ATLANTA, Ga. – Wayne State and Grand Valley State's women's basketball programs are ranked in USA Today Sports Top 25 Division II Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll.
The Warriors jumped from three spots to No. 8 while the Lakers cracked the top-25 at No. 24.
Wayne State is coming off a 2-0 weekend in GLIAC play to start the season 4-0 overall. GVSU is off to a 5-0 start for the first time since the 2010-11 campaign. It also won its first four games by at least 10 points, joining the 1975-76 Lakers as the only other club in school history to pull off such a feat.
| Rank | School - First Place Votes | Previous Rank | Record | Total Points |
| 1 | Emporia State University (Kan.) - 26 | 1 | 7-0 | 770 |
| 2 | Lewis University (Ill.) - 4 | 3 | 7-0 | 715 |
| 3 | Northern State University (S.D.) | 5 | 9-0 | 670 |
| 4 | West Texas A&M University | 6 | 6-1 | 573 |
| 5 | University of Tampa (Fla.) | 9 | 6-1 | 555 |
| 6 | Pittsburg State University (Kan.) | 8 | 9-1 | 528 |
| 7 | Wayne State College (Neb.) | 2 | 8-1 | 507 |
| 8 | Wayne State University (Mich.) | 11 | 4-0 | 498 |
| 9 | University of Alaska - Anchorage - 1 | 18 | 7-0 | 489 |
| 10 | Adelphi University (N.Y.) | 16 | 8-0 | 455 |
| 11 | Washburn University (Kan.) | 7 | 7-1 | 404 |
| 12 | Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) | 4 | 8-0 | 368 |
| 13 | Limestone College (S.C.) | 12 | 7-1 | 324 |
| 14 | Rollins College (Fla.) | 15 | 6-1 | 301 |
| 15 | Stonehill College (Mass.) | 10 | 6-1 | 287 |
| 16 | Drury University (Mo.) | 13 | 5-2 | 275 |
| 17 | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | 17 | 5-1 | 200 |
| T18 | Arkansas Tech University | NR | 7-0 | 161 |
| T18 | Missouri Southern State University | NR | 8-0 | 161 |
| 20 | Harding University (Ark.) | 20 | 6-2 | 142 |
| 21 | Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) | 23 | 6-1 | 134 |
| 22 | Assumption College (Mass.) | NR | 7-1 | 129 |
| 23 | California University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) | NR | 7-1 | 121 |
| 24 | Grand Valley State University (Mich.) | NR | 5-0 | 114 |
| 25 | California State Polytechnic University - Pomona | 22 | 4-2 | 111 |
Dropped out: Union University (Tenn.); University of Central Missouri; Colorado Mesa University; West Liberty University (W.Va.); Gannon University (Pa.).
Others receiving votes: West Chester University of Pennsylvania 104; Union University (Tenn.) 102; California State University - San Bernardino 96; Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) 91; Michigan Technological University 82; Columbus State University (Ga.) 75; University of Central Missouri 54; Colorado Mesa University 52; Midwestern State University (Texas) 49; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 46; Saint Cloud State University (Minn.) 44; University of North Georgia 32; California Baptist University 24; Minnesota State University - Mankato 22; University of District of Columbia 22; Humboldt State University (Calif.) 21; Florida Institute of Technology 20; Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) 19; Simon Fraser University (B.C.) 19; Lee University (Tenn.) 16; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) 14; Bentley University (Mass.) 13; Claflin University (S.C.) 13; Livingstone College (N.C.) 12; Benedict College (S.C.) 8; Tarleton State University (Texas) 7; University of New Haven (Conn.) 6; Philadelphia University (Pa.) 5; University of Colorado - Colorado Springs 5; Hillsdale College (Mich.) 4; University Of Sioux Falls (S.D.) 3; West Liberty University (W.Va.) 2; Edinboro University (Pa.) 1
