2015 Women’s Division II Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll No. 2 (Dec. 8)
SOU No. 13, OIT No. 23
KANSAS CITY Mo. – Saint Xavier (Ill.) stays undefeated and moves to the No. 1 ranking in the 2015-16NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The third installment will be released on Tuesday Jan. 5, 2016.
Top 25 Highlights
• With an undefeated season, (10-0) the Cougars of Saint Xavier take over the Top 25 Poll earning 10 out of the 12 first place votes and a total of 311 total points. Behind is Morningside (Iowa) with 300.
• No. 1 Morningside fell in the rankings this week after its first loss against then-receiving votes Northwestern (Iowa), 72-65. This breaks the streak of 15-consecutive No. 1 rankings for the Mustangs since the Dec. 2 poll last season.
• Goshen (Ind.) sees Top 25 action since failing to do so since the preseason poll in the 2004 – 05 season when it was ranked No. 18. The Maple Leafs started the season 10-0 with a win against then-No. 20 Saint Francis (Ind.), 85-61.
• The Great Plains Athletic Conference has the most teams appearing in the Top 25 Poll with six: Morningside, No. 3 Hastings (Neb.), No. 4 Briar Cliff (Iowa), No. 12 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), No. 14 Concordia (Neb.) and No. 22 Northwestern (Iowa). The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference is second with five teams representing.
• With an undefeated season (11-0), No. 17 Bryan (Tenn.) is the only team to represent the Appalachian Athletic Conference in the Top 25 Poll. The Lions haven’t been ranked since the 2013 – 14 Dec. 10 poll (No. 25).
• Newcomers to the Top 25 Poll include, No. 22 Northwestern and No. 25 Lawrence Tech (Mich.) who missed the Top 25 after receiving votes last week.
• Six teams continue their season with a perfect record including: Saint Xavier (10-0), No. 3 Hastings (Neb.) (11-0), No. 10 St. Francis (9-0), No. 13 Southern Oregon (8-0), No. 17 Bryan (Tenn.) (11-0) and No. 25 Lawrence Tech (7-0).
• No. 14 Concordia falls five spots in the rankings after losing to then-No. 16 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.), 73-63. The Tigers move to the No. 12 ranking on the week after the win.
• No. 9 Indiana Wesleyan has the most No. 1 rankings in NAIA history with 33. Morningside is right behind with 24.
• Morningside has the most active Top 25 straight appearances with 116. College of the Ozarks (Mo.) is only seven behind with 109¬¬¬.
• College of the Ozarks (Mo.), Morningside and Saint Francis (Ind.) are the only teams to be ranked No. 1 for an entire season. College of the Ozarks in 2007-08 season, Morningside in 2008-09 and Saint Francis in 1999-2000.
Poll Methodology
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and the Association of Independent Institutions.
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list.
• The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low ratings) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appears on.
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
• For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
2015-16 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll (Dec. 8)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK^ |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
2014-15 RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
2 |
Saint Xavier (Ill.) (10) |
10-0 |
311 |
| 2 |
1 |
Morningside (Iowa) (2) |
9-1 |
300 |
| 3 |
3 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
11-0 |
295 |
| 4 |
4 |
Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
9-1 |
278 |
| 5 |
5 |
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
9-1 |
268 |
| 6 |
7 |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
10-1 |
259 |
| 7 |
6 |
Marian (Ind.) |
8-2 |
257 |
| 8 |
8 |
Davenport (Mich.) |
7-2 |
245 |
| 9 |
T10 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
10-2 |
223 |
| T10 |
13 |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
9-0 |
213 |
| T10 |
T10 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
8-2 |
213 |
| 12 |
16 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D) |
10-1 |
206 |
| 13 |
15 |
Southern Oregon |
8-0 |
187 |
| 14 |
9 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
4-3 |
178 |
| 15 |
14 |
Purdue Calumet (Ind.) |
8-2 |
174 |
| 16 |
12 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
8-3 |
173 |
| 17 |
19 |
Bryan (Tenn.) |
11-0 |
145 |
| 18 |
18 |
Haskell (Kan.) |
9-2 |
142 |
| 19 |
22 |
Dickinson State (N.D) |
6-2 |
114 |
| 20 |
17 |
Huntington (Ind.) |
5-5 |
98 |
| 21 |
21 |
Tabor (Kan.) |
5-5 |
95 |
| 22 |
RV |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
7-4 |
90 |
| 23 |
25 |
Oregon Tech |
8-3 |
81 |
| 24 |
NV |
Goshen (Ind.) |
10-1 |
75 |
| 25 |
RV |
Lawrence Tech (Mich.) |
7-0 |
63 |
|
Dropped from Top 25: Saint Francis (Ind.)
Other receiving votes: Milligan (Tenn.) 54, Kansas Wesleyan 52, Asbury (Ky.) 51, Indiana Northwest 48, Saint Francis (Ind.) 41, Point (Ga.) 29, Robert Morris (Ill.) 9, Friends (Kan.) 4, Oklahoma Wesleyan 3