Courtesy: Dordt (Iowa) Athletics
Courtesy: Dordt (Iowa) Athletics

2024-25 NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches Top 25 Poll - Final (February 26)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Dordt (Iowa) remains at No. 1 in the latest edition of the 2024-25 NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll with 10-of-20 first-place votes. Southern Oregon and Campbellsville (Ky.) also received first-place votes with seven and three votes, respectively. While Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) and LSU Shreveport (La.) moved into the Top 25 this week. 

Poll Methodology:

  • The poll is for publicity purposes only and has no weight or bearing in the selection process for national championship field consideration.
  • A panel of head coaches representing each conference and Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) voted on the poll.
  • The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter votes the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, 28 for third-place and so on through the list.
  • The highest and lowest vote for each team (a non-vote is considered a low vote) is removed.
  • Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”.
RANK LAST TIME INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] RECORD FINAL POINTS
1 1 Dordt (Iowa) [10] 26-2 524
2 3 Southern Oregon [7] 28-0 518
3 4 Campbellsville (Ky.) [3] 24-2 507
4 2 Indiana Wesleyan 26-2 503
5 6 Cumberlands (Ky.) 24-4 444
5 5 Briar Cliff (Iowa) 24-4 444
7 7 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 24-4 413
8 8 Dakota State (S.D.) 22-4 409
9 9 Saint Francis (Ind.) 25-3 388
10 10 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 27-2 375
11 11 Georgetown (Ky.) 20-7 334
12 12 Marian (Ind.) 22-6 327
13 16 Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 23-5 300
14 13 Arizona Christian (Ariz.) 24-4 271
15 17 William Carey (Miss.) 25-0 253
16 14 Bethel (Tenn.) 20-7 244
17 20 Langston (Okla.) 26-2 201
18 24 Hastings (Neb.) 22-6 200
19 15 Rio Grande (Ohio) 23-5 174
20 18 Wayland Baptist (Texas) 24-3 163
21 25 Providence (Mont.) 20-7 151
22 21 Xavier (La.) 26-2 136
23 22 Oregon Tech 22-6 134
24 23 Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 23-5 116
25 RV Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 23-5 93
25 RV LSU Shreveport (La.) 24-3 93

Dropped from the Top 25: Carroll (Mont.) 

Receiving Votes: Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 92, Carroll (Mont.) 88, Florida Memorial 75, Shawnee State (Ohio) 59, Williams Baptist (Ark.) 57, Indiana Tech 54, Grand View (Iowa) 32, Milligan (Tenn.) 18, Northwestern (Iowa) 16, Governors State (Ill.) 15, Columbia (Mo.) 14, Southeastern (Fla.) 5, Montana Tech 5, St. Francis (Ill.) 4

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