NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Region Rankings
INDIANAPOLIS -- Four Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) women's basketball teams appeared inside the final 2016 NCAA Division II Midwest Region Rankings released on Wednesday (March 1) prior to the announcement of the The 2016 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament Selection Show, which will take place on Sunday, March 6th at 10 PM on NCAA.com. The Top 8 in each region will qualify for the postseason championships.
The Ashland Eagles sit atop the region rankings in the No. 1 spot after compiling a 27-1 record this season and advancing in the 2016 GLIAC Women's Basketball Tournament. Four GLVC squads continue to occupy the 2-through-5 positions ahead of No. 6 Saginaw Valley, No. 7 Michigan Tech and No. 8 Ohio Dominican. Michigan Tech and ODU were defeated in the quarterfinal round of the conference tournament on Tuesday (March 1), while Ashland and Saginaw Valley earned victories to advance to the weekend.
The Midwest Region includes schools from the GLIAC, the Great Lakes Valley Conference (GLVC) and the Great Midwest Athletic Conference (G-MAC). The GLVC holds the remaining five regional ranking positions, but the G-MAC will receive an automatic bid into the tournament despite having Ursuline in the No. 9 spot in the region rankings.
| NCAA Women's Midwest Region Rankings - March 2 |
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| Rk. | Institution | Record | In-Region |
| 1. | Ashland | 27-1 | 27-1 |
| 2. | Lewis | 25-1 | 25-1 |
| 3. | Drury | 23-3 | 22-2 |
| 4. | Bellarmine | 21-3 | 21-3 |
| 5. | Quincy | 21-4 | 19-4 |
| 6. | Saginaw Valley | 19-7 | 19-7 |
| 7. | Michigan Tech | 19-7 | 19-7 |
| 8. | Ohio Dominican | 20-8 | 20-8 |
| 9. | Ursuline | 19-3 | 19-3 |
| 10. | St. Joseph's (Ind.) | 19-10 | 18-10 |
Note: Records are through games played Feb. 28
