WBCA Division II Women's Basketball Rankings
WBCA -- The Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) has once again placed two Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) women's basketball programs inside the latest Top 25 poll.
Ashland (10-0, 4-0 GLIAC)) is the top-ranked team in the poll for a 17th consecutive time in the regular season/postseason following a pair of blowout victories last week in conference play. The Eagles defeated Wayne State by 50 points on Thursday before downing Davenport 96-50. AU sophomore guard Jodi Johnson turned in one of the best stat-sheet-stuffing weekends in program history: 19.5 points, 7.0 rebounds, 7.0 steals and 5.5 assists per game while shooting 61.5 percent from the field on the week
Michigan Tech (10-1, 4-0 GLIAC) moved up three spots to No. 15 thanks to a 2-0 road weekend highlighted by an overtime victory over Grand Valley State where she was one rebound shy of a triple double. The Huskies then went on to rout Purdue Northwest on Saturday, 86-40. Tech guard Lindsay Winter collected her third GLIAC North Player of the Week honor after she averaged 14 points, 7.5 rebounds and 7 assists per contest.
Grand Valley State is also receiving votes but sitting outside the Top 25 at 8-2 overall and 3-1 in the conference.
| WBCA DEC. 12 POLL | ||||
|
Rank |
School |
Points |
First-Place |
Previous |
|
1 |
Ashland (10-0) |
600 |
24 |
1 |
|
2 |
Alaska Anchorage (9-0) |
575 |
0 |
2 |
|
3 |
West Texas A&M (9-0) |
543 |
0 |
4 |
|
4 |
Lubbock Christian (10-1) |
476 |
0 |
6 |
|
5 |
Indiana (PA) (9-0) |
470 |
0 |
5 |
|
6 |
Carson-Newman (11-0) |
459 |
0 |
8 |
|
7 |
Drury (9-1) |
427 |
0 |
7 |
|
8 |
Bentley (9-1) |
422 |
0 |
3 |
|
9 |
Virginia Union (7-1) |
386 |
0 |
9 |
|
10 |
Central Missouri (6-1) |
353 |
0 |
10 |
|
11 |
California (PA) (8-1) |
348 |
0 |
11 |
|
12 |
Northern State (8-1) |
307 |
0 |
14 |
|
13 |
Edinboro (8-0) |
280 |
0 |
16 |
|
14 |
Wingate (7-1) |
267 |
0 |
15 |
|
15 |
Michigan Tech (10-1) |
256 |
0 |
18 |
|
16 |
Fort Lewis (8-1) |
206 |
0 |
20 |
|
17 |
Southern Indiana (8-0) |
184 |
0 |
22 |
|
18 |
Augustana (SD) (9-0) |
168 |
0 |
23 |
|
19 |
Seattle Pacific (7-1) |
160 |
0 |
21 |
|
20t. |
Azusa Pacific (11-2) |
136 |
0 |
13 |
|
20t. |
Southwestern Oklahoma State (8-1) |
136 |
0 |
19 |
|
22 |
Cedarville (7-1) |
126 |
0 |
24 |
|
23 |
Central Oklahoma (9-1) |
120 |
0 |
25 |
|
24 |
University of the Sciences (7-1) |
106 |
0 |
17 |
|
25 |
Rollins (7-2) |
77 |
0 |
12 |
Dropped out: None.
Others receiving votes: Glenville State (8-1) 45; North Alabama (8-0) 35; Montana State Billings (9-0) 25; Union (TN) (8-1) 24; Stonehill (7-1) 12; Eckerd (9-1) 11; Colorado Mesa (9-1) 10; St. Thomas Aquinas (9-0) 7; Embry Riddle (8-1) 6; Pittsburg State (8-2) 6; Grand Valley State (8-2) 2. 3 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 28 combined points.
The WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll Committee is composed of one head coach from each of the 24 NCAA Division II conferences. The committee for the 2017-18 season: Trisha Brown, Stonehill; Debbie Buff, Wheeling Jesuit; Bethann Burke, Goldey-Beacom; Jory Collins, Emporia State; Carmen Dolfo, Western Washington; Jason Flores, Fort Lewis; AnnMarie Gilbert, Virginia Union; Darin Grover, Southeastern Oklahoma; T.J. Hardeman, Azusa Pacific; Noel Johnson, Midwestern State; Chris Kielsmeier, Wayne State (NE); Carrie Lohr, Wayne State (MI); Jason Martens, St. Mary's (TX); Mike Mincey, Carson-Newman; Kerri Nakamoto, Cal State Monterey; Bet Naumovski, Queens (NY); Kevin Pederson, Lander; John Reynolds, Florida Tech; James Rice, Benedict; Wendee Saintsing, Barton; Jess Strom, California (PA); Shannon Sword, Ursuline; Katie Vaughn, Missouri-St. Louis; and Stephanie Yelton, West Florida.
