The College of the Ozarks Lady Cats have played one of the toughest schedules imaginable to date and have come thru it unscathed to this point. Coach Becky Vests ladies sit at a perfect 10-0 on the season after a come from behind win at NAIA DI nationally ranked John Brown last night.
CofO moves up two spots from their preseason ranking and sit at #6 in the country. They check in tied at #4. A little look ahead shows a matchup with #2 Concordia coming up on Dec 19th. Here is a look at how today’s poll looks….
2017-18 NAIA Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll No. 1 (Nov. 28)
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [1ST PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 | 2 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) [5] | 6-0 | 306 |
| 2 | 3 | Concordia (Neb.) [5] | 7-0 | 305 |
| 3 | 4 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 9-0 | 288 |
| 4 | 1 | Marian (Ind.) [2] | 10-1 | 280 |
| 4 | 6 | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) | 9-0 | 280 |
| 6 | 8 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 7-1 | 261 |
| 7 | 5 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 5-2 | 242 |
| 8 | 9 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 8-2 | 232 |
| 8 | 7 | Eastern Oregon | 6-2 | 232 |
| 10 | 10 | Morningside (Iowa) | 8-2 | 228 |
| 11 | 14 | Indiana Tech | 9-1 | 224 |
| 12 | 15 | Southern Oregon | 7-0 | 197 |
| 13 | 13 | Indiana East | 7-2 | 196 |
| 14 | 12 | Tabor (Kan.) | 5-2 | 182 |
| 15 | 17 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 5-3 | 157 |
| 16 | NR | Mayville State (N.D.) | 6-1 | 151 |
| 17 | 21 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 6-2 | 137 |
| 18 | 19 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 6-1 | 133 |
| 19 | 20 | Hastings (Neb.) | 6-1 | 127 |
| 20 | 23 | Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) | 6-3 | 119 |
| 21 | 16 | Friends (Kan.) | 5-3 | 118 |
| 22 | 11 | Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) | 4-3 | 104 |
| 23 | NR | Indiana Wesleyan | 7-2 | 96 |
| 24 | NR | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | 7-1 | 92 |
| 25 | NR | Northwest Christian (Ore.) | 7-0 | 72 |
Dropped From Top 25: UC Merced, Indiana Northwest, Siena Heights (Mich.), Milligan (Tenn.)
Others Receiving Votes: Valley City State (N.D.) 67; Point (Ga.) 27; Ave Maria (Fla.) 27; Taylor (Ind.) 26; Trinity Christian (Ill.) 22; Concordia (Mich.) 18; Oregon Tech 13; Antelope Valley (Calif.) 7; IU Kokomo 3
