The Glenville State Pioneers are ranked 12th in the country in the most recent Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA)/USA Today Sports Division II Top 25 Poll.
Glenville State (13-2) remained at 12th after being in the same spot last week in the USA Today/Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Poll. The Pioneers won a key matchup in conference play last week against Urbana, but was dealt its first conference loss of the season last night against West Liberty.
USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 women’s basketball poll, with first-place votes to the right, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th.
Rank
Institution - First Place Votes
Previous Rank
Record
Points
1
Bentley University (Mass.) -27
1
14-0
793
2
Gannon University (Pa.)
2
16-0
751
3
Emporia State University (Kan.) -4
3
16-0
747
4
Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) -1
4
12-0
706
5
Colorado Mesa University
5
14-0
660
6
Harding University (Ark.)
8
15-0
591
7
West Texas A&M University
7
11-1
590
8
University of Central Missouri
6
12-2
548
9
Delta State University (Miss.)
9
11-1
533
10
Drury University (Mo.)
10
12-1
512
11
Wayne State College (Neb.)
11
16-1
508
12
Glenville State College (W.Va.)
12
13-2
399
13
Rollins College (Fla.)
14
13-2
389
T14
Tarleton State University (Texas)
15
12-1
378
T14
University of Indianapolis (Ind.)
16
13-2
378
16
Virginia State University
21
13-1
267
17
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
T24
10-2
206
18
Quincy University (Ill.)
23
11-2
204
19
North Georgia College & State University
NR
11-1
139
20
Wayne State University (Mich.)
NR
11-1
118
21
Adelphi University (N.Y.)
13
12-2
110
22
Minnesota State University - Mankato
17
10-4
108
23
Fort Hays State University (Kan.)
NR
11-2
85
24
Georgia College
22
11-2
84
25
Lewis University (Ill.)
NR
10-2
83
Dropped Out: Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho); Indiana University of Pennsylvania; Northern Michigan University; Clayton State University (Ga.).
Others Receiving Votes: Simon Fraser University (BC) 48; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) 46; Northern State University (S.D.) 38; Indiana University of Pennsylvania 36; University of Alaska - Anchorage 33; Saint Mary’s University (Texas) 30; Augustana College (S.D.) 29; Michigan Technological University 28; Northern Michigan University 28; Wingate University (N.C.) 22; University of District of Columbia 21; Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) 16; Concordia University (Minn.) 15; Saint Leo University (Fla.) 15; Lubbock Christian University (Texas) 13; Missouri Southern State University 12; Saint Edwards University (Texas) 12; Saint Martin’s University (Wash.) 12; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 8; University of Southern Indiana (Ind.) 8; Clayton State University (Ga.) 7; Young Harris College (Ga.) 7; Edinboro University (Pa.) 6; Minot State University (N.D.) 5; Stonehill College (Mass.) 5; California State University - East Bay 3; Clark Atlanta University (Ga.) 3; Pittsburg State University (Kan.) 3; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) 1; University of Missouri - St Louis 1; University of West Florida 1.