Catawba Ranked 20th in WBCA NCAA DII Top 25 Coaches' Poll
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) - Catawba was ranked at No. 20 in the final regular season Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division II Poll released on Tuesday (March 7).
Catawba currently has an overall record of 25-5.
Note: the postseason poll will be released April 2 following the completion of the NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Championship.
|
Rank |
School (Record) |
Total |
First-Place Votes |
Last Week's |
|
1 |
Ashland (31-0) |
550 |
22 |
1 |
|
2 |
Drury (30-1) |
527 |
0 |
2 |
|
3 |
Tampa (30-1) |
486 |
0 |
3 |
|
4 |
Glenville State (29-2) |
477 |
0 |
4 |
|
5 |
Grand Valley State (29-2) |
466 |
0 |
5 |
|
6 |
Minnesota Duluth (27-3) |
431 |
0 |
9 |
|
7 |
Western Washington (24-3) |
399 |
0 |
12 |
|
8 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills (28-2) |
361 |
0 |
6 |
|
9 |
Union, TN (26-3) |
357 |
0 |
13 |
|
10 |
Nebraska Kearney (28-4) |
291 |
0 |
7 |
|
11 |
Central Missouri (25-4) |
282 |
0 |
10 |
|
12 |
Minnesota State Mankato (25-4) |
275 |
0 |
11 |
|
13 |
Eckerd (24-5) |
256 |
0 |
8 |
|
14 |
Azusa Pacific (25-4) |
254 |
0 |
18 |
|
15 |
Tuskegee (26-3) |
231 |
0 |
20 |
|
16 |
Cal State San Marcos (23-5) |
218 |
0 |
23 |
|
17 |
Gannon (29-4) |
182 |
0 |
14 |
|
18 |
Missouri Southern State (27-6) |
150 |
0 |
RV |
|
19 |
Texas Woman's (26-5) |
149 |
0 |
16 |
|
20 |
Catawba (25-5) |
129 |
0 |
17 |
|
21 |
Assumption (24-5) |
107 |
0 |
19 |
|
22 |
Thomas Jefferson (26-4) |
101 |
0 |
15 |
|
23 |
Michigan Tech (25-6) |
79 |
0 |
22 |
|
24 |
Angelo State (25-6) |
70 |
0 |
NR |
|
25 |
Colorado Mines (24-6) |
56 |
0 |
21 |
Dropped out: No. 24 Augustana, SD (25-5); No. 25 Belmont Abbey (23-5)
Others receiving votes: Lee (25-6) 43; Georgia Southwestern (24-6) 33; Montana State Billings (24-7) 31; Augustana, SD (25-5) 26; Southern Nazarene (27-4) 24; Daemen (20-4) 23; Regis, CO (25-6) 22; Southern New Hampshire (21-7) 15; Belmont Abbey (23-5) 12.
4 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 37 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.