Northwestern College once again holds down the second spot, and Dordt jumps back up two spots to twelfth in the NAIA D-II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ poll released by the national office Tuesday.
The Red Raiders accumulated 299 points, second only to No.1 Concordia, who remained in the top spot for the second straight week. The Defenders accumulated 201 points, to jump two spots to #12. Other GPAC ranked teams among the top 25, including Concordia (1), Dakota Wesleyan (5), Moringside (14) and Hastings (24).
Indiana Tech earned three first place votes and totaled 296 points for the No.3 spot, followed by Southeastern (Fla.) at No.4.
2018-19 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 5 (Feb. 5, 2019)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Concordia (Neb.) [9] | 23-3 | 310 |
| 2 | 2 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 21-3 | 299 |
| 3 | 3 | Indiana Tech [3] | 24-1 | 296 |
| 4 | 5 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 21-2 | 277 |
| 5 | 4 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 22-3 | 275 |
| 6 | 6 | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) | 22-3 | 264 |
| 7 | 7 | Marian (Ind.) | 21-5 | 251 |
| 8 | 9 | Taylor (Ind.) | 21-4 | 239 |
| 9 | 10 | Eastern Oregon | 22-2 | 228 |
| 10 | 11 | Antelope Valley (Calif.) | 20-4 | 216 |
| 11 | 16 | Tabor (Kan.) | 22-3 | 205 |
| 12 | 14 | Dordt (Iowa) | 18-8 | 201 |
| 13 | 15 | Bryan (Tenn.) | 22-1 | 196 |
| 14 | 8 | Morningside (Iowa) | 18-8 | 192 |
| 15 | 13 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 18-6 | 167 |
| 16 | 19 | Indiana Wesleyan | 18-8 | 151 |
| 17 | 11 | Sterling (Kan.) | 23-3 | 129 |
| 18 | NR | Kansas Wesleyan | 20-6 | 125 |
| T19 | NR | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 16-7 | 116 |
| T19 | 22 | Corban (Ore.) | 18-7 | 116 |
| 21 | 17 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 17-7 | 96 |
| 22 | NR | Milligan (Tenn.) | 20-4 | 93 |
| 23 | 21 | Indiana Northwest (Ind.) | 20-6 | 82 |
| 24 | NR | Hastings (Neb.) | 16-10 | 67 |
| T25 | NR | Aquinas (Mich.) | 19-6 | 54 |
| T25 | 18 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 16-10 | 54 |
Dropped out: Michigan Dearborn, Siena Heights (Mich.), UC Merced, Southern Oregon
Receiving votes: Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 53; Michigan-Dearborn 52; Mayville State (N.D.) 37; WVU Tech 34; Oregon Tech 17; Bellevue (Neb.) 15; St. Thomas (Fla.) 13; Huntington (Ind.) 7; Siena Heights (Mich.) 6; Southern Oregon 6; UC Merced 3
