Linburn, Ga. – Heading into the holiday break, the Northern State University women's basketball team has dropped to No. 19 nationally in the latest WBCA Top-25 Poll. The Wolves dropped seven spots, after a 1-1 week against MSU Moorhead. Northern holds a 9-2 record overall and earned 163 points.
The Wolves are joined by NSIC opponent No. 14 Augustana, who is currently undefeated at 10-0, as well as regional opponents No. 11 Central Missouri and No. 16 Central Oklahoma.
| Rank |
School |
Total Points |
First Place Votes |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Ashland (12-0) |
575 |
23 |
1 |
| 2 |
West Texas A&M (11-0) |
547 |
0 |
3 |
| 3 |
Indiana (PA) (10-0) |
504 |
0 |
5 |
| 4 |
Lubbock Christian (11-1) |
491 |
0 |
4 |
| 5 |
Carson-Newman (13-0) |
475 |
0 |
6 |
| 6 |
Alaska Anchorage (10-1) |
438 |
0 |
2 |
| 7 |
Bentley (11-1) |
429 |
0 |
8 |
| 8 |
Drury (11-1) |
427 |
0 |
7 |
| 9 |
Virginia Union (10-1) |
372 |
0 |
9 |
| 10 |
California (PA) (10-1) |
360 |
0 |
11 |
| 11 |
Central Missouri (9-1) |
326 |
0 |
10 |
| 12 |
Edinboro (9-0) |
296 |
0 |
13 |
| 13 |
Michigan Tech (11-1) |
282 |
0 |
15 |
| 14 |
Augustana (SD) (10-0) |
275 |
0 |
18 |
| 15 |
Fort Lewis (11-1) |
253 |
0 |
16 |
| 16 |
Central Oklahoma (11-1) |
187 |
0 |
23 |
| 17 |
Azusa Pacific (13-2) |
171 |
0 |
20 |
| 18 |
Southwestern Oklahoma St. (9-1) |
167 |
0 |
20 |
| 19 |
Northern State (9-2) |
163 |
0 |
12 |
| 20 |
Southern Indiana (9-1) |
125 |
0 |
17 |
| 21 |
North Alabama (11-0) |
116 |
0 |
NR |
| 22 |
Wingate (9-2) |
115 |
0 |
14 |
| 23 |
Glenville State (10-1) |
99 |
0 |
NR |
| 24 |
Union (TN) (10-1) |
75 |
0 |
NR |
| 25 |
Seattle Pacific (8-2) |
33 |
0 |
19 |
Dropped Out: No. 22 Cedarville (8-2); No. 24 University of the Sciences (9-2); No. 25 Rollins (8-3).
Others receiving votes: Stonehill (9-1) 29; Cedarville (8-2) 25; St. Thomas Aquinas (10-1) 25; Findlay (10-1) 24; Lander (8-2) 22; Eckerd (10-2) 10; Grand Valley State (10-2) 7; University of the Sciences (9-2) 7; UC San Diego 6 (9-2). 4 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 19 combined points.
