Lenoir-Rhyne Ranked 14th 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 (January 31).
The Bears currently have a conference record of 8-2 and an overall record of 18-2.
Also receiving votes in the poll was Catawba.
|
Rank |
School (Record) |
Total |
First-Place |
Last Week's |
|
1 |
Ashland (21-0) |
575 |
23 |
1 |
|
2 |
Drury (20-1) |
550 |
0 |
2 |
|
3 |
Tampa (19-1) |
527 |
0 |
3 |
|
4 |
Texas Woman's (19-1) |
494 |
0 |
4 |
|
5 |
Glenville State (18-2) |
470 |
0 |
5 |
|
6 |
Grand Valley State (19-2) |
441 |
0 |
8 |
|
7 |
Central Missouri (17-1) |
440 |
0 |
7 |
|
8 |
Eckerd (17-3) |
383 |
0 |
9 |
|
9 |
Western Washington (16-2) |
380 |
0 |
11 |
|
10 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills (19-1) |
354 |
0 |
6 |
|
11 |
Georgia Southwestern (17-2) |
337 |
0 |
12 |
|
12 |
Nebraska Kearney (20-3) |
292 |
0 |
13 |
|
13 |
Assumption (18-2) |
262 |
0 |
15 |
|
14 |
Lenoir-Rhyne (18-2) |
246 |
0 |
16 |
|
15 |
Colorado Mines (17-3) |
245 |
0 |
14 |
|
16 |
Minnesota Duluth (18-3) |
226 |
0 |
10 |
|
17 |
Minnesota State Mankato (17-3) |
186 |
0 |
17 |
|
18 |
Azusa Pacific (17-3) |
182 |
0 |
18 |
|
19 |
Cal State San Marcos (15-3) |
174 |
0 |
21 |
|
20t |
Angelo State (18-3) |
120 |
0 |
25 |
|
20t |
Union, TN (15-3) |
120 |
0 |
24 |
|
22 |
Thomas Jefferson (18-3) |
57 |
0 |
20 |
|
23 |
Gannon (19-3) |
42 |
0 |
22 |
|
24t |
Missouri Southern State (19-4) |
34 |
0 |
RV |
|
24t |
West Virginia State (16-3) |
34 |
0 |
23 |
Dropped out: No. 19 North Georgia (14-5).
Others receiving votes: Montana State Billings (18-4) 32; Valdosta State (16-3) 32; Belmont Abbey (16-3) 29; Tuskegee (17-3) 25; Charleston, WV (16-4) 23; Lee, TN (17-4) 20; Michigan Tech (17-4) 19; Nova Southeastern (18-3) 15; Missouri Western State (18-5) 13; Texas-Tyler (18-3) 9; Catawba (16-4) 8; Central Washington (15-5) 7.
11 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 72 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.