KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw three teams ranked in the latest NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday by the national office.
Lewis-Clark State College moved up one spot to No. 6. Southern Oregon University jumped two positions to earn the No. 22 rank. Oregon Tech fell three to round out the poll at No. 25. These teams have all clinched CCC Tournament berths. The next poll will be the final one of the 2023-24 season.
2023-24 NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 6
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
SCHEDULE |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Dordt (Iowa) [20] |
23-1 |
591 |
| 2 |
2 |
Marian (Ind.) [1] |
23-1 |
566 |
| 3 |
3 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
22-1 |
555 |
| 4 |
4 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
22-2 |
538 |
| 5 |
5 |
Clarke (Iowa) |
23-1 |
510 |
| 6 |
7 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
21-2 |
475 |
| 7 |
6 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
20-4 |
473 |
| 8 |
8 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
19-4 |
471 |
| 9 |
10 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
16-4 |
431 |
| 10 |
9 |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
21-5 |
421 |
| 11 |
11 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
21-4 |
396 |
| 12 |
12 |
Mayville State (N.D.) |
20-3 |
394 |
| 13 |
16 |
John Brown (Ark.) |
21-3 |
349 |
| 14 |
13 |
Providence (Mont.) |
17-7 |
334 |
| 15 |
14 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
17-7 |
322 |
| 16 |
15 |
Loyola (La.) |
18-3 |
285 |
| 17 |
19 |
Indiana South Bend (Ind.) |
24-0 |
276 |
| 18 |
18 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
21-4 |
266 |
| 19 |
21 |
Indiana Tech |
21-3 |
248 |
| 20 |
17 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
22-3 |
243 |
| 21 |
23 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
23-0 |
201 |
| 22 |
24 |
Southern Oregon |
20-4 |
200 |
| 23 |
20 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
19-6 |
157 |
| 24 |
25 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
16-6 |
125 |
| 25 |
22 |
Oregon Tech |
21-3 |
118 |
Dropped from the Top 25: None
Receiving Votes: Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 104; LSU Shreveport (La.) 63; Spring Arbor (Mich.) 57; Rust (Miss.) 48; Stephens (Mo.) 34; The Master's (Calif.) 33; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 31; Columbia (Mo.) 31; William Carey (Miss.) 25; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 11; Southeastern (Fla.) 6; Oakland City (Ind.) 4; Bryan (Tenn.) 3; Jessup (Calif.) 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.