WBCA Division II Women's Basketball Rankings
WBCA -- The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has placed two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) women's basketball programs inside the Top 25.
Ashland (6-0) remained the unanimous favorite atop the WBCA Coaches' Poll for the 15th straight time in the regular season/postseason, tying the record set by Cal Poly Pomona (Jan. 5, 1985-Feb. 8, 1987) and matched by Bentley (Nov. 19, 2013-April 1, 2014). The official D-II women's basketball poll started in 1982-83. AU's Jodi Johnson captured GLIAC South Player of the Week accolades after she led the Eagles to three wins during the Thanksgiving week, highlighted by a victory over No. 8 Lubbock Christian.
Michigan Tech dropped to No. 18 following a 2-1 week in which Michigan Tech senior guard Brenna Heise captured GLIAC North Player of the Week honors after she posted a MTU single-game tying 37 points against Augustana. Tech is 6-1 on the year heading into conference action.
Grand Valley State is also receiving votes but sitting outside the Top 25.
| WBCA COACHES POLL - NOV. 28, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RANK | SCHOOL | RECORD | POINTS | PREVIOUS |
| 1 | Ashland (24) | 6-0 | 600 | 1 |
| 2 | Alaska Anchorage | 6-0 | 572 | 2 |
| 3 | Bentley | 6-0 | 549 | 3 |
| 4 | California (PA) | 5-0 | 522 | 4 |
| 5 | West Texas A&M | 5-0 | 497 | 5 |
| 6 | Rollins | 6-0 | 458 | 7 |
| 7 | Indiana (PA) | 5-0 | 413 | 9 |
| 8 | Lubbock Christian | 7-1 | 379 | 8 |
| 9 | Drury | 5-1 | 351 | 11 |
| 10 | Virginia Union | 6-1 | 349 | 13 |
| 11 | Fort Lewis | 5-0 | 324 | 14 |
| 12 | Central Missouri | 4-1 | 289 | 12 |
| 13 | Seattle Pacific | 5-0 | 279 | 16 |
| 14 | Wingate | 4-1 | 268 | 6 |
| 15 | Carson-Newman | 7-0 | 247 | 19 |
| 16 | Northern State | 4-1 | 232 | 15 |
| 17 | Azusa Pacific | 9-1 | 220 | 17 |
| 18 | Michigan Tech | 6-1 | 203 | 10 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh State | 6-0 | 189 | 21 |
| 20 | University of the Sciences | 3-0 | 161 | 18 |
| 21 | Central Oklahoma | 5-0 | 156 | 23 |
| 22 | Lander | 3-1 | 110 | 24 |
| 23 | Valdosta State | 4-1 | 91 | 20 |
| 24 | Edinboro | 5-0 | 81 | 25 |
| 25 | Southwestern Oklahoma State | 6-0 | 79 | NR |
Dropped Out: No. 22 Emporia State (3-2).
Others receiving votes: Southern Indiana (6-0), 43; Cedarville (3-1), 37; Augustana (SD) (5-0), 27; Glenville State (4-1), 14; Embry Riddle (6-0), 13; Minnesota State Moorhead (3-1), 12; Caldwell (5-1), 8; Lee (TN) (5-1), 2; Grand Valley State (5-2), 2.
NOTE: 7 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 17 combined points.
