KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Dordt (Iowa) continues its hold on the top spot of the 2024-25 NAIA Women’s Basketball Top 25 Poll. Providence (Mont.) moved into the top five, while Briar Cliff (Iowa) and Georgetown (Ky.) each jumped into the top 10. Two other GPAC teams are included in the Top 25 behind Dordt and Briar Cliff. Concordia is number 14, and Dakota Wesleyan is 17th. Northwestern fell out of the top 25. Both Northwestern, and Morningside are receiving votes.
RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
1 | 1 | Dordt (Iowa) [18] | 9-0 | 539 |
2 | 2 | Indiana Wesleyan [2] | 12-0 | 523 |
3 | 3 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 7-0 | 502 |
4 | 4 | Southern Oregon | 8-0 | 483 |
5 | 6 | Providence (Mont.) | 7-2 | 458 |
6 | 9 | Dakota State (S.D.) | 6-3 | 406 |
7 | 7 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 10-1 | 395 |
8 | 8 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 7-1 | 375 |
9 | 12 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 8-1 | 367 |
10 | 11 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 9-1 | 352 |
11 | 13 | St. Francis (Ind.) | 11-0 | 349 |
12 | 10 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 9-1 | 323 |
13 | 14 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 8-0 | 308 |
14 | 5 | Concordia (Neb.) | 5-4 | 295 |
15 | 16 | Marian (Ind.) | 10-1 | 294 |
16 | 15 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 9-0 | 259 |
17 | 17 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 7-3 | 258 |
18 | 19 | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) | 9-1 | 204 |
19 | 20 | Arizona Christian | 8-1 | 198 |
20 | 24 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 10-2 | 179 |
21 | 21 | Carroll (Mont.) | 5-3 | 175 |
22 | 18 | Mayville State (N.D.) | 8-2 | 137 |
23 | 22 | Indiana Tech | 7-3 | 133 |
24 | RV | Jamestown (N.D.) | 7-1 | 106 |
25 | RV | Xavier (La.) | 9-0 | 105 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Benedictine (Kan.), Northwestern (Iowa)
Receiving Votes: Benedictine (Kan.) 92, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 75, Oregon Tech 65, IU Northwest (Ind.) 58, Northwestern (Iowa) 38, Grand View (Iowa) 34, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 33, William Carey (Miss.) 26, Morningside (Iowa) 25, Southeastern (Fla.) 22, Langston (Okla.) 22, IU South Bend (Ind.) 16, The Master’s (Calif.) 14, Columbia (Mo.) 13, Montana Tech 8, LSU Shreveport (La.) 7, Shawnee State (Ohio) 6, Tabor (Kan.) 3, Loyola (La.) 3, Governors State (Ill.) 2, Johnson (Tenn.) 1, Northwestern Ohio 1.