KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Campbellsville (Ky.) Tigers garnered top billing in the preseason 2023-24 NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25. Central Methodist is 2nd. Dordt, the preseason pick to win the GPAC is ranked 3rd, followed by Indiana Wesleyan, and Marian (Ind.).
Two other GPAC teams are included in the top 25, Briar Cliff at number 12, and Concordia ranked 17th. Jamestown is receiving votes.
RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
1 | 2 | Campbellsville (Ky.) [15] | 31-3 | 526 |
2 | 1 | Central Methodist (Mo.) [3] | 35-1 | 500 |
3 | 4 | Dordt (Iowa) | 30-4 | 498 |
4 | 5 | Indiana Wesleyan [1] | 30-4 | 486 |
5 | 8 | Marian (Ind.) | 29-6 | 457 |
6 | 11 | Carroll (Mont.) | 26-7 | 429 |
7 | 7 | Clarke (Iowa) | 33-4 | 417 |
8 | 24 | Dakota State (S.D.) | 29-7 | 413 |
9 | 12 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 30-4 | 378 |
10 | 14 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 23-7 | 372 |
11 | 10 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 30-4 | 367 |
12 | 18 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 26-8 | 334 |
13 | 21 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 24-8 | 316 |
14 | 9 | Loyola (La.) | 27-3 | 280 |
15 | RV | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 20-11 | 279 |
16 | 12 | Eastern Oregon | 30-3 | 255 |
17 | NR | Concordia (Neb.) | 20-12 | 234 |
18 | NR | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 21-8 | 216 |
19 | 22 | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) | 23-7 | 203 |
20 | 16 | Indiana Tech | 27-6 | 172 |
20 | RV | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 24-10 | 172 |
22 | NR | Mayville State (N.D.) | 24-6 | 153 |
23 | RV | Rust (Miss.) | 23-6 | 152 |
24 | NR | Providence (Mont.) | 16-14 | 142 |
25 | 25 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 23-7 | 125 |
Receiving Votes: College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 71, Indiana South Bend (Ind.) 70, Southern Oregon 64, Montana Western 52, Georgetown (Ky.) 47, Bryan (Tenn.) 41, Jamestown (N.D.) 26, Menlo (Calif.) 24, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 23, Pikeville (Ky.) 21, Grace (Ind.) 20, Columbia (Mo.) 10, Grand View (Iowa) 9, Faulkner (Ala.) 7, Indiana Northwest 5, John Brown (Ark.) 3, Philander Smith (Ark.) 3, Oakland City (Ind.) 3