KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw three teams ranked in the second NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
Lewis-Clark State College moved up two spots to No. 8 after opening its season with a 4-1 record. Eastern Oregon University got pushed down one position to No. 18 after going undefeated at its opening tournament in Hawaii. Southern Oregon University started its season with a 3-1 record, making its way onto the poll in the No. 21 spot. The CCC women’s basketball season tips into full swing this week.
2023-24 NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 2
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) [21] |
6-0 |
591 |
| 2 |
2 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
8-0 |
572 |
| 3 |
3 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
6-1 |
549 |
| 4 |
4 |
Clarke (Iowa) |
6-0 |
533 |
| 5 |
5 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
6-2 |
503 |
| 6 |
6 |
Marian (Ind.) |
7-1 |
502 |
| 7 |
11 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
5-0 |
478 |
| 8 |
10 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
4-1 |
445 |
| 9 |
12 |
Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
7-0 |
431 |
| 10 |
9 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
4-1 |
412 |
| 11 |
13 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
7-0 |
404 |
| 12 |
14 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
7-0 |
379 |
| 13 |
21 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
10-0 |
340 |
| 14 |
7 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
7-2 |
329 |
| 15 |
16 |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
6-2 |
322 |
| 16 |
19 |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
6-0 |
302 |
| 17 |
18 |
Providence (Mont.) |
7-2 |
299 |
| 18 |
17 |
Eastern Oregon |
4-0 |
290 |
| 19 |
15 |
Loyola (La.) |
5-1 |
256 |
| 20 |
22 |
Mayville State (N.D.) |
7-2 |
220 |
| 21 |
RV |
Southern Oregon |
3-1 |
182 |
| 22 |
25 |
Indiana South Bend (Ind.) |
7-0 |
166 |
| 23 |
RV |
Grand View (Iowa) |
6-0 |
164 |
| 24 |
RV |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
7-1 |
118 |
| 25 |
23 |
Rust (Miss.) |
7-1 |
117 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Central Methodist (Mo.), MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), Science & Arts (Okla.)
Receiving Votes: Science & Arts (Okla.) 104. College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 101, Indiana Tech 95, Xavier (La.) 31, Stephens (Mo.) 29, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 21, Philander Smith (Ark.) 19, Spring Arbor (Mich.) 15, The Master's (Calif.) 13, Bethel (Tenn.) 10, Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 8, St. Thomas (Fla.) 8, Northwestern (Iowa) 7, Reinhardt (Ga.) 6, Montana Western 5, Oakland City (Ind.) 5, Columbia (Mo.) 4, Missouri Valley 4, Central Methodist (Mo.) 3, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 3
Rating Methodology:
- The rating was rated by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/unaffiliated groups.
- The Coaches' 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 rating) 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 appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point on the ballot are not considered "receiving votes"
- For the complete women's basketball ratings calendar, CLICK HERE.