2016 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – (Jan. 19)
By Colbi Howser, Communications and Sports Information Intern
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the second week in-a-row Morningside (Iowa) is No. 1 in the fifth edition of the NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The sixth regular-season installment will be released Jan. 26.
Top 25 highlights (historical information dated back to 1991):
• Morningside (Iowa) continues to the lead the NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Top 25 Coaches’ Poll for the second week in-a-row after receiving all 11 first place votes and a total of 281 points.
• In the NAIA Network Game of the Week, presented by Stretch Internet, previous No. 7 College of the Ozarks (Mo.) took on then-No. 17 Haskell (Kan.), which ended in the Lady Cats holding off the Indians in an 88-81 win.
• As the only team to have an undefeated season entering last week, No. 11 Southern Oregon gained its first loss against conference opponent Eastern Oregon, 75-69, on Jan.16.
• In its fourth year as a program, No. 17 Lawrence Tech (Mich.) defeated then-No. 5 Davenport (Mich.) (64-59) to snap a 65-game home winning streak for Panthers. The win is Lawrence Tech’s first over Davenport and its first win over a top five team in program history.
• The Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference (CCAC) and Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) continue to lead all leagues with five teams represented each.
• There are no new newcomers to the Top 25 Poll this week.
• No. 13 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) falls sevens spots in the poll after a tough week finishing 0-2 with loses to No. 1 Morningside (86-48) and No. 5 Concordia (Neb.) (81-69).
• Moving up three spots in the rankings, No. 7 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) continues to impress, averaging 111.9 points per game, while leading the NAIA in offense points per game, as well as nine other categories including: total assists (442), offensive rebounds per game (22.1) and total steals per game (17.8).
• No. 11 Indiana Wesleyan (14-2) has the most No. 1 rankings in NAIA history with 33. Morningside is second with 26.
• Morningside holds the active streak of being ranked in the Top 25 (119). College of the Ozarks (Mo.) streak of 112-straight is second.
• College of the Ozarks (Mo.) (2007-08), Morningside (2008-09) and Saint Francis (Ind.) (1999-00) are the only teams to go the entire season ranked No. 1.
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.
2016 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll (Jan. 19)
| RANK |
LAST WEEK^ |
SCHOOL |
WON |
LOST |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Morningside (Iowa) (11) |
19 |
1 |
281 |
| 2 |
2 |
Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
20 |
1 |
272 |
| 3 |
4 |
Marian (Ind.) |
17 |
3 |
262 |
| 4 |
7 |
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
15 |
3 |
252 |
| 5 |
2 |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
16 |
3 |
234 |
| 5 |
9 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
14 |
4 |
234 |
| 7 |
10 |
Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) |
16 |
3 |
224 |
| 8 |
5 |
Davenport (Mich.) |
15 |
4 |
214 |
| 9 |
11 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
17 |
3 |
206 |
| 10 |
14 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
15 |
4 |
201 |
| 11 |
8 |
Southern Oregon |
16 |
1 |
193 |
| 12 |
12 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
16 |
4 |
183 |
| 13 |
6 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
15 |
4 |
179 |
| 14 |
13 |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
16 |
4 |
172 |
| 15 |
15 |
Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
14 |
5 |
151 |
| 16 |
16 |
Purdue Calumet (Ind.) |
15 |
5 |
138 |
| 17 |
20 |
Lawrence Tech (MI) |
14 |
1 |
130 |
| 18 |
17 |
Haskell (Kan.) |
15 |
4 |
122 |
| 19 |
19 |
Tabor (Kan.) |
14 |
6 |
121 |
| 20 |
18 |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
14 |
4 |
116 |
| 21 |
21 |
Goshen (Ind.) |
14 |
6 |
89 |
| 22 |
22 |
Huntington (Ind.) |
14 |
6 |
76 |
| 23 |
24 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
16 |
4 |
70 |
| 24 |
23 |
Indiana Northwest |
15 |
5 |
64 |
| 25 |
25 |
Friends (Kan.) |
14 |
6 |
56 |
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Dropped from the Top 25: none
Receiving Votes: St. Ambrose (Iowa) 44, Northwestern (Iowa) 44, Bryan (Tenn.) 44,
Oregon Tech 28, Kansas Wesleyan 22, Southeastern (Fla.) 19, Asbury (Ky.) 9,
Eastern Oregon 7, Mayville State (N.D.) 6, Point (Ga.) 6, Oklahoma Wesleyan 3