USA TODAY/WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
COACHES ASSOCIATION
DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FINAL POLL (Spring 1997)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last Poll |
| 1. |
North Dakota (24 first-place votes) |
28-4 |
600 |
8 |
| 2. |
Southern Indiana |
30-2 |
570 |
4 |
| 3. |
UC Davis |
29-3 |
538 |
5 |
| 4. |
North Dakota State |
28-1 |
521 |
1 |
| 5. |
West Texas A&M |
29-2 |
493 |
3 |
| 6. |
Bentley (Mass.) |
27-7 |
476 |
17 |
| 7. |
Kennesaw State (Ga.) |
30-2 |
417 |
9 |
| 8. |
Northern Michigan | 27-3 | 387 | 6 |
| 9. | Delta State (Miss.) | 25-6 | 369 | 18 |
| 10. | Nebraska-Kearney | 28-3 | 351 | 7 |
| 11. | St. Rose (N.Y.) | 29-1 | 336 | 2 |
| 12. | Seattle Pacific (Wash.) | 26-3 | 316 | 13 |
| 13. | Abilene Christian (Texas) | 24-5 | 276 | 10 |
| 14. | Bowie State (Md.) | 29-2 | 245 | 14 |
| 15. | Edinboro (Pa.) | 24-8 | 236 | NR |
| 16. | Oakland (Mich.) | 25-5 | 227 | 11 |
| 17. | Stonehill (Mass.) | 26-6 | 218 | 19 |
| 18. | Augustana (S.D.) | 23-5 | 210 | 12 |
| 19. | Florida Tech | 27-3 | 152 | 16 |
| 20. | Missouri Western State | 24-7 | 138 | NR |
| 21. | Shippensburg (Pa.) | 25-5 | 109 | 15 |
| 22. | High Point (N.C.) | 26-6 | 97 | NR |
| 23. | Northern State (S.D.) | 24-5 | 92 | NR |
| 24. | Northern Colorado | 19-8 | 87 | 21 |
| 25. | Fort Valley State (Ga.) | 25-6 | 73 | NR |
Dropping out: No. 20 South Dakota State (19-8), No. 22 Longwood (Va.) (25-5),
No. 23 Fayetteville State (N.C.) (26-5), No. 24 Arkansas Tech (29-4), No. 25 Michigan
Tech (21-9).
Others receiving points: South Dakota State 52, Michigan Tech 32, Fayetteville
State 31, Emporia State (Kan.) 23, West Chester (Pa.) 19, Longwood 16, Massachusetts-
Lowell 16, Minnesota-Duluth 15, Arkansas Tech 12, Western New Mexico 12, Montana State-
Billings 10, Georgia College 8, Kentucky State 6, Nebraska-Omaha 6, Bellarmine (Ky.)
4, Cal Poly Pomona 4.
The USA TODAY/WBCA Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll is voted upon by 24 Division II head coaches
who are members of the WBCA. They represent each NCAA Division II conference and all eight WBCA Districts.
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