Women's Basketball Moves into Top 25
(Kansas City, MO) - Dordt (Iowa) remains at No. 1 in the latest edition of the 2024-25 NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll with all 21 first-place votes. Indiana Wesleyan, Campbellsville and Southern Oregon remain at the same spot in the Top 5, while Briar Cliff (Iowa) joins the Top 5 from No. 9. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) made the largest jump in the poll from receiving votes to No. 7. Two other teams also joined the Top 25: Rocky Mountain (Mont.) and Hastings (Neb.).
(Kansas City, MO) - Dordt (Iowa) remains at No. 1 in the latest edition of the 2024-25 NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll with all 21 first-place votes. Indiana Wesleyan, Campbellsville and Southern Oregon remain at the same spot in the Top 5, while Briar Cliff (Iowa) joins the Top 5 from No. 9. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) made the largest jump in the poll from receiving votes to No. 7. Two other teams also joined the Top 25: Rocky Mountain (Mont.) and Hastings (Neb.).
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RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Dordt (Iowa) [21] |
17-0 |
570 |
|
2 |
2 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
17-0 |
548 |
|
3 |
3 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
15-0 |
534 |
|
4 |
4 |
Southern Oregon |
15-0 |
513 |
|
5 |
9 |
Briar Cliff (Iowa) |
14-2 |
464 |
|
6 |
6 |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
13-3 |
458 |
|
7 |
RV |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
17-0 |
419 |
|
8 |
10 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
15-1 |
410 |
|
9 |
16 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
16-1 |
378 |
|
10 |
11 |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
16-1 |
367 |
|
11 |
8 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
13-3 |
335 |
|
12 |
12 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
15-1 |
334 |
|
13 |
19 |
Arizona Christian |
15-2 |
289 |
|
14 |
20 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
15-2 |
276 |
|
15 |
17 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
13-4 |
275 |
|
16 |
7 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
14-3 |
270 |
|
17 |
15 |
Marian (Ind.) |
13-4 |
263 |
|
18 |
18 |
Mid-America Christian (Okla.) |
14-2 |
214 |
|
19 |
13 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
14-2 |
202 |
|
20 |
RV |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
11-5 |
165 |
|
21 |
25 |
Xavier (La.) |
16-0 |
144 |
|
22 |
21 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
10-6 |
124 |
|
23 |
5 |
Providence (Mont.) |
9-5 |
123 |
|
24 |
24 |
Jamestown (N.D.) |
13-3 |
119 |
|
25 |
RV |
Hastings (Neb.) |
12-5 |
97 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Concordia (Neb.), Mayville State (N.D.), Indiana Tech
Receiving Votes: Indiana Tech 94, Oregon Tech 82, Mayville State (N.D.) 73, William Carey (Miss.) 70, Langston (Okla.) 70, Florida Memorial 62, Doane (Neb.) 57, Benedictine (Kan.) 55, Montana Tech 51, Columbia (Mo.) 43, Governors State (Ill.) 23, Shawnee State (Ohio) 15, LSU Shreveport (La.) 8, Northwestern (Iowa) 8, Grand View (Iowa) 7, Southeastern (Fla.) 7, Milligan (Tenn.) 5, Williams Baptist (Ark.) 5, St. Francis (Ill.) 5, Kansas Wesleyan 4, IU South Bend (Ind.) 3
