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. 14 in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division II Poll released on Tuesday (Dec. 20).
The Bears are currently ranked first in SAC play with a conference record of 4-0 and an overall record of 13-0.
Also recieving votes in the poll were Wingate and Tusculum.
|
Rank |
School (Record) |
Total |
First-Place Votes |
Last Week's |
|
1 |
Grand Valley State (11-0) |
549 |
21 |
1 |
|
2 |
Ashland (11-0) |
524 |
0 |
2 |
|
3 |
Drury (11-1) |
461 |
0 |
5 |
|
4 |
Glenville State (9-1) |
459 |
0 |
6 |
|
5 |
West Texas A&M (10-1) |
432 |
1 |
7 |
|
6 |
Tampa (10-0) |
418 |
0 |
9 |
|
7 |
Minnesota State Mankato (10-1) |
356 |
0 |
4 |
|
8 |
Western Washington (7-1) |
344 |
0 |
10 |
|
9 |
Missouri Southern State (11-1) |
334 |
0 |
3 |
|
10 |
Colorado Mines (10-1) |
323 |
0 |
11 |
|
11 |
Central Missouri (8-0) |
316 |
0 |
17 |
|
12 |
Eckerd (9-2) |
292 |
0 |
8 |
|
13 |
Georgia Southwestern (9-1) |
269 |
0 |
13 |
|
14 |
Lenoir-Rhyne (12-0) |
255 |
0 |
15 |
|
15 |
North Georgia (8-1) |
251 |
0 |
12 |
|
16 |
Cal State San Marcos (7-1) |
234 |
0 |
15 |
|
17 |
Azusa Pacific (10-2) |
162 |
0 |
18 |
|
18 |
Charleston, WV (9-2) |
149 |
0 |
21 |
|
19 |
Union, TN (7-2) |
130 |
0 |
20 |
|
20 |
Texas Woman's (8-1) |
118 |
0 |
23 |
|
21 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills (10-0) |
96 |
0 |
RV |
|
22 |
Central Washington (9-1) |
90 |
0 |
24 |
|
23 |
Assumption (10-0) |
82 |
0 |
RV |
|
24 |
Thomas Jefferson (10-1) |
73 |
0 |
25 |
|
25 |
Alaska Anchorage (8-2) |
55 |
0 |
14 |
Dropped out: No. 19 Daemen (7-2); No. 21 Montana State Billings (11-2).
Others receiving votes: Nebraska Kearney (12-2) 49; Minnesota Duluth (9-2) 40; Montana State Billings (11-2) 40; Fort Hays State (10-3) 33; Ferris State (7-2) 28; Wingate (8-1) 24; Tusculum (12-1) 21; Daemen (7-2) 20; Angelo State (8-2) 17; Augustana, SD (10-2) 14; Lee, TN (10-2) 12; Shippensburg (8-1) 7.
12 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 73 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.