |
Harding (14-2) |
103 |
0 |
NR |
|
22 |
Winona State (16-4) |
94 |
0 |
17 |
|
23 |
Eckerd (15-3) |
74 |
0 |
NR |
|
24 |
Queens, NY (16-3) |
70 |
0 |
NR |
|
25 |
Wheeling Jesuit (15-3) |
58 |
0 |
1 |
Dropped Out: No. 20 North Georgia (14-4); No. 22 Simon Fraser (17-3); No. 23 Fort Hays State (14-4); No. 24 Lewis (14-5).
Others receiving votes: Eastern New Mexico (14-3) 42; Lewis (14-5) 32; Simon Fraser (17-3) 29; Southern Indiana (15-3) 26; Western Washington (15-3) 22; Caldwell (15-3) 18; Fort Hays State (14-4) 14; Seattle Pacific (13-5) 14; Saint Mary's, TX (15-3) 13; Edinboro (16-3) 10; North Georgia (14-4) 10; Grand Valley State (13-4) 9; Clayton State (14-3) 7; UC-San Diego (14-3) 6; Sioux Falls (15-3) 6; Anderson, SC (12-4) 5.
10 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 33 combined points.
