Linburn, Ga. – In the second installment of the WBCA Top-25 Coaches Poll, the Northern State University women's basketball team moved down one spot to No. 16 overall. The Wolves garnered 232 total points with a 4-1 record overall.
Northern is joined by regional opponents No. 12 Central Missouri, No. 19 Pittsburg State, and No. 21 Central Oklahoma. NSIC schools Augustana and MSU Moorhead are also receiving votes in this week's poll.
| Rank |
School |
Points |
1st Place Votes |
Prev. Rk. |
| 1 |
Ashland (6-0) |
600 |
24 |
1 |
| 2 |
Alaska Anchorage (6-0) |
572 |
0 |
2 |
| 3 |
Bentley (6-0) |
549 |
0 |
3 |
| 4 |
California (PA) (5-0) |
522 |
0 |
4 |
| 5 |
West Texas A&M (5-0) |
497 |
0 |
5 |
| 6 |
Rollins (6-0) |
458 |
0 |
7 |
| 7 |
Indiana (PA) (5-0) |
413 |
0 |
9 |
| 8 |
Lubbock Christian (7-1) |
379 |
0 |
8 |
| 9 |
Drury (5-1) |
351 |
0 |
11 |
| 10 |
Virginia Union (6-1) |
349 |
0 |
13 |
| 11 |
Fort Lewis (5-0) |
324 |
0 |
14 |
| 12 |
Central Missouri (4-1) |
289 |
0 |
12 |
| 13 |
Seattle Pacific (5-0) |
279 |
0 |
16 |
| 14 |
Wingate (4-1) |
268 |
0 |
6 |
| 15 |
Carson-Newman (7-0) |
247 |
0 |
19 |
| 16 |
Northern State (4-1) |
232 |
0 |
15 |
| 17 |
Azusa Pacific (9-1) |
220 |
0 |
17 |
| 18 |
Michigan Tech (6-1) |
203 |
0 |
10 |
| 19 |
Pittsburg State (6-0) |
189 |
0 |
21 |
| 20 |
University of the Sciences (3-0) |
161 |
0 |
18 |
| 21 |
Central Oklahoma (5-0) |
156 |
0 |
23 |
| 22 |
Lander (3-1) |
110 |
0 |
24 |
| 23 |
Valdosta State (4-1) |
91 |
0 |
20 |
| 24 |
Edinboro (5-0) |
81 |
0 |
25 |
| 25 |
Southwestern Okla St (6-0) |
79 |
0 |
NR |
Dropped Out: No. 22 Emporia State (3-2).
Others receiving votes: Southern Indiana (6-0) 43; Cedarville (3-1) 37; Augustana (SD) (5-0) 27; Glenville State (4-1) 14; Embry Riddle (6-0) 13; Minnesota State Moorhead (3-1) 12; Caldwell (5-1) 8; Lee (TN) (5-1) 8; Grand Valley State (5-1) 2. 7 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 17 combined points.
