NWC 2nd, Dordt 14th In Latest NAIA Women’s Poll

Northwestern College climbed one spot while Dordt fell two spots in this week’s edition of the NAIA D-II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ poll released Tuesday.

Ranked third in the Jan. 8 poll, Northwestern climbed to second in the coaches rating with a 19-2 overall record. The Red Raiders defeated two ranked teams last week, including a win over previous No.1 Dakota Wesleyan last Wednesday. Dordt fell two spots to 14th after dropping two straight to previous No.1 Dakota Wesleyan and 8th ranked Morningside.

Concordia took over the top spot this week, earning 12 first place votes, followed by Northwestern (2), Indiana Tech (3), Dakota Wesleyan (4) and Southeastern (5).

2018-19 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 4 (Jan. 22, 2019)

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL [1ST-PLACE VOTES]	RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	2	Concordia (Neb.) [12]	19-2	312
2	3	Northwestern (Iowa)	19-2	301
3	3	Indiana Tech	21-1	291
4	1	Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.)	19-3	279
5	5	Southeastern (Fla.)	18-2	275
6	6	College of the Ozarks (Mo.)	17-3	261
7	8	Marian (Ind.)	18-4	254
8	9	Morningside (Iowa)	17-5	238
9	11	Taylor (Ind.)	17-4	227
10	13	Eastern Oregon	17-2	217
11	10	Antelope Valley (Calif.)	16-4	205
11	7	Sterling (Kan.)	19-2	205
13	14	St. Francis (Ill.)	15-5	189
14	12	Dordt (Iowa)	17-6	185
15	15	Bryan (Tenn.)	17-1	180
16	17	Tabor (Kan.)	17-3	170
17	18	Saint Xavier (Ill.)	15-6	137
18	NR	Saint Francis (Ind.)	15-7	130
19	16	Indiana Wesleyan	14-8	115
20	NR	Siena Heights (Mich.)	17-5	113
21	23	Indiana Northwest (Ind.)	17-5	97
22	NR	Corban (Ore.)	14-7	87
23	20	Michigan-Dearborn	18-4	75
24	19	Southern Oregon	14-5	72
25	22	UC Merced	17-5	70

Dropped out: Hastings (Neb.), Bellevue (Neb.)

Receiving votes: Milligan (Tenn.) 66, Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 52, Hastings (Neb.) 48, Bellevue (Neb.) 34, Kansas Wesleyan 34, Midland (Neb.) 11, Haskell (Kan.) 8, Huntington (Ind.) 6, St. Thomas (Fla.) 5, Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 3, Embry Riddle (Ariz.) 3