2023 NAIA Women's Basketball Conference/Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)/Unaffiliated Group Ratings - Preseason
Oct 23, 2023
American Midwest Conference
1. Columbia (Mo.) (18-2 / 26-5)
2. Missouri Baptist (18-2 / 24-6)
3. UHSP St. Louis (Mo.) (16-4 / 21-8)
4. Stephens (Mo.) (11-9 / 16-11)
5. Williams Baptist (Ark.) (14-6 / 19-11)
Appalachian Athletic Conference
1. Bryan (Tenn.) (23-1 / 27-5)
2. Pikeville (Ky.) (16-6 / 21-9)
3. Milligan (Tenn.) (17-7 / 19-10)
4. Reinhardt (Ga.) (17-7 / 18-11)
5. Tennessee Wesleyan (16-8 / 19-9)
6. Montreat (N.C.) (15-9 / 20-10)
7. Johnson (Tenn.) (8-16 / 10-17)
8. Bluefield (Va.) (14-10 / 15-14)
9. Kentucky Christian (12-12 / 16-17)
10. CIU (S.C.) (14-10 / 18-17)
11. Columbia (S.C.) (8-16 / 10-18)
12. Truett McConnell (Ga.) (6-18 / 7-20)
13. Brenau (Ga.) (5-19 / 6-19)
14. Union (Ky.) (4-20 / 4-24)
15. St. Andrews (N.C.) (3-21 / 3-23)
California Pacific Conference
1. Antelope Valley (Calif.) (18-2 / 23-8)
2. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) (14-6 / 19-11)
3. Simpson (Calif.) (16-4 / 19-11)
4. Westcliff (12-8 / 16-12)
5. UC Merced (11-9 / 11-15)
6. Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) (11-9 / 14-14)
7. Park Gilbert (Ariz.) (11-9 / 13-13)
8. La Sierra (Calif.) (10-10 / 10-17)
9. Saint Katherine (Calif.) (5-15 / 10-16)
10. California Maritime (2-18 / 2-22)
11. Pacific Union (Calif.) (0-20 / 0-29)
Cascade Collegiate Conference
1. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (0-0 / 30-4)
2. Eastern Oregon (0-0 / 30-3)
3. Southern Oregon (0-0 / 24-8)
4. Oregon Tech (0-0 / 21-9)
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
1. Indiana South Bend (Ind.) (18-2 / 28-3)
2. Indiana Northwest (Ind.) (17-3 / 24-8)
3. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (16-4 / 20-9)
4. Saint Xavier (Ill.) (16-4 / 20-9)
5. St. Francis (Ill.) (16-4 / 22-7)
6. Holy Cross (Ind.) (11-9 / 16-13)
7. Roosevelt (Ill.) (9-11 / 12-15)
8. Governors State (Ill.) (6-14 / 8-20)
9. St. Ambrose (Iowa) (12-8 / 16-13)
10. Judson (Ill.) (5-15 / 6-22)
11. Trinity Christian (Ill.) (7-13 / 10-18)
12. Calumet (Ind.) (0-20 / 0-22)
Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)
1. College of the Ozarks (Mo.) (0-0 / 26-5)
Crossroads League
1. Indiana Wesleyan (17-1 / 30-4)
2. Marian (Ind.) (15-3 / 29-6)
3. Grace (Ind.) (13-5 / 24-11)
4. Saint Francis (Ind.) (10-8 / 15-15)
5. Spring Arbor (Mich.) (9-9 / 19-10)
Frontier Conference
1. Carroll (Mont.) (14-1 / 26-7)
2. Rocky Mountain (Mont.) (10-5 / 20-11)
2. Providence (Mont.) (5-10 / 16-14)
4. Montana Western (12-3 / 28-6)
5. Montana State-Northern (1-14 / 8-21)
6. Montana Tech (3-12 / 7-19)
Golden State Athletic Conference
1. Vanguard (Calif.) (14-4 / 23-7)
2. Menlo (Calif.) (13-5 / 21-9)
Great Plains Athletic Conference
1. Dordt (Iowa) (20-2 / 30-4)
2. Briar Cliff (Iowa) (17-5 / 26-8)
3. Concordia (Neb.) (14-8 / 20-12)
4. Jamestown (N.D.) (16-6 / 22-9)
5. Northwestern (Iowa) (14-8 / 19-11)
6. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) (15-7 / 23-9)
7. Morningside (Iowa) (11-10 / 17-13)
8. Doane (Neb.) (8-14 / 14-15)
9. Hastings (Neb.) (7-14 / 11-17)
10. Mount Marty (S.D.) (4-18 / 7-21)
11. Midland (Neb.) (2-20 / 4-23)
12. College of Saint Mary (Neb.) (3-19 / 6-22)
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
1. Rust (Miss.) (12-2 / 23-6)
2. Philander Smith (Ark.) (11-3 / 24-7)
3. Fisk (Tenn.) (11-3 / 19-8)
4. Wiley (Texas) (7-7 / 16-10)
5. Tougaloo (Miss.) (5-9 / 6-17)
6. Dillard (La.) (6-8 / 11-18)
7. Talladega (Ala.) (0-19 / 5-21)
8. Oakwood (Ala.) (3-11 / 5-23)
9. Southern-New Orleans (La.) (1-12 / 3-18)
10. Virgin Islands (0-0 / 0-0)
Heart of America Athletic Conference
1. Central Methodist (Mo.) (22-0 / 35-1)
2. Clarke (Iowa) (19-3 / 33-4)
2. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) (17-5 / 21-8)
4. Grand View (Iowa) (17-5 / 21-9)
5. Culver-Stockton (Mo.) (13-9 / 19-11)
6. Benedictine (Kan.) (6-16 / 9-19)
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
1. Tabor (Kan.) (16-6 / 18-10)
2. Kansas Wesleyan (17-5 / 19-10)
3. Sterling (Kan.) (21-1 / 26-6)
4. Saint Mary (Kan.) (14-8 / 21-11)
5. Bethany (Kan.) (18-4 / 20-8)
6. Friends (Kan.) (11-11 / 17-14)
Mid-South Conference
1. Campbellsville (Ky.) (21-1 / 31-3)
2. Cumberlands (Ky.) (16-6 / 24-8)
3. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (13-9 / 24-10)
4. Georgetown (Ky.) (12-10 / 19-14)
5. Bethel (Tenn.) (9-14 / 13-16)
6. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (4-8 / 10-19)
7. Cumberland (Tenn.) (8-14 / 13-16)
North Star Athletic Association
1. Dakota State (S.D.) (13-1 / 29-7)
2. Mayville State (N.D.) (12-2 / 24-6)
3. Bellevue (Neb.) (10-4 / 17-12)
4. Dickinson State (N.D.) (7-7 / 13-17)
Red River Athletic Conference
1. LSU Shreveport (La.) (14-4 / 24-8)
2. Xavier (La.) (11-7 / 18-11)
3. Texas A&M Texarkana (20-0 / 29-2)
4. Louisiana Christian (13-7 / 17-12)
5. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) (8-8 / 15-13)
6. LSU Alexandria (La.) (9-7 / 11-16)
7. Huston-Tillotson (Texas) (8-8 / 13-13)
River States Conference
1. Rio Grande (Ohio) (16-1 / 30-4)
2. Oakland City (Ind.) (14-4 / 22-10)
3. Shawnee State (Ohio) (10-12 / 15-16)
4. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) (11-6 / 20-11)
5. Midway (Ky.) (16-2 / 23-9)
Sooner Athletic Conference
1. Mid-America Christian (Okla.) (17-5 / 23-7)
2. Science & Arts (Okla.) (17-5 / 23-7)
3. Wayland Baptist (Texas) (15-7 / 21-11)
4. John Brown (Ark.) (14-8 / 21-10)
5. Texas Wesleyan (19-3 / 27-6)
6. Langston (Okla.) (11-11 / 17-13)
7. Southwestern Christian (Okla.) (12-10 / 17-14)
8. Oklahoma City (10-12 / 13-15)
Southern States Athletic Conference
1. Loyola (La.) (17-1 / 27-3)
2. Faulkner (Ala.) (14-4 / 25-7)
3. Brewton-Parker (Ga.) (13-5 / 22-8)
4. Point (Ga.) (18-6 / 23-9)
5. William Carey (Miss.) (11-7 / 18-9)
The Sun Conference
1. Southeastern (Fla.) (9-7 / 14-15)
2. St. Thomas (Fla.) (12-4 / 21-8)
3. Ave Maria (Fla.) (8-8 / 18-12)
4. Florida Memorial (15-1 / 24-6)
5. Webber International (Fla.) (8-8 / 11-16)
6. Keiser (Fla.) (8-8 / 17-12)
6. Warner (Fla.) (7-9 / 15-13)
8. Coastal Georgia (5-11 / 7-19)
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
1. Indiana Tech (18-2 / 27-6)
2. Concordia (Mich.) (13-7 / 17-12)
3. Siena Heights (Mich.) (16-4 / 24-7)
4. Cornerstone (Mich.) (13-7 / 15-14)
5. Rochester (Mich.) (16-4 / 21-11)
6. Lourdes (Ohio) (6-14 / 9-20)
7. Lawrence Tech (Mich.) (9-11 / 12-17)
