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For the third consecutive Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll, Ashland University's women's basketball team is slotted at No. 4 in the country.
As announced by the WBCA on Tuesday (Jan. 7) afternoon, the Eagles (13-0 overall, 5-0 Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference) are in the top five of the official coaches' poll for the 73rd time – moving them into a tie for seventh place all-time with Cal Poly Pomona.
Ashland will play host to No. 3-ranked Grand Valley State (13-0, 5-0) on Thursday (Jan. 9) at 5:30 p.m. at Kates Gymnasium. This will be the first time AU has played host as a top-five team to a fellow top-five team since March 12, 2018, a 79-73 win over Drury in the Midwest Regional championship game.
The Eagles' record as a Top-25 team is 212-15 (.934), and 114-6 (.950) as a Top-25 team at home.
For the third straight poll, three of the top four teams in the nation reside in the Midwest Region – No. 1 Drury, No. 3 GVSU and No. 4 AU.
2019-20 WBCA RANKINGS: No. 8 (preseason), No. 7 (Nov. 19), No. 6 (Nov. 26 and Dec. 3), No. 4 (Dec. 10, Dec. 17 and Jan. 7).
WBCA DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL – JAN. 7, 2020
|
1 |
Drury (12-0) |
564 |
14 |
1 |
|
2 |
Lubbock Christian (13-0) |
559 |
9 |
2 |
|
3 |
Grand Valley State (13-0) |
531 |
0 |
3 |
|
4 |
ASHLAND (13-0) |
508 |
0 |
4 |
|
5 |
Texas A&M-Commerce (13-0) |
439 |
0 |
8 |
|
6 |
Virginia Union (9-1) |
438 |
0 |
7 |
|
7 |
Alaska Anchorage (14-1) |
409 |
0 |
10 |
|
8 |
Indiana (PA) (11-1) |
394 |
0 |
11 |
|
9 |
Lee (TN) (13-1) |
371 |
0 |
5 |
|
10 |
North Georgia (11-1) |
335 |
0 |
13 |
|
11 |
Hawaii Pacific (11-1) |
326 |
0 |
14 |
|
12 |
Adelphi (14-0) |
312 |
0 |
15 |
|
13 |
Fort Hays State (10-2) |
307 |
0 |
16 |
|
14 |
Sioux Falls (13-2) |
270 |
0 |
18 |
|
15 |
California (PA) (10-2) |
208 |
0 |
9 |
|
16 |
Emporia State (10-2) |
203 |
0 |
20 |
|
17 |
Anderson (SC) (10-2) |
191 |
0 |
19 |
|
18 |
Bowie State (13-0) |
174 |
0 |
23 |
|
19 |
Westminster (UT) (11-2) |
160 |
0 |
12 |
|
20 |
Azusa Pacific (11-3) |
111 |
0 |
17 |
|
21 |
Southeastern Oklahoma State (8-2) |
93 |
0 |
NR |
|
22 |
Saint Anselm (8-3) |
76 |
0 |
6 |
|
23 |
Cal State San Marcos (11-2) |
54 |
0 |
24 |
|
24 |
Benedict (11-2) |
53 |
0 |
NR |
|
25 |
Walsh (12-2) |
50 |
0 |
NR |
ALL-TIME ASHLAND UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TOP 25 POLL RANKINGS
Weeks in rankings: 111
Weeks in Top 10: 92
Weeks in Top 5: 73
Weeks at No. 1: 44
Most consecutive weeks in rankings: 76 (current)
Most consecutive weeks in Top 10: 56
Most consecutive weeks in Top 5: 38
Most consecutive weeks at No. 1: 29
Highest ranking: No. 1 (last on March 4, 2018)
Highest final ranking: No. 1 (2012-13 and 2016-17)
Full seasons in rankings: 5 (2012-13, 2015-16, 2016-17, 2017-18 and 2018-19)
Full seasons in Top 10: 3 (2012-13, 2016-17 and 2017-18)
Full seasons in Top 5: 3 (2012-13, 2016-17 and 2017-18)
Current streak: 76
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