KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Cascade Collegiate Conference saw three teams ranked in the final NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll of the 2023-24 season, released Wednesday by the national office.
Lewis-Clark State College fell five spots to No. 11. Southern Oregon University jumped four positions to earn the No. 18 rank. Oregon Tech moved up three to secure No. 22. The teams are all top seeded in the CCC Tournament and will compete in the semifinals on Friday, March 1.
2023-24 NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 7
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
| 1 |
2 |
Marian (Ind.) [16] |
27-1 |
586 |
| 2 |
1 |
Dordt (Iowa) [3] |
26-2 |
567 |
| 3 |
3 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) [2] |
26-1 |
562 |
| 4 |
4 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
25-3 |
530 |
| 5 |
5 |
Clarke (Iowa) |
27-1 |
512 |
| 6 |
8 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
23-4 |
486 |
| 7 |
7 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
23-5 |
485 |
| 8 |
9 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
19-4 |
457 |
| 9 |
10 |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
25-5 |
431 |
| 10 |
11 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
23-5 |
409 |
| 11 |
6 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
23-4 |
405 |
| 12 |
12 |
Mayville State (N.D.) |
23-3 |
394 |
| 13 |
13 |
John Brown (Ark.) |
25-3 |
367 |
| 14 |
14 |
Providence (Mont.) |
20-8 |
340 |
| 15 |
15 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
20-8 |
309 |
| 16 |
19 |
Indiana Tech |
25-3 |
284 |
| 17 |
16 |
Loyola (La.) |
21-4 |
273 |
| 18 |
22 |
Southern Oregon |
24-4 |
270 |
| 19 |
17 |
IU South Bend (Ind.) |
27-1 |
236 |
| 20 |
20 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
24-4 |
213 |
| 21 |
18 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
23-5 |
209 |
| 22 |
25 |
Oregon Tech |
25-3 |
190 |
| 23 |
24 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
18-7 |
141 |
| 24 |
NR |
LSU Shreveport (La.) |
26-2 |
123 |
| 25 |
NR |
William Carey (Miss.) |
21-3 |
117 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Reinhardt (Ga.), Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
Receiving Votes: Reinhardt (Ga.) 101; Rust (Miss.) 63; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 54; Spring Arbor (Mich.) 53; Columbia (Mo.) 36; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 34; The Master's (Calif.) 30; Bryan (Tenn.) 29; Langston (Okla.) 24; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 19; Stephens (Mo.) 15; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 10; Siena Heights (Mich.) 9; Oakland City (Ind.) 8; Southeastern (Fla.) 5; College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 4; Tabor (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.