Lenoir-Rhyne Ranked in WBCA NCAA DII Top 25 Coaches' Poll
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – The Lenoir-Rhyne Bears are ranked at No. 20 in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division II Poll released on Tuesdsay (Dec. 6).
The Bears are currently ranked first in SAC play with a conference record of 1-0 and an overall record of 8-0.
Also receiving votes in the poll were Wingate and Tusculum.
|
Rank |
School (Record) |
Total |
First-Place Votes |
Last Week's |
|
1 |
Grand Valley State (7-0) |
572 |
21 |
1 |
|
2 |
West Texas A&M (8-0) |
536 |
2 |
3 |
|
3 |
Ashland (8-0) |
532 |
0 |
2 |
|
4 |
Missouri Southern State (9-0) |
465 |
0 |
5 |
|
5 |
Union, TN (5-0) |
447 |
0 |
4 |
|
6 |
Minnesota State Mankato (7-0) |
419 |
0 |
6 |
|
7 |
Drury (7-1) |
403 |
0 |
7 |
|
8 |
Glenville State (5-1) |
382 |
0 |
9 |
|
9 |
Eckerd (7-1) |
366 |
0 |
10 |
|
10 |
Tampa (8-0) |
350 |
0 |
12 |
|
11 |
Western Washington (5-1) |
325 |
0 |
13 |
|
12 |
Colorado Mines (6-1) |
258 |
0 |
18 |
|
13 |
Daemen (6-0) |
218 |
0 |
23 |
|
14 |
North Georgia (6-1) |
199 |
0 |
8 |
|
15 |
Georgia Southwestern (4-1) |
195 |
0 |
17 |
|
16 |
Cal State San Marcos (5-1) |
194 |
0 |
19 |
|
17 |
Alaska Anchorage (6-1) |
176 |
0 |
11 |
|
18 |
Savannah State (5-0) |
170 |
0 |
20 |
|
19 |
Ferris State (6-1) |
150 |
0 |
20 |
|
20 |
Lenoir-Rhyne (8-0) |
143 |
0 |
RV |
|
21 |
Azusa Pacific (7-2) |
128 |
0 |
25 |
|
22 |
Nebraska Kearney (9-1) |
105 |
0 |
RV |
|
22 |
Charleston, WV (5-2) |
102 |
0 |
13 |
|
24 |
Central Missouri (5-0) |
97 |
0 |
RV |
|
25 |
Texas Woman's (7-1) |
61 |
0 |
RV |
Dropped out: No. 15 Gannon (6-2); No. 15 California, PA (4-3); No. 22 Bentley (5-2); No. 24 Augustana, SD (7-1).
Others receiving votes: Montana State Billings (8-1) 55; Augustana, SD (7-1) 45; Thomas Jefferson University (7-1) 42; West Virginia State (6-1) 39; Assumption (7-0) 38; Bentley (5-2) 36; California, PA (4-3) 32; Central Washington (7-1) 31; Fort Hays State (6-3) 23; Angelo State (6-1) 21; Saint Leo (6-1) 19; Wingate (5-1) 19; Minnesota Duluth (6-2) 17; Columbus State (5-1) 11; Cal State Dominguez Hills (6-0) 7; Tusculum (7-1) 5.
12 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 42 combined points.
The WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll Committee is composed of one head coach from each of the 23 NCAA Division II conferences. The committee for the 2022-23 season: Mike Bona, Emmanuel; Kevin Clifford, Roberts Wesleyan; Jen Conely, UW-Parkside; Kyle Cooper, West Liberty; Anthony Crocitto, St. Leo; Carmen Dolfo, Western Washington; Steve Fagan, Felician; Darin Grover, Southeastern Oklahoma; Tanya Haave, MSU Denver; TJ Hardeman, Azusa Pacific; Tony Hobson, Fort Hays State; Matt Houser, Columbus State; Beth Jillson, Texas Woman's; Renee Jimenez, Cal State-San Marcos; L'Tona Lamonte, Winston-Salem State; Mike Mincey, Carson-Newman; Kari Pickens, Ashland; James Rice, Benedict; Marty Rowe, Lee; Jess Strom, California University (Pa.); Mark Swasey, Franklin Pierce; Katie Vaughn, Missouri-St. Louis; Tom Webb, Southwest Minnesota State.