KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw two teams ranked and one received votes in the first NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches Top 25 Poll of the 2024-25 season, released Wednesday by the national office.
Southern Oregon University jumped to the No. 4 spot. Lewis-Clark State College secured the No. 22 rank. Oregon Tech received votes.
2024-25 NAIA Women's Basketball Poll - No. 1
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Dordt (Iowa) [18] |
3-0 |
539 |
| 2 |
3 |
Indiana Wesleyan [1] |
5-0 |
521 |
| 3 |
4 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) [1] |
4-0 |
506 |
| 4 |
10 |
Southern Oregon |
2-0 |
463 |
| 5 |
5 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
2-1 |
454 |
| 6 |
2 |
Providence (Mont.) |
2-2 |
417 |
| 7 |
6 |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
2-2 |
412 |
| 8 |
7 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
5-1 |
370 |
| 9 |
8 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
1-1 |
347 |
| 10 |
15 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
3-0 |
318 |
| 11 |
9 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
2-1 |
284 |
| 12 |
11 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
2-1 |
282 |
| 13 |
18 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
3-0 |
275 |
| 14 |
16 |
Mayville State (N.D.) |
2-0 |
254 |
| 15 |
RV |
Arizona Christian |
4-0 |
249 |
| 16 |
12 |
Indiana Tech |
3-1 |
245 |
| 17 |
23 |
Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
3-0 |
227 |
| 18 |
22 |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
5-0 |
175 |
| 19 |
RV |
Marian (Ind.) |
4-0 |
171 |
| 20 |
RV |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
3-0 |
170 |
| 21 |
19 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
2-1 |
162 |
| 22 |
24 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
3-0 |
156 |
| 23 |
17 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
2-2 |
131 |
| 24 |
RV |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
4-0 |
121 |
| 25 |
13 |
Loyola (La.) |
1-2 |
104 |
Dropped from the Top 25: LSU Shreveport (La.), Oregon Tech, Rocky Mountain (Mont.), IU South Bend (Ind.)
Receiving Votes: LSU Shreveport (La.) 95, The Master's (Calif.) 92, Jamestown (N.D.) 87, IU South Bend (Ind.) 82,
Oregon Tech 74, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 69, IU Northwest (Ind.) 68, Benedictine (Kan.) 60, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 49, Langston (Okla.) 47, Morningside (Iowa) 22, Huntington (Ind.) 20, Southeastern (Fla.) 20, Columbia (Mo.) 19, William Carey (Miss.) 18, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 15, Pikeville (Ky.) 10, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 2
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