2024-25 NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches Top 25 Poll – No. 1

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2024-25 NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches Top 25 Poll – No. 1 (November 13)

Nov 13, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Dordt (Iowa) remains at No. 1 in the latest edition of the 2024-25 NAIA Women’s Basketball Top 25 Poll. Two teams jumped up in the poll by six spots: Southern Oregon, who is now in the Top 5, and Briar Cliff (Iowa), who went from No. 23 to No. 17. Arizona Christian, Marian (Ind.), Bethel (Tenn.) and Mid-America Christian (Okla.) joined the Top 25 this week.

Poll Methodology:

  • The poll is for publicity purposes only and has no weight or bearing in the selection process for national championship field consideration.
  • A panel of head coaches representing each conference and Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) voted on the poll.
  • The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter votes the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, 28 for third-place and so on through the list.
  • The highest and lowest vote for each team (a non-vote is considered a low vote) is removed.
  • Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”.
  • Records listed are as of the end of the day on Monday of the poll week.
RANK LAST TIME INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] RECORD POINTS
1 1 Dordt (Iowa) [18] 3-0 539
2 3 Indiana Wesleyan [1] 5-0 521
3 4 Campbellsville (Ky.) [1] 4-0 506
4 10 Southern Oregon 2-0 463
5 5 Concordia (Neb.) 2-1 454
6 2 Providence (Mont.) 2-2 417
7 6 Dakota State (S.D.) 2-2 412
8 7 Cumberlands (Ky.) 5-1 370
9 8 Carroll (Mont.) 1-1 347
10 15 Rio Grande (Ohio) 3-0 318
11 9 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 2-1 284
12 11 Georgetown (Ky.) 2-1 282
13 18 Wayland Baptist (Texas) 3-0 275
14 16 Mayville State (N.D.) 2-0 254
15 RV Arizona Christian 4-0 249
16 12 Indiana Tech 3-1 245
17 23 Briar Cliff (Iowa) 3-0 227
18 22 Saint Francis (Ind.) 5-0 175
19 RV Marian (Ind.) 4-0 171
20 RV Bethel (Tenn.) 3-0 170
21 19 Northwestern (Iowa) 2-1 162
22 24 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 3-0 156
23 17 Grand View (Iowa) 2-2 131
24 RV Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 4-0 121
25 13 Loyola (La.) 1-2 104

Dropped from the Top 25: LSU Shreveport (La.), Oregon Tech, Rocky Mountain (Mont.), IU South Bend (Ind.)

Receiving Votes: LSU Shreveport (La.) 95, The Master’s (Calif.) 92, Jamestown (N.D.) 87, IU South Bend (Ind.) 82, Oregon Tech 74, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 69, IU Northwest (Ind.) 68, Benedictine (Kan.) 60, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 49, Langston (Okla.) 47, Morningside (Iowa) 22, Huntington (Ind.) 20, Southeastern (Fla.) 20, Columbia (Mo.) 19, William Carey (Miss.) 18, MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 15, Pikeville (Ky.) 10, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 2

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