By Nikki Sherrill, Athletic Communications and Media Intern
KANSAS CITY, MO. – In the final regular-season edition, undefeated St. Francis (Ill.) remains atop the rankings as the No. 1 team in the NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced Wednesday. The Fighting Saints earned six first-place votes and 307 total points to remain in control. The postseason Top 25 Poll will be released on Wednesday, March 22.
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.
2016-17 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Final (March 1)
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LAST |
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| RANK |
WEEK |
SCHOOL |
VOTES |
Season Record |
Total Points |
| 1 |
1 |
St. Francis (Ill.) |
6 |
31-1 |
307 |
| 2 |
2 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
5 |
31-2 |
303 |
| 3 |
3 |
Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
1 |
30-2 |
292 |
| 4 |
4 |
Marian (Ind.) |
|
30-3 |
279 |
| 5 |
5 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
|
26-0 |
278 |
| 6 |
7 |
Davenport (Mich.) |
|
30-3 |
259 |
| 7 |
8 |
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
|
26-4 |
251 |
| 8 |
9 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
|
26-6 |
244 |
| 9 |
13 |
Eastern Oregon |
|
28-4 |
225 |
| 10 |
11 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
|
25-5 |
219 |
| 11 |
10 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
|
23-8 |
210 |
| 12 |
6 |
Southern Oregon |
|
27-4 |
209 |
| 13 |
11 |
Friends (Kan.) |
|
27-5 |
194 |
| 14 |
15 |
Purdue Northwest (Ind.) |
|
24-8 |
171 |
| 15 |
14 |
Indiana Northwest |
|
25-6 |
165 |
| 16 |
17 |
Indiana Tech |
|
25-7 |
152 |
| 17 |
20 |
Tabor (Kan.) |
|
26-6 |
149 |
| 18 |
18 |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
|
24-6 |
143 |
| 19 |
16 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
|
22-9 |
142 |
| 20 |
19 |
Indiana East |
|
28-5 |
138 |
| 21 |
21 |
Dickinson State (N.D.) |
|
23-7 |
103 |
| 22 |
22 |
Siena Heights (Mich.) |
|
24-9 |
100 |
| 23 |
24 |
Oregon Tech |
|
24-8 |
86 |
| 24 |
NR |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
|
19-11 |
75 |
| 24 |
23 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
|
23-9 |
75 |
Dropped from rankings: Reinhardt (Ga.)
Other Recieving Votes: Valley City State (N.D.) 62; Reinhardt (Ga.) 39; Saint Francis (Ind.) 38; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 36; Saint Mary (Kan.) 18; IU Kokomo (Ind.) 17; Huntington (Ind.) 3; UC Merced (Calif.) 3; Antelope Valley (Calif.) 3