ST. PAUL, Minn. - The Concordia women's basketball team remains at #23 in the USA Today ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, released today by the WBCA. The Golden Bears keep their current ranking despite dropping a game over the weekend. They remain the only nationally ranked team in the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference (NSIC), tied for first in the NSIC standings, and is one of two ranked teams in the Central Region.
Fort Lewis College, a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference team located in Colorado, is the other ranked team in the region. With a 20-2 overall record, Fort Lewis sits at #6 in the national poll.
The Golden Bears started the season with a perfect 10-0 record. They are knotted for the lead in the NSIC with a 16-4 overall record and a league mark of 10-3. Concordia has never been out of first place in the NSIC this season. The team hits the road for a pair of games at Bemidji State and Minnesota Duluth this weekend. They have a high-scoring offense with 81.1 ppg and rank third in the nation with 13.7 turnovers per game.
|
Rank |
Institution- First Place Votes |
Previous Ranking |
Record |
Points |
|
1 |
Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) -23 |
1 |
19-0 |
667 |
|
2 |
University of Indianapolis (Ind.) -3 |
2 |
21-0 |
649 |
|
3 |
Gannon University (Pa.) -1 |
3 |
22-0 |
621 |
|
4 |
Michigan Technological University |
4 |
18-1 |
575 |
|
5 |
Emporia State University (Kan.) |
5 |
19-1 |
556 |
|
6 |
Fort Lewis College (Colo.) |
8 |
20-2 |
481 |
|
7 |
Arkansas Tech University |
7 |
18-1 |
478 |
|
8 |
University of California - San Diego |
10 |
17-1 |
459 |
|
9 |
West Texas A&M University |
9 |
20-2 |
449 |
|
10 |
Lander University (S.C.) |
11 |
18-1 |
422 |
|
11 |
Fort Valley State University (Ga.) |
14 |
19-1 |
394 |
|
12 |
Delta State University (Miss.) |
6 |
16-2 |
382 |
|
13 |
Washburn University (Kan.) |
15 |
16-3 |
325 |
|
14 |
University of Tampa (Fla.) |
16 |
18-2 |
309 |
|
T15 |
Clayton State University (Ga.) |
18 |
16-3 |
253 |
|
T15 |
Francis Marion University (S.C.) |
17 |
17-2 |
253 |
|
17 |
Holy Family University (Pa.) |
19 |
17-1 |
238 |
|
18 |
University of Alaska - Anchorage |
13 |
15-3 |
235 |
|
T19 |
Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) |
21 |
15-3 |
175 |
|
T19 |
Western Washington University |
22 |
17-2 |
175 |
|
21 |
Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) |
12 |
16-3 |
174 |
|
22 |
California University of Pennsylvania |
20 |
15-4 |
149 |
|
23 |
Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) |
23 |
16-4 |
69 |
|
24 |
Quincy University (Ill.) |
NR |
15-5 |
44 |
|
25 |
Bowie State University (Md.) |
NR |
11-4 |
42 |
Dropped Out: Tarleton State University (Texas) -23; Millersville University of Pennsylvania -12.
Others Receiving Votes: Adams State College (Colo.) -27; Virginia State University -24; Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) -21; University of Wisconsin - Parkside -18; Texas A&M University, Kingsville -14; Florida Southern College -12; Stonehill College (Mass.) -8; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) -7; Newberry College (S.C.) -6; Northeastern State University (Okla.) -6; Augustana College (S.D.) -5; Wayne State College (Neb.) -4; Georgia College & State University -3; Shaw University (N.C.) -3; Kentucky State University -2; University of Bridgeport (Conn.) -2; Barry University (Fla.) -1; Bentley University (Mass.) -1; West Liberty University (W. Va.) -1.
