SPRINGFIELD, Mo.— The Drury Lady Panthers held onto their position as the number one ranked team in NCAA-II after the results of this week's Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll. Drury is 4-0 and has been idle since their Nov. 11 win over Minnesota-Duluth, 80-68. The Lady Panthers have owned the number one position in the national poll since the preseason rankings were released on Oct. 31.
Drury received 10 first-place votes this week while Lubbock Christian (4-0), the defending national champions, is ranked second after receiving 12 first-place votes. Grand Valley State (3-0) is ranked third, Azuza Pacific (4-0) is fourth with one first-place vote, and Fort Hays State (4-0) is ranked fifth.
Three teams in the Midwest Region are ranked in the top six. In addition to Drury at number one and Grand Valley State at number three, Ashland (3-0) is ranked sixth.
This week marks the 98th week in a row the Lady Panthers have been in the top 25, the longest such streak in the nation, and it is their 36th straight week in the top 10.
Drury returns to action on Friday against Central Missouri at 5:30 pm at the O'Reilly Family Event Center as part of the Oasis Hotel & Convention Center Thanksgiving Classic. Admission is FREE to that game as well as all four games hosted on Friday at the O' as part of Drury's Black Friday promotion.
Complete NCAA-II Coaches' Poll Through Games Nov. 26, 2019
| RANK |
SCHOOL |
POINTS |
PREVIOUS |
RECORD |
| 1 |
Drury (10) |
555 |
1 |
4-0 |
| 2 |
Lubbock Christian (12) |
537 |
2 |
5-0 |
| 3 |
Grand Valley State |
511 |
3 |
5-0 |
| 4 |
Azusa Pacific (1) |
496 |
4 |
4-0 |
| 5 |
Fort Hays State |
481 |
5 |
4-0 |
| 6 |
Ashland |
428 |
7 |
4-0 |
| 7 |
Lee (TN) |
400 |
10 |
6-0 |
| 8 |
Saint Anselm |
399 |
8 |
4-0 |
| 9 |
California (PA) |
360 |
13 |
7-0 |
| 10 |
Alaska Anchorage |
334 |
11 |
5-0 |
| 11 |
Minnesota State Moorhead |
329 |
12 |
5-0 |
| 12 |
North Georgia |
319 |
15 |
6-0 |
| 13 |
Virginia Union |
279 |
14 |
4-1 |
| 14 |
UC San Diego |
229 |
6 |
4-1 |
| 15 |
Indiana (PA) |
220 |
16 |
4-1 |
| 16 |
University of the Sciences |
210 |
18 |
5-1 |
| 17 |
Anderson (SC) |
178 |
9 |
4-1 |
| 18 |
Southeastern Oklahoma State |
140 |
NR |
4-0 |
| 19 |
Sioux Falls |
127 |
NR |
4-0 |
| 20 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
123 |
NR |
5-0 |
| 21 |
West Texas A&M |
110 |
21 |
5-2 |
| 22 |
Stonehill |
84 |
NR |
4-1 |
| 23 |
Westminster (UT) |
79 |
23 |
5-1 |
| 24 |
Benedict |
75 |
25 |
4-1 |
| 25 |
Southwestern Oklahoma State |
63 |
17 |
4-2 |
Dropped out: No. 18 Harding (3-2); No. 20 Carson-Newman (4-2); No. 22 Glenville State (3-2); No. 24 Union (TN) (4-2).
Others receiving votes: Eckerd (2-0) 56; Hawaii Pacific (4-0) 47; St. Thomas Aquinas (6-0) 32; Union (TN) (4-2) 30; Harding (3-2) 20; Carson-Newman (4-2) 18; Tusculum (5-1) 17; Central Missouri (2-2) 16; Lindenwood (3-0) 16; Tampa (2-1) 16; Walsh (5-1) 16; Tarleton State (4-1) 15; Bentley (3-2) 14; Cal State San Marcos (5-0) 13; Southern Nazarene (4-0) 13; Nova Southeastern (1-3) 12; Bowie State (2-0) 10; Emporia State (3-2) 9; Delta State (4-1) 8; Florida Southern (4-2) 7; Glenville State (3-2) 6; Lincoln (PA) (6-1) 6; Angelo State (2-2) 3; Limestone (4-0) 3; Lander (3-2) 2; Western Washington (4-2) 2; Adelphi (5-0) 1; Central Oklahoma (4-1) 1.
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