KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Two Cascade Collegiate Conference teams rank and another earned votes on the latest edition of the 2022-23 NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
Lewis-Clark State College moved up five spots to No. 17 to lead the trio of CCC teams, while Southern Oregon University broke into the rankings at No. 20. Eastern Oregon University continued to receive votes in the poll.
2022-23 NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll (Nov. 16, 2022)
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Thomas More (Ky.) [19] |
3-0 |
529 |
| 2 |
2 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
4-0 |
512 |
| 3 |
4 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
2-0 |
479 |
| 4 |
11 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
5-1 |
466 |
| 5 |
8 |
Clarke (Iowa) |
4-0 |
463 |
| 6 |
9 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
3-0 |
455 |
| 7 |
12 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
3-0 |
414 |
| 8 |
7 |
Marian (Ind.) |
5-1 |
410 |
| 9 |
4 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
3-3 |
399 |
| 10 |
13 |
Sterling (Kan.) |
3-1 |
376 |
| 11 |
10 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
3-1 |
340 |
| 12 |
3 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
1-2 |
334 |
| 13 |
15 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
5-0 |
318 |
| 14 |
17 |
Loyola (La.) |
3-0 |
304 |
| 15 |
19 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
2-0 |
295 |
| 16 |
20 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
5-0 |
277 |
| 17 |
22 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
4-1 |
248 |
| 18 |
15 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
2-1 |
230 |
| 19 |
18 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
3-0 |
219 |
| 20 |
NR |
Southern Oregon |
4-1 |
146 |
| 21 |
23 |
Montana Western |
3-1 |
137 |
| 22 |
NR |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
4-0 |
131 |
| 23 |
24 |
Indiana Tech |
4-2 |
125 |
| 24 |
NR |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
5-0 |
117 |
| 25 |
NR |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
4-0 |
110 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Rust (Miss.), Rocky Mountain (Mont.), Southeastern (Fla.)
Receiving Votes: MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 90, St. Francis (Ill.) 77, Rust (Miss.) 64, Siena Heights (Mich.) 45, Stillman (Ala.) 43, Bethel (Tenn.) 43, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 34, IU South Bend (Ind.) 26, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 21, Grand View (Iowa) 20, Grace (Ind.) 19, Science & Arts (Okla.) 12, Pikeville (Ky.) 11,
Eastern Oregon 9, St. Thomas (Fla.) 9, Columbia (Mo.) 6, Xavier (ILa.) 5, Reinhardt (Ga.) 4, Faulkner (Ala.) 3
Poll Methodology:
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and Continental Athletic Conference (Independents).
- 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”
- Frequency of polls occur bi-weekly. This policy was approved by the National Administrative Council (NAC) beginning in the 2016-17 academic season. This change will allow raters the opportunity to consider a larger body of work in between rating periods.
- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click HERE.