KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Concordia (Neb.) continues to claim the No. 1 spot the latest NAIA DII Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Final Top 25 Poll. The Bulldogs received all 12 first-place votes and 312 total points.
Northwestern College closes out the season ranked fourth in the final NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ poll released today by the national office.
Ranked second in the three previous polls, Northwestern dropped two spots after losing to then-No.4 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) in the GPAC semifinals last weekend. The Red Raiders own a 26-4 record and totaled 281 points.
Dordt ends their year ranked 16th, falling three spots after falling to then 15th ranked Hastings in the GPAC quarterfinals. The Defenderes own a 20-11 record and totaled 187 points.
2018-2019 NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Final (Feb. 27, 2019)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1st Place Votes] | RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Concordia (Neb.) | 30-3 | 312 |
| 2 | 3 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 27-2 | 298 |
| 3 | 4 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 28-5 | 294 |
| 4 | 2 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 26-4 | 281 |
| 5 | 5 | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) | 29-3 | 274 |
| 6 | 8 | Taylor (Ind.) | 28-4 | 257 |
| 7 | 7 | Indiana Tech | 30-3 | 254 |
| 8 | 6 | Marian (Ind.) | 27-6 | 243 |
| 9 | 9 | Eastern Oregon | 28-3 | 231 |
| 10 | 10 | Tabor (Kan.) | 28-3 | 221 |
| 11 | 11 | Antelope Valley (Calif.) | 25-5 | 210 |
| 12 | 12 | Bryan (Tenn.) | 31-1 | 207 |
| 13 | 15 | Hastings (Neb.) | 19-12 | 187 |
| 14 | 13 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 23-8 | 178 |
| 15 | 15 | Sterling (Kan.) | 27-5 | 175 |
| 16 | 13 | Dordt (Iowa) | 20-11 | 152 |
| 17 | 17 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 23-9 | 142 |
| 18 | 18 | Indiana Northwest (Ind.) | 26-7 | 119 |
| 19 | 19 | Morningside (Iowa) | 19-12 | 118 |
| 20 | 22 | Indiana Wesleyan | 20-12 | 111 |
| 21 | 23 | Aquinas (Mich.) | 25-8 | 109 |
| 22 | 21 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 26-6 | 107 |
| 23 | NR | Corban (Ore.) | 24-9 | 90 |
| 24 | NR | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 20-12 | 60 |
| 25 | 20 | Oregon Tech | 23-9 | 59 |
Dropped out: Kansas Wesleyan and Saint Xavier (Ill.)
Others receiving votes: Kansas Wesleyan 57; Bellevue (Neb.) 37; Siena Heights (Mich) 34; Saint Xavier (Ill.) 33; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 33; WVU Tech (W.Va.) 32; Mayville State (N.D.) 29; Olivet Nazarene 15; UC Merced 6; Michigan-Dearborn 1
