2021-22 NAIA Women's Basketball Conference/Group Ratings - Preseason
Oct 25, 2021
American Midwest Conference
1. Lyon (Ark.) (10-1 / 15-2)
2. Columbia (Mo.) (10-2 / 15-6)
3. Missouri Baptist (12-3 / 17-6)
4. Williams Baptist (Ark.) (12-3 / 15-6)
5. Central Baptist (Ark.) (4-6 / 10-7)
Appalachian Athletic Conference
1. Bryan (Tenn.) (14-0 / 18-3)
2. Reinhardt (Ga.) (10-5 / 12-7)
3. Point (Ga.) (12-6 / 15-7)
4. Union (Ky.) (14-3 / 16-6)
5. CIU (S.C.) (10-12 / 16-17)
6. Tennessee Wesleyan (8-8 / 8-8)
7. Brenau (Ga.) (8-8 / 9-9)
8. Montreat (N.C.) (8-7 / 10-9)
9. Milligan (Tenn.) (8-11 / 8-16)
10. Truett McConnell (Ga.) (9-13 / 13-14)
11. Bluefield (Va.) (6-10 / 6-14)
12. Columbia (S.C.) (8-12 / 8-15)
13. Kentucky Christian (4-10 / 4-13)
14. St. Andrews (N.C.) (2-17 / 2-19)
California Pacific Conference
1. Antelope Valley (Calif.) (0-0 / 0-0)
2. UC Merced (0-0 / 0-0)
3. Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) (4-0 / 11-2)
4. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) (0-0 / 0-0)
5. La Sierra (Calif.) (0-0 / 2-2)
6. Westcliff (0-0 / 0-0)
7. Park Gilbert (AZ) (0-0 / 3-4)
8. Cal Maritime (0-0 / 0-0)
9. Simpson (Calif.) (1-1 / 1-9)
10. Saint Katherine (0-4 / 0-4)
11. Pacific Union (Calif.) (0-0 / 0-0)
Cascade Collegiate Conference
1. Bushnell (Ore.) (9-1 / 11-2)
2. Eastern Oregon (8-2 / 16-4)
3. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (0-0 / 14-6)
4. Oregon Tech (6-4 / 6-4)
5. Southern Oregon (0-0 / 0-0)
6. Corban (Ore.) (4-6 / 7-6)
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
1. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (10-2 / 18-4)
2. Saint Xavier (Ill.) (10-1 / 17-4)
3. St. Francis (Ill.) (9-2 / 23-6)
4. Indiana South Bend (Ind.) (0-0 / 4-0)
5. St. Ambrose (Iowa) (6-5 / 12-8)
6. Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) (7-4 / 10-11)
7. Governors State (Ill.) (6-4 / 8-13)
8. Trinity Christian (Ill.) (4-7 / 9-12)
9. Trinity International (Ill.) (5-7 / 11-12)
10. Indiana Northwest (Ind.) (1-5 / 5-14)
11. Holy Cross (Ind.) (3-8 / 7-14)
12. Roosevelt (Ill.) (0-8 / 0-9)
13. Lincoln College (Ill.) (3-7 / 4-11)
14. Judson (Ill.) (4-8 / 9-15)
15. Calumet (Ind.) (0-0 / 0-0)
Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)
1. Wilberforce (Ohio) (0-0 / 0-0)
2. Washington Adventist (Md.) (0-0 / 0-0)
3. Crowley's Ridge (Ark.) (2-1 / 8-10)
4. Iowa Wesleyan (0-0 / 2-13)
5. Voorhees (S.C.) (0-0 / 2-8)
6. Lincoln Christian (Ill.) (0-3 / 4-10)
7. Virgin Islands (0-0 / 0-0)
8. Haskell (Kan.) (0-0 / 0-0)
9. Northern New Mexico (0-0 / 0-0)
10. Bacone (Okla.) (0-0 / 8-9)
11. Fisher (Mass.) (0-1 / 5-6)
12. Florida National (0-0 / 0-2)
13. Cottey (Mo.) (0-0 / 0-0)
14. Morris (S.C.) (0-0 / 0-0)
15. Penn State Schuylkill (0-0 / 0-0)
Crossroads League
1. Marian (Ind.) (16-0 / 27-6)
2. Indiana Wesleyan (12-4 / 24-6)
3. Taylor (Ind.) (11-5 / 19-7)
4. Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) (10-6 / 17-12)
5. Saint Francis (Ind.) (8-8 / 15-12)
Frontier Conference
1. Carroll (Mont.) (13-1 / 21-3)
2. Montana Western (12-8 / 17-10)
3. Providence (Mont.) (9-4 / 19-6)
4. Montana State-Northern (5-10 / 7-14)
5. Rocky Mountain (Mont.) (1-9 / 1-12)
6. Montana Tech (5-13 / 5-14)
Golden State Athletic Conference
1. Westmont (Calif.) (0-0 / 0-0)
2. Vanguard (Calif.) (0-0 / 0-0)
3. The Master's (Calif.) (0-0 / 0-0)
4. Menlo (Calif.) (0-0 / 0-0)
Great Plains Athletic Conference
1. Morningside (Iowa) (21-1 / 29-3)
2. Concordia (Neb.) (17-5 / 22-9)
3. Dordt (Iowa) (14-8 / 15-11)
4. Northwestern (Iowa) (16-6 / 18-11)
5. Briar Cliff (Iowa) (14-8 / 17-10)
6. Jamestown (N.D.) (12-10 / 15-11)
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
1. Rust (Miss.) (5-1 / 12-2)
2. Philander Smith (Ark.) (1-4 / 2-8)
3. Tougaloo (Miss.) (1-2 / 2-6)
4. Dillard (La.) (1-3 / 2-8)
5. Fisk (Tenn.) (0-0 / 0-0)
6. Edward Waters (Fla.) (5-1 / 12-5)
Heart of America Athletic Conference
1. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) (16-2 / 19-5)
2. Central Methodist (Mo.) (12-5 / 13-6)
3. Clarke (Iowa) (14-2 / 23-3)
4. Benedictine (Kan.) (14-5 / 17-9)
5. Grand View (Iowa) (14-5 / 20-8)
6. Evangel (Mo.) (11-8 / 13-10)
7. Mount Mercy (Iowa) (7-11 / 7-13)
8. Baker (Kan.) (9-10 / 11-12)
9. William Penn (Iowa) (10-7 / 10-9)
10. Missouri Valley (6-12 / 9-13)
11. Graceland (Iowa) (5-14 / 6-16)
12. Peru State (Neb.) (4-13 / 6-16)
13. Culver-Stockton (Mo.) (2-14 / 2-16)
14. Park (Mo.) (1-17 / 2-17)
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
1. Sterling (Kan.) (22-0 / 30-1)
2. Tabor (Kan.) (16-6 / 19-8)
3. Kansas Wesleyan (13-8 / 16-11)
4. McPherson (Kan.) (13-8 / 16-9)
5. Bethany (Kan.) (13-9 / 16-10)
6. Bethel (Kan.) (16-6 / 16-10)
Mid-South Conference
1. Thomas More (Ky.) (17-1 / 29-2)
2. Campbellsville (Ky.) (12-1 / 20-3)
3. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (13-4 / 19-6)
4. Pikeville (Ky.) (9-8 / 14-9)
5. Bethel (Tenn.) (6-10 / 12-13)
6. Georgetown (Ky.) (2-11 / 3-13)
7. Cumberlands (Ky.) (10-4 / 14-6)
8. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (6-11 / 12-13)
9. Tennessee Southern (Tenn.) (5-12 / 7-13)
10. Cumberland (Tenn.) (2-11 / 3-12)
11. Shawnee State (Ohio) (10-7 / 19-9)
12. Life (Ga.) (0-12 / 2-14)
North Star Athletic Association
1. Dakota State (S.D.) (14-0 / 27-4)
2. Bellevue (Neb.) (11-3 / 17-7)
3. Mayville State (N.D.) (8-6 / 14-8)
4. Viterbo (Wis.) (8-6 / 9-7)
5. Dickinson State (N.D.) (7-8 / 9-13)
Red River Athletic Conference
1. LSU Shreveport (La.) (7-1 / 16-2)
2. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) (0-0 / 3-4)
2. Xavier (La.) (1-4 / 13-7)
4. Texas A&M Texarkana (6-2 / 11-7)
5. Paul Quinn (Texas) (0-0 / 0-0)
6. LSU Alexandria (La.) (4-4 / 7-8)
7. Huston-Tillotson (Texas) (0-0 / 0-0)
8. Wiley (Texas) (0-0 / 0-0)
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9. Texas College (0-0 / 0-0)
10. Louisiana College (2-6 / 3-6)
11. Jarvis Christian (Texas) (1-7 / 2-10)
12. Southwest (N.M.) (2-6 / 2-10)
River States Conference
1. WVU Tech (0-0 / 12-8)
2. Rio Grande (Ohio) (0-0 / 18-9)
3. Midway (Ky.) (0-0 / 13-8)
4. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) (0-0 / 11-7)
5. Indiana East (Ind.) (0-0 / 2-6)
Sooner Athletic Conference
1. Wayland Baptist (Texas) (8-0 / 13-1)
2. Science & Arts (Okla.) (10-1 / 14-4)
3. Oklahoma City (3-0 / 5-1)
4. Mid-America Christian (Okla.) (6-0 / 9-3)
5. Southwestern Christian (Okla.) (6-3 / 12-5)
6. Langston (Okla.) (4-6 / 7-7)
Southern States Athletic Conference
1. Loyola (La.) (11-1 / 21-2)
2. Talladega (Ala.) (5-1 / 16-3)
3. Middle Georgia State (9-3 / 14-5)
4. William Carey (Miss.) (10-4 / 11-5)
The Sun Conference
1. Southeastern (Fla.) (20-0 / 26-3)
2. St. Thomas (Fla.) (14-4 / 19-5)
3. Webber International (Fla.) (12-8 / 17-11)
4. Keiser (Fla.) (11-9 / 15-12)
5. Coastal Georgia (11-9 / 13-11)
6. Florida Memorial (10-9 / 10-11)
7. Ave Maria (Fla.) (5-15 / 8-19)
8. Warner (Fla.) (2-18 / 7-21)
9. Thomas (Ga.) (2-15 / 2-16)
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
1. Indiana Tech (11-1 / 27-3)
2. Rochester (Mich.) (12-0 / 13-3)
3. Siena Heights (Mich.) (9-4 / 13-6)
4. Aquinas (Mich.) (6-7 / 6-8)
5. Concordia (Mich.) (7-4 / 16-10)
6. Lawrence Tech (Mich.) (7-6 / 9-10)
7. Michigan-Dearborn (0-0 / 0-0)
8. Cornerstone (Mich.) (4-9 / 7-15)
9. University of Northwestern Ohi (2-11 / 5-11)
10. Lourdes (Ohio) (3-10 / 5-14)
11. Madonna (Mich.) (2-11 / 2-13)
