KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The newest edition of the NAIA Women’s Basketball Top 25 features stability in the top three spots and major movement throughout the middle of the poll, as teams across the country battle for position as the regular season starts winding down.
Dordt remains the unanimous No. 1 for the second straight ranking, holding firm with 15 first place votes, while Freed Hardeman (Tenn.) stays close behind at No. 2 with four first place nods of its own. Bethel (Tenn.) rounds out a steady top three. Marian (Ind.),and Campbellsville (Ky.) round out the top 5. Two other GPAC teams are ranked, Dakota Wesleyan held its spot at number 9, and Concordia slipped one spot to number 11. Briar Cliff fell out of the top 25. Briar Cliff, and Hastings are receiving votes.
| TREND | RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| ● | 1 | 1 | Dordt (Iowa) [15] | 23-1 | 533 |
| ● | 2 | 2 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) [4] | 22-2 | 516 |
| ● | 3 | 3 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 22-3 | 508 |
| ▲ | 4 | 5 | Marian (Ind.) | 22-2 | 459 |
| ▼ | 5 | 4 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 20-4 | 448 |
| ▲ | 6 | 7 | Dakota State (S.D.) | 21-3 | 428 |
| ▼ | 7 | 6 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 22-2 | 427 |
| ● | 8 | 8 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 23-1 | 406 |
| ● | 9 | 9 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 20-4 | 387 |
| ▲ | 10 | 11 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 19-3 | 319 |
| ▼ | 11 | 10 | Concordia (Neb.) | 19-5 | 316 |
| ● | 12 | 12 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 18-6 | 308 |
| ▲ | 13 | 24 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 20-4 | 306 |
| ▲ | 14 | 15 | Eastern Oregon | 21-3 | 265 |
| ▲ | 15 | 17 | Evangel (Mo.) | 20-2 | 241 |
| ▲ | 16 | 18 | Spring Arbor (Mich.) | 20-4 | 220 |
| ▼ | 17 | 13 | Montana Tech | 18-4 | 219 |
| ▼ | 18 | 14 | William Carey (Miss.) | 20-2 | 165 |
| ▲ | 19 | RV | Loyola (La.) | 20-2 | 164 |
| ▲ | 20 | RV | Langston (Okla.) | 22-2 | 134 |
| ▼ | 21 | 15 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 17-8 | 131 |
| ▼ | 22 | 20 | Friends (Kan.) | 20-4 | 121 |
| ● | 23 | 23 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 16-8 | 103 |
| ▲ | 24 | 25 | Indiana Tech | 20-4 | 80 |
| ▲ | 25 | RV | Carroll (Mont.) | 16-8 | 75 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Corban (Ore.), Briar Cliff (Iowa), St. Francis (Ill.)
Receiving Votes: Corban (Ore.) 73, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 69, Southeastern (Fla.) 66, Southern Oregon 65, St. Francis (Ill.) 62, Hastings (Neb.) 59, LSU Shreveport (La.) 50, Tennessee Southern 46, Huntington (Ind.) 39, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 37, Georgetown (Ky.) 31, Columbia (Mo.) 24, Montana State-Northern 14, Taylor (Ind.) 13, Benedictine (Kan.) 10, Oregon Tech 6, Cumberland (Tenn.) 3, The College of Idaho 2, Grand View (Iowa) 2, Indiana Wesleyan 2
