Huskies No. 6 in final WBCA National Rankings Poll
HOUGHTON, MICH.- The Michigan Tech women's basketball team is ranked No. 6 in this week's WBCA National Top 25 Coaches' Poll. The Huskies (20-1) won their eighth GLIAC tournament title Sunday over Ashland 74-63 and have tied the program record with 18 consecutive victories. Tech was selected as the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Division II Midwest Region tournament and will play No. 5 seed Ashland or No. 4 seed Grand Valley State in the semifinals Saturday, Marc 13 at 7 p.m.
The Huskies have made a steady rise in the rankings this season. Lubbock Christian remained No. 1 in the nation at 16-0. Drury (20-1), North Georgia (17-1), Hawaii Pacific (13-0), and Lander (17-1) rounded out the top-five.
|
Rank |
School (Record) |
Total |
1st-Place |
Previous |
|
1 |
Lubbock Christian (16-0) |
575 |
23 |
1 |
|
2 |
Drury (20-1) |
547 |
0 |
3 |
|
3 |
North Georgia (17-1) |
502 |
0 |
6 |
|
4 |
Hawaii Pacific (13-0) |
469 |
0 |
4 |
|
5 |
Lander (17-1) |
468 |
0 |
2 |
|
6 |
Michigan Tech (20-1) |
447 |
0 |
9 |
|
7 |
Minnesota Duluth (13-1) |
444 |
0 |
8 |
|
8 |
Charleston, WV (17-2) |
383 |
0 |
13 |
|
9 |
Nebraska Kearney (22-3) |
377 |
0 |
14 |
|
10 |
Fort Hays State (22-3) |
374 |
0 |
5 |
|
11 |
Texas A&M-Commerce (13-3) |
336 |
0 |
10 |
|
12 |
Valdosta State (17-3) |
292 |
0 |
7 |
|
13 |
Belmont Abbey (22-2) |
266 |
0 |
21 |
|
14 |
Carson-Newman (15-3) |
241 |
0 |
11 |
|
15 |
Daemen (12-2) |
202 |
0 |
12 |
|
16 |
Tuskegee (12-1) |
185 |
0 |
19 |
|
17 |
Gannon (13-1) |
176 |
0 |
20 |
|
18 |
Glenville State (12-3) |
172 |
0 |
18 |
|
19 |
Southwestern Oklahoma State (17-3) |
160 |
0 |
16 |
|
20 |
Central Missouri (19-4) |
155 |
0 |
15 |
|
21 |
Arkansas Tech (14-2) |
148 |
0 |
17 |
|
22 |
Colorado Mines (17-3) |
134 |
0 |
24 |
|
23 |
Tusculum (18-3) |
95 |
0 |
NR |
|
24 |
Benedict (12-3) |
81 |
0 |
25 |
|
25 |
Union, TN (18-5) |
48 |
0 |
NR |
Dropped out: No. 22 West Texas A&M (15-6); No. 23 Grand Valley State (14-5).
Others receiving votes: West Texas A&M (15-6) 45; Grand Valley State (14-5) 30; Truman State (16-4) 30; Barton (12-2) 24; Dominican, NY (12-1) 18; Roberts Wesleyan (10-6) 15; Cedarville (19-5) 6; Emporia State (18-6) 5. Four teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 24 combined points.