Women's Basketball Ranked No. 16 in Latest National Poll
LILBURN, Ga. — Michigan Tech is ranked No. 16 in the latest USA TODAY Sports/Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division II National Poll. The Huskies are 2-1 on the young season.
Tech split a pair of games at the Radisson Hotel Minneapolis St. Paul Classic last weekend, defeating Minnesota Crookston 85-62 and losing to Concordia-St. Paul 86-77.
The Huskies, who were ranked No. 8 in the preseason poll, and have been ranked in 14 consecutive WBCA Polls dating back to the first half of last season.
Three other teams from the Midwest Region appear in the poll including No. 2 Lewis, No. 8 Drury and No. 13 Ashland.
Michigan Tech will play at Minnesota State in Mankato, Minn., on Saturday (Nov. 28) to wrap up its regular season non-conference action for 2015-16.
Michigan Tech Ranking by Week
Preseason - 8
Nov. 24 - 16
USA TODAY Sports/Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division II Poll
| Rank | Institution - First Place Votes | Previous Rank | Record | Points |
| 1 | Emporia State University (Kan.) - 20 | 1 | 4-0 | 593 |
| 2 | Lewis University (Ill.) - 1 | 2 | 5-0 | 557 |
| 3 | Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) - 1 | 4 | 4-0 | 525 |
| 4 | California Baptist University - 2 | 3 | 4-0 | 499 |
| 5 | University of Alaska - Anchorage | 7 | 10-0 | 472 |
| 6 | West Texas A&M University | 9 | 4-0 | 428 |
| 7 | Fort Hays State University (Kan.) | 10 | 4-0 | 399 |
| 8 | Drury University (Mo.) | 11 | 2-0 | 369 |
| 9 | Limestone College (S.C.) | 12 | 3-0 | 340 |
| 10 | Union University (Tenn.) | 13 | 4-0 | 329 |
| 11 | Winona State University (MN) | 16 | 6-0 | 320 |
| 12 | California University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) | 5 | 4-1 | 291 |
| 13 | Ashland University (Ohio) | 15 | 3-0 | 257 |
| 14 | Columbus State University (Ga.) | 6 | 3-1 | 244 |
| 15 | Arkansas Tech University (Ark.) | 18 | 3-0 | 241 |
| 16 | Michigan Technological University | 8 | 2-1 | 231 |
| 17 | Queens College (N.Y.) | 17 | 2-0 | 209 |
| 18 | Lubbock Christian University (Texas) | 23 | 4-0 | 207 |
| 19 | Anderson University (S.C.) | 22 | 1-0 | 139 |
| 20 | Carson-Newman University (Tenn.) | NR | 4-0 | 134 |
| 21 | West Liberty University (W.Va.) | 21 | 4-1 | 95 |
| 22 | Missouri Western State | NR | 3-0 | 93 |
| 23 | Wayne State College (Neb.) | 24 | 4-1 | 87 |
| 24 | Bentley University (Mass.) | NR | 4-0 | 84 |
| T25 | Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) | NR | 5-0 | 77 |
| T25 | Colorado Mesa University | 19 | 1-1 | 77 |