INDIANAPOLIS – Two Great Lakes Valley Conference teams are ranked in the latest Women's Basketball Coaches' Association (WBCA) NCAA Division II Poll, it was announced Tuesday (Jan. 16), with votes made prior to games played Monday night.
No. 6 Drury (14-1) played just one league game last week, defeating Missouri S&T, 82-51, three days after a 93-63 non-conference win over Lane. After three weeks at the No. 8 spot, the Panthers finally moved the needle up two places.
Southern Indiana (12-2) also played only one game last week, beating Indianapolis 71-58 to gain back one spot in the poll, moving up from No. 22 to No. 21.
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Rank
|
School (Record)
|
Total Points
|
First-Place Votes
|
Previous Rank
|
|
1
|
Ashland (17-0)
|
600
|
24
|
1
|
|
2
|
Indiana (PA) (15-0)
|
573
|
0
|
3
|
|
3
|
Lubbock Christian (15-1)
|
538
|
0
|
5
|
|
4
|
Alaska Anchorage (15-1)
|
507
|
0
|
6
|
|
5
|
Bentley (16-1)
|
480
|
0
|
7
|
|
6
|
Drury (14-1)
|
457
|
0
|
8
|
|
7
|
Virginia Union (15-1)
|
448
|
0
|
9
|
|
8
|
West Texas A&M (15-1)
|
443
|
0
|
2
|
|
9
|
Carson-Newman (16-1)
|
429
|
0
|
4
|
|
10
|
Central Missouri (12-1)
|
357
|
0
|
12
|
|
11
|
Augustana (SD) (15-1)
|
296
|
0
|
11
|
|
12
|
Michigan Tech (14-2)
|
291
|
0
|
16
|
|
13
|
Southwestern Oklahoma State (13-1)
|
279
|
0
|
17
|
|
14
|
California (PA) (15-2)
|
267
|
0
|
10
|
|
15
|
Azusa Pacific (17-2)
|
257
|
0
|
18
|
|
16
|
Union (TN) (15-1)
|
245
|
0
|
19
|
|
17
|
Edinboro (13-2)
|
243
|
0
|
14
|
|
18
|
Glenville State (15-1)
|
199
|
0
|
21
|
|
19
|
Central Oklahoma (15-2)
|
185
|
0
|
15
|
|
20
|
North Alabama (15-1)
|
126
|
0
|
24
|
|
21
|
Southern Indiana (12-2)
|
123
|
0
|
22
|
|
22
|
Northern State (14-3)
|
91
|
0
|
20
|
|
23
|
Fort Lewis (15-3)
|
62
|
0
|
13
|
|
24
|
UC San Diego (15-2)
|
61
|
0
|
NR
|
|
25
|
University of the Sciences (15-2)
|
60
|
0
|
NR
|
Dropped Out: St. Thomas Aquinas (14-3); Lander (13-3);
Others receiving votes: Virginia State (15-1) 43; St. Thomas Aquinas (14-2) 32; Wingate (13-3) 26; Findlay (13-3) 13; Emporia State (11-3) 11; North Georgia (12-2) 11; Grand Valley State (14-3) 7;