KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw two teams ranked and another receive votes on the first NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll of the 2023-24 season, released Wednesday by the national office.
After taking its first victory of the season against NCAA Dlll Whitman College, Lewis-Clark State College moved up one spot to No. 10. Eastern Oregon University got pushed down one position to No. 17 before starting its season. Southern Oregon University continued to receive votes.
2023-24 NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 1
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) [21] |
2-0 |
591 |
| 2 |
3 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
3-0 |
572 |
| 3 |
4 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
1-1 |
543 |
| 4 |
7 |
Clarke (Iowa) |
1-0 |
513 |
| 5 |
6 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
1-1 |
505 |
| 6 |
5 |
Marian (Ind.) |
2-1 |
504 |
| 7 |
9 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
2-0 |
463 |
| 8 |
2 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
0-1 |
455 |
| 9 |
10 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
0-0 |
426 |
| 10 |
11 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
1-0 |
408 |
| 11 |
17 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
2-0 |
402 |
| 12 |
12 |
Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
2-0 |
384 |
| 13 |
13 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
4-0 |
377 |
| 14 |
15 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
3-0 |
337 |
| 15 |
14 |
Loyola (La.) |
3-0 |
322 |
| 16 |
8 |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
1-2 |
314 |
| 17 |
16 |
Eastern Oregon |
0-0 |
281 |
| 18 |
23 |
Providence (Mont.) |
3-0 |
267 |
| 19 |
19 |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
1-0 |
244 |
| 20 |
18 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
1-0 |
229 |
| 21 |
NR |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
4-0 |
199 |
| 22 |
24 |
Mayville State (N.D.) |
3-0 |
184 |
| 23 |
22 |
Rust (Miss.) |
0-0 |
171 |
| 24 |
25 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
1-0 |
136 |
| 25 |
NR |
Indiana South Bend |
3-0 |
100 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.), Indiana Tech
Receiving Votes: Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 96: Indiana Tech 84; Montana Western 56;
Southern Oregon 39; College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 36; Philander Smith (Ark.) 30; Grand View (Iowa) 29; Stephens (Mo.) 23; Southeastern (Fla.) 18; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 16; Columbia (Mo.) 14; Northwestern (Iowa) 11; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 10; Oakland City (Ind.) 6; Xavier (La.) 6; Pikeville (Ky.) 4; Indiana Northwest 3; Grace (Ind.) 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.