GV 3rd, AU 8th In WBCA Preseason Coaches Poll

GV 3rd, AU 8th In WBCA Preseason Coaches Poll

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Grand Valley State, and Ashland represent the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) inside the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Top 25 Preseason Poll released on Thursday (Oct. 31). The Grand Valley St. Lakers are ranked third overall, while the Eagles from Ashland sit five spots behind GV in eighth. Michigan Tech is the lone program in the others receiving votes category.  

Official Release

Through Games OCT. 31, 2019

RANK

SCHOOL

2019 RECORD

POINTS

FINAL RANK

1

Drury (8)

35-1

550

3

2

Lubbock Christian (14)

31-6

538

1

3

Grand Valley State

29-4

458

8

4

Azusa Pacific

28-6

436

9

5

Virginia Union

28-3

404

13

6

UC San Diego

30-1

394

6

7

Fort Hays State

32-2

368

5

8

Ashland

29-3

333

11

9

Indiana (Pa)

30-4

330

4

10

Saint Anselm

22-10

328

14

11

Central Missouri (1)

25-7

295

NR

12

West Texas A&M

29-4

264

23

13

Anderson (SC)

30-3

251

22

14

Lee

25-7

247

NR

15

Nova Southeastern

21-12

228

16

16

Alaska Anchorage

30-3

225

7

17

USciences

30-3

174

12

18

MSU Moorhead

27-7

172

NR

19

Le Moyne

26-6

151

NR

20

Southwestern Oklahoma State

36-1

150

2

21

Lander

23-9

139

NR

22

Glenville State

30-3

133

25

23

North Georgia

30-5

132

15

24

Angelo State

26-6

98

19

25

Benedict

20-7

73

NR

Dropped out: No. 10 Northwest Nazarene (29-3); No. 17 Thomas Jefferson (29-3); No. 18 Bentley (28-4); No. 20 Florida Southern (30-4); No. 21 California (PA) (26-6); No. 24 Union (TN) (27-4).

Others receiving votes on at least two ballots: Union (TN) (27-4) 61; California (PA) (26-6) 53; Northwest Nazarene (29-3) 53; Lewis (27-5) 50; Harding (21-9) 39; Tampa (22-9) 34; Thomas Jefferson (29-3) 30; Bentley (28-4) 29; Emporia State (22-9) 28; Stonehill (20-10) 23; LeMoyne-Owen (14-12) 19; Colorado Mesa (27-4) 18; Florida Southern (30-4) 17; Carson-Newman (22-8) 16; Michigan Tech (21-9) 10; Central Washington (18-11) 9; Sioux Falls (23-8) 9; Westminster (UT) (21-9) 9; Walsh (25-7) 6; Bowie State (22-6) 2.