Feb. 28, 2023

2022-23 WBCA

NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll

Feb. 28, 2023

The WBCA NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches Poll with teams’ RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, final ranking in last week’s poll, and first-place votes received. NOTE: This is the final regular-season poll. The postseason poll will be released April 2 following the completion of the NCAA Division III Women’s Basketball Championship.

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Rank

School (Record)

Total
Points

First-Place
Votes

Last Week’s
Rank

1

Christopher Newport (26-0)

250

10

1

2

Transylvania (27-0)

240

0

2

3

Scranton (27-0)

230

0

3

4

Trinity, TX (26-1)

214

0

4

5

Smith (26-1)

213

0

5

6

Hope (25-2)

200

0

6

7

NYU (22-2)

190

0

7

8

DeSales (26-1)

181

0

8

9

Messiah (25-2)

155

0

10

10

Babson (23-5)

139

0

11

11

Gustavus Adolphus (25-2)

138

0

14

12

Chicago (21-4)

120

0

17

13

Ohio Northern (23-4)

117

0

18

14

Hardin-Simmons (23-3)

108

0

9

15

Millikin (23-4)

92

0

23

16

Trinity, CT (22-5)

86

0

16

17

Baldwin-Wallace (22-5)

73

0

13

18t

Ithaca (23-4)

65

0

15

18t

Tufts (21-6)

65

0

RV

20

Elizabethtown (22-4)

59

0

18

21

Stevens (22-5)

55

0

21

22

Trine (21-6)

50

0

20

23

UW-Whitewater (21-6)

48

0

RV

24

Roger Williams (25-3)

41

0

25

25t

Loras (23-4)

36

0

RV

25t

Puget Sound (21-5)

36

0

12

Dropped out: No. 22 La Verne (24-3); No. 24 Washington and Jefferson (24-3).

Others receiving votes: Whitman (21-5) 15; Wartburg (21-6) 14; La Verne (24-3) 9; Washington and Jefferson (24-3) 5; Calvin (21-6) 4; Rhode Island College (24-3) 1.

The WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches Poll Committee is composed of one head coach from each of the 10 NCAA Division III conferences. The committee for the 2022-23 season: Samantha Crough, Regis; Karin Harvey, Montclair State; Casey Kushiyama, Puget Sound; Jen McCormick, Illinois College; Bobbi Morgan, Ursinus; Alex Richey, Oglethorpe; Mia Smith, Illinois Wesleyan; Daphne Thompson, SUNY Oneonta; Kelly Thompson, Roger Williams; Suzy Venet, Mount Union.