KANSAS CITY, Mo. -Campbellsville (Ky.) remained at No. 1 with all 21 first-place votes in the latest edition of the 2023-24 NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Rating. Dordt moved up one spot, to number 2. Only three teams remained in the same spot as the preseason rating in Briar Cliff (Iowa), Cumberlands (Ky.) and Mid-America Christian (Okla.). Concordia (Neb.) made the most significant jump up six spots to No. 11. Three teams from the GPAC are in the top 25, led by Dordt at #2, Concordia is 11th, and Briar Cliff is 12th. Northwestern is receiving votes.
RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
1 | 1 | Campbellsville (Ky.) [21] | 2-0 | 591 |
2 | 3 | Dordt (Iowa) | 3-0 | 572 |
3 | 4 | Indiana Wesleyan | 1-1 | 543 |
4 | 7 | Clarke (Iowa) | 1-0 | 513 |
5 | 6 | Carroll (Mont.) | 1-1 | 505 |
6 | 5 | Marian (Ind.) | 2-1 | 504 |
7 | 9 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 2-0 | 463 |
8 | 2 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 0-1 | 455 |
9 | 10 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 0-0 | 426 |
10 | 11 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 1-0 | 408 |
11 | 17 | Concordia (Neb.) | 2-0 | 402 |
12 | 12 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 2-0 | 384 |
13 | 13 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 4-0 | 377 |
14 | 15 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 3-0 | 337 |
15 | 14 | Loyola (La.) | 3-0 | 322 |
16 | 8 | Dakota State (S.D.) | 1-2 | 314 |
17 | 16 | Eastern Oregon | 0-0 | 281 |
18 | 23 | Providence (Mont.) | 3-0 | 267 |
19 | 19 | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) | 1-0 | 244 |
20 | 18 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 1-0 | 229 |
21 | NR | Georgetown (Ky.) | 4-0 | 199 |
22 | 24 | Mayville State (N.D.) | 3-0 | 184 |
23 | 22 | Rust (Miss.) | 0-0 | 171 |
24 | 25 | Science & Arts (Okla.) | 1-0 | 136 |
25 | NR | Indiana South Bend | 3-0 | 100 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.), Indiana Tech
Receiving Votes: Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 96: Indiana Tech 84; Montana Western 56; Southern Oregon 39; College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 36; Philander Smith (Ark.) 30; Grand View (Iowa) 29; Stephens (Mo.) 23; Southeastern (Fla.) 18; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 16; Columbia (Mo.) 14; Northwestern (Iowa) 11; Brewton-Parker (Ga.) 10; Oakland City (Ind.) 6; Xavier (La.) 6; Pikeville (Ky.) 4; Indiana Northwest 3; Grace (Ind.) 3