KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw three teams in the preseason NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
Southern Oregon claimed a No. 10 place rank. Oregon Tech landed in the No. 20 spot. Lewis-Clark State College rounded out the teams at No. 24.
2024-25 NAIA Women's Basketball Poll - Preseason
| RANK |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
2023-24 RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
Dordt (Iowa) [12] |
35-2 |
532 |
| 2 |
Providence (Mont.) [7] |
27-9 |
525 |
| 3 |
Indiana Wesleyan [1] |
29-5 |
496 |
| 4 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
31-2 |
470 |
| 5 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
27-7 |
452 |
| 6 |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
28-7 |
432 |
| 7 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
26-10 |
422 |
| 8 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
28-6 |
412 |
| 9 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
22-11 |
357 |
| 10 |
Southern Oregon |
28-5 |
330 |
| 11 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
25-7 |
326 |
| 12 |
Indiana Tech |
30-4 |
298 |
| 13 |
Loyola (La.) |
26-5 |
289 |
| 14 |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
30-3 |
252 |
| 15 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
26-6 |
235 |
| 16 |
Mayville State (S.D.) |
26-4 |
230 |
| 17 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
37-5 |
216 |
| 18 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
23-9 |
200 |
| 19 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
19-12 |
192 |
| 20 |
Oregon Tech |
27-5 |
181 |
| 21 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
16-13 |
163 |
| 22 |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
18-11 |
151 |
| 23 |
Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
24-10 |
139 |
| 24 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
26-6 |
125 |
| 25 |
IU South Bend (Ind.) |
31-2 |
124 |
Receiving Votes: The Master's (Calif.) 115, Marian (Ind.) 102, Jamestown (N.D.) 91, William Carey (Miss.) 57, Pikeville (Ky.) 50, Tabor (Kan.) 47, Benedictine (Kan.) 43, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 39, Stephens (Mo.) 35, Southeastern (Fla.) 22, Oakland City (Ind.) 15, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 13, Arizona Christian 12, Saint Xavier (Ill.) 12, Langston (Okla.) 11, Xavier (La.) 9, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 6, Milligan (Tenn.) 5, Columbia (Mo.) 4
Poll Methodology:
- The NAIA Men’s Basketball Poll is for publicity purposes only and has no weight or bearing in the selection process for national championship field consideration
- 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
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
- Frequency of polls occur bi-weekly
- Records listed are as of the end of the day on Monday of the poll week
- For the complete Top 25 polls calendar, click HERE