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 (Feb. 20).
Drury (24-2) maintain its place in the top-25 at No. 5 but is now tied with Virginia Union (23-2), which moved up from No. 6 last week. The Panthers beat Lewis (86-63) and UW-Parkside (104-65) and have won their last nine games.
Southern Indiana (23-2) extended its league-best winning streak to 12 after wins over William Jewell (67-54) and Rockhurst (81-72). With those results, the Screaming Eagles improved one place in the poll from No. 15 to No. 14.
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Rank
|
School (Record)
|
Total Points
|
First- Place Votes
|
Previous Rank
|
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1
|
Ashland (26-0)
|
575
|
23
|
1
|
|
2
|
Lubbock Christian (24-1)
|
550
|
0
|
2
|
|
3
|
Carson-Newman (25-1)
|
528
|
0
|
3
|
|
4
|
Alaska Anchorage (24-2)
|
485
|
0
|
4
|
|
5
|
Drury (24-2)
|
454
|
0
|
5
|
|
5
|
Virginia Union (23-2)
|
454
|
0
|
6
|
|
7
|
Glenville State (25-1)
|
423
|
0
|
8
|
|
8
|
Central Missouri (22-2)
|
415
|
0
|
9
|
|
9
|
Indiana (PA) (23-2)
|
365
|
0
|
11
|
|
10
|
Southwestern Oklahoma State (23-2)
|
353
|
0
|
7
|
|
11
|
Edinboro (22-2)
|
321
|
0
|
13
|
|
12
|
Augustana (SD) (23-3)
|
296
|
0
|
10
|
|
13
|
Bentley (23-3)
|
277
|
0
|
14
|
|
14
|
Southern Indiana (23-2)
|
274
|
0
|
15
|
|
15
|
Union (TN) (24-3)
|
233
|
0
|
12
|
|
16
|
University of the Sciences (25-2)
|
219
|
0
|
18
|
|
17
|
Michigan Tech (22-3)
|
216
|
0
|
17
|
|
18
|
Stonehill (23-2)
|
187
|
0
|
20
|
|
19
|
Azusa Pacific (25-3)
|
175
|
0
|
19
|
|
20
|
North Alabama (23-3)
|
152
|
0
|
16
|
|
21
|
Hawaii Pacific (23-2)
|
121
|
0
|
23
|
|
21
|
Wingate (21-3)
|
121
|
0
|
22
|
|
23
|
Virginia State (21-3)
|
64
|
0
|
24
|
|
24
|
California (PA) (21-5)
|
55
|
0
|
21
|
|
25
|
West Texas A&M (22-4)
|
46
|
0
|
25
|
Others receiving votes: Grand Valley State (21-5) 27; Minnesota State Moorhead (22-4) 26; UC San Diego (23-3) 18; North Georgia (22-4) 15; Colorado State-Pueblo (20-6) 11; Florida Southern (21-3) 7.