Women's Basketball | 1/17/2017 12:48:00 PM
Tuesday, January 17, 2017
PORTALES, NM —With wins in 11 of its last 12 games, the Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team (12-3; LSC 8-0) continued to receive national recognition. The Greyhounds remained in the receiving votes section of the D2SIDA media poll, and debuted in the same section of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll.
Eastern is receiving five votes in this week's poll, after getting two last week. ENMU also ranked fourth in the regional poll, released yesterday. The Hounds also are receiving two votes in the WBCA poll.
Eastern is currently on a five-game win streak, which included home wins against Cameron and Midwestern State, last week.
The Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team will return to action on Thursday to visit Texas A&M-Kingsville. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:15 p.m. MST.
2016-17 Women's Basketball Division II Media Poll, sponsored by D2SIDA
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
W-L |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Last Week's Results |
| 1 |
Ashland (14) |
18-0 |
350 |
1 |
WH Ohio Dominican 101-62; WH Hillsdale 85-66 |
| 2 |
Alaska Anchorage |
15-1 |
322 |
T3 |
WH Central Washington (86-48), WH Northwest Nazarene (101-69) |
| 3 |
Virginia Union |
15-0 |
316 |
5 |
WA St. Augustine's 101-48, WH Livingstone 93-77, WA Virginia State 77-64 |
| 4 |
Pittsburg State |
16-1 |
297 |
7 |
WH Lincoln (106-67); WH Lindenwood (78-69) |
| 5 |
Lincoln Memorial |
15-0 |
296 |
6 |
WA vs. Queens (70-60); WA vs. Anderson (67-58); WH vs. Catawba (70-66) |
| 6 |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
17-0 |
290 |
8 |
WH Metro State 66-49; WH Colorado-Colorado Springs 70-49 |
| 7 |
Bellarmine |
14-1 |
248 |
9 |
WR Quincy 92-67; WR Truman State 89-77 |
| 8 |
Angelo State |
13-1 |
243 |
2 |
LA West Texas A&M 68-61, WA Texas-Permian Basin 96-83 |
| 9 |
Emporia State |
14-2 |
237 |
T3 |
LA Central Oklahoma (64-70); WA Northeastern State (71-51) |
| 10 |
California |
16-1 |
230 |
10 |
WH Slippery Rock 96-65, WA Pitt-Johnstown 78-57, WH Seton Hill 83-68 |
| 11 |
Adelphi |
15-2 |
215 |
13 |
WH Adelphi 62-60; WA Southern N.H. 63-46 |
| 12 |
Cal Baptist |
17-2 |
209 |
14 |
WA Azusa Pacific (82-76); WH Concordia Irvine (109-82) |
| 13 |
Drury |
15-2 |
167 |
15 |
WR Saint Joseph's (Ind.) 78-72 OT; WR Indianapolis 76-74 |
| 14 |
Arkansas Tech |
11-1 |
150 |
18 |
WH Ouachita (89-66); WA Southern Arkansas (66-49) |
| 15 |
Columbus State |
12-1 |
141 |
23 |
WH vs. Armstrong State (79-60); WA vs. Young Harris (65-49); WA vs. Lander (82-76) |
| 16 |
Florida Southern |
12-4 |
126 |
RV |
WH Florida Tech (87-73); WH Eckerd (74-61) |
| 17 |
Western Washington |
13-3 |
122 |
20 |
WH Saint Martin's (67-53); WH Seattle Pacific (71-53) |
| 18 |
Queens, N.Y. |
14-3 |
104 |
24 |
WH Daemen 75-40; WH LIU Post 71-51 |
| 19 |
Regis |
13-2 |
86 |
25 |
WH Westminster 62-47 |
| 20 |
West Florida |
12-3 |
68 |
19 |
LA Lee (89-86); WA West Alabama (65-48); WH West Georgia (63-57) |
| 21 |
Simon Fraser |
16-2 |
55 |
RV |
WH Seattle Pacific (71-61); WH Saint Martin's (92-61) |
| 22 |
Bentley |
13-4 |
53 |
16 |
LA Adelphi 62-60; WH American Int'l. 79-70 |
| 23 |
North Georgia |
13-2 |
51 |
17 |
LH vs. USC Aiken (66-62); WA vs. Francis Marion (63-59) |
| 24 |
Edinboro |
15-2 |
49 |
NR |
WA Bloomsburg 63-55, WH Gannon 83-54, WA IUP 75-65 |
| 25 |
MSU Moorhead |
15-1 |
39 |
RV |
WA Augustana University (65-55); WA Wayne State College (74-64) |
Dropped Out: Seattle Pacific, Eckerd, Mercyhurst, Fort Hays State
Also Receiving Votes: Eckerd (30), Southern Indiana (20), Seattle Pacific (18), Fort Hays State (8), Wheeling Jesuit (7), Eastern New Mexico (5), UC San Diego (5), St. Mary's (3), Caldwell (2)
WBCA Coaches Poll
| Rank |
School (record) |
Points |
First-place
Votes |
Last week's
rank |
| 1 |
Ashland (18-0) |
598 |
22 |
1 |
| 2 |
Virginia Union (15-0) |
566 |
2 |
3 |
| 3 |
Pittsburg State (16-1) |
523 |
0 |
5 |
| 4 |
Bellarmine (14-1) |
519 |
0 |
4 |
| 5 |
Alaska-Anchorage (15-1) |
497 |
0 |
7 |
| 6 |
California, PA (16-1) |
458 |
0 |
8 |
| 7 |
Colorado State-Pueblo (17-0) |
449 |
0 |
10 |
| 8 |
Lincoln Memorial (15-0) |
442 |
0 |
9 |
| 9 |
Emporia State (14-2) |
400 |
0 |
2 |
| 10 |
California Baptist (17-2) |
367 |
0 |
11 |
| 11 |
Angelo State (13-1) |
348 |
0 |
6 |
| 12 |
Central Oklahoma (15-1) |
322 |
0 |
16 |
| 13 |
Drury (15-2) |
320 |
0 |
12 |
| 14 |
Arkansas Tech (11-1) |
297 |
0 |
13 |
| 15 |
Minnesota State-Moorhead (15-1) |
275 |
0 |
18 |
| 16 |
Columbus State (12-1) |
190 |
0 |
24 |
| 17 |
Winona State (15-3) |
176 |
0 |
20 |
| 18 |
Adelphi (15-2) |
165 |
0 |
25 |
| 19 |
Wheeling Jesuit (13-2) |
147 |
0 |
23 |
| 20 |
North Georgia (13-2) |
100 |
0 |
17 |
| 21 |
Bentley (13-4) |
98 |
0 |
15 |
| 22 |
Simon Fraser (16-2) |
97 |
0 |
NR |
| 23 |
Fort Hays State (14-2) |
91 |
0 |
NR |
| 24 |
Lewis (13-4) |
44 |
0 |
19 |
| 25 |
Regis, CO (13-2) |
41 |
0 |
NR |
Dropped Out: No. 14 Seattle Pacific (13-3); No. 21 Grand Valley State (11-4); No. 22 Eckerd (13-3).
Others receiving votes: Central Missouri (12-2) 40; Florida Southern (12-4) 33; Eckerd (13-3) 32; Seattle Pacific (13-3) 31; Queens, NY (14-3) 30; Edinboro (15-2) 15; Saginaw Valley (10; Southern Indiana (14-2) 10; Harding (11-2) 9; Sioux Falls (14-2) 9; Caldwell (14-3) 8; Lander (10-4) 7; Glenville State (13-2) 4; Clayton State (12-3) 3; Grand Valley State (11-4) 3; Eastern New Mexico (12-3) 2.
10 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 24 combined points.
