LILBURN, Ga. — Minnesota State women's basketball climbed to the top spot in this week's WBCA Coaches Poll, checking in at No. 1 for the first time this season. The Mavericks remain the only undefeated team in Division II, holding a perfect 24-0 record.

MSU had been ranked No. 2 for nine consecutive weeks before moving up after Grand Valley State suffered a 78-77 loss to Wayne State (Mich.) last week. The Mavericks earned 23 first-place votes and were last ranked No. 1 in the WBCA Preseason Poll on Oct. 29, 2024.

Head Coach Emilee Thiesse and her squad look to keep their unbeaten season intact as they travel to face Augustana on Thursday, Feb. 12. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. inside the Elmen Center, with the game available to watch live on the NSIC Network.

Rank	School (Record)	Points	Last Week's Rank	First-Place Votes
1	Minnesota State Mankato (24-0)	575	2	23
2	Texas Woman's (20-1)	548	3	0
3	Grand Valley State (21-1)	514	1	0
4	Colorado Mesa (24-1)	513	4	0
5	Gannon (21-2)	468	5	0
6	Indiana, PA (19-1)	453	6	0
7	Fort Hays State (21-2)	423	8	0
8	West Texas A&M (21-2)	422	7	0
9	Cal Poly Pomona (20-2)	385	9	0
10	Nova Southeastern (20-2)	370	10	0
11	Harding (18-3)	333	11	0
12	Northern Michigan (20-4)	296	14	0
13	Daemen (19-2)	295	13	0
14	Coker (18-4)	235	17	0
15	Central Washington (20-3)	231	12	0
16	Columbus State (19-3)	204	19	0
17	Ferris State (18-4)	196	18	0
18	Winston-Salem State (19-2)	188	21	0
19	Bentley (16-3)	130	22	0
20	Pittsburg State (17-5)	111	15	0
21	Lincoln Memorial (18-3)	106	24	0
22	Miles (18-4)	93	16	0
23	Lubbock Christian (18-5)	88	20	0
24	Lenoir-Rhyne (18-4)	67	25	0
25	Arkansas Tech (16-3)	46	RV	0

Dropped out: No. 23 Embry-Riddle (15-5).-3). (14-3).

Others receiving votes: Northwood (18-5) 27; Glenville State (18-3) 20; Central Missouri (17-5) 19; Missouri-St. Louis (18-3) 18; Holy Family (19-3) 13; Wayne State, MI (16-6) 12; Adams State (19-5) 10; Embry-Riddle (15-5) 9; Edward Waters (19-4) 4.