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Women's Basketball No. 1 in WBCA Poll

#1 Minnesota State Remains Undefeated at 26-0

2/17/2026 11:36:00 AM

LILBURN, Ga. — Minnesota State holds the No. 1 position in this week's WBCA Coaches Poll for the second straight week, remaining the lone undefeated team in NCAA Division II with a perfect 26-0 record.

The Mavericks received 23 first-place votes and continue to stand as the only NSIC program ranked inside the top 25.

MSU will close out the regular season this weekend, beginning a two-game slate at the Taylor Center with a matchup against Winona State. Tipoff is set for 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 19.

 
Rank School (Record) Points Last Week's Rank First-Place Votes
1 Minnesota State Mankato (26-0) 575 1 23
2 Texas Woman's (22-1) 549 2 0
3 Grand Valley State (23-1) 529 3 0
4 Colorado Mesa (26-1) 508 4 0
5 Indiana, PA (21-1) 475 6 0
6 Fort Hays State (23-2) 457 7 0
7 Cal Poly Pomona (22-2) 422 9 0
8 Gannon (22-3) 395 5 0
9 Nova Southeastern (22-2) 389 10 0
10 Harding (21-3) 366 11 0
11 West Texas A&M (22-3) 336 8 0
12 Coker (20-4) 290 14 0
13 Central Washington (22-3) 288 15 0
14 Columbus State (21-3) 257 16 0
15 Winston-Salem State (22-2) 234 18 0
16 Ferris State (20-4) 226 17 0
17 Bentley (18-3) 178 19 0
18 Daemen (20-3) 172 13 0
19 Lincoln Memorial (20-3) 148 21 0
20 Northern Michigan (21-5) 145 12 0
21 Miles (20-4) 104 22 0
22 Lenoir-Rhyne (20-4) 95 24 0
23 Lubbock Christian (20-5) 82 23 0
24 Missouri-St. Louis (20-3) 38 RV 0
25 Pittsburg State (18-6) 33 20 0
 
Dropped Out: No. 25 Arkansas Tech (18-4).
 
Others receiving votes: Northwood (20-5) 31; Arkansas Tech (18-4) 26; Holy Family (21-3) 17; Wayne State, MI (18-6) 16; Edward Waters (20-4) 14; Central Missouri (19-5) 13; Fayetteville State (18-3) 3; Glenville State (19-4) 2.
 
14 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 62 combined points,
 
The WBCA NCAA Division II Coaches Poll Committee is composed of one head coach from each of the 23 NCAA Division II conferences. The committee for the 2025-26 season: LaSheena Brooks, Shorter; Mario Caetano, Adams State; Kevin Clifford, Roberts Wesleyan; Kyle Cooper, West Liberty; Carmen Dolfo, Western Washington; Charity Elliott, Point Loma Nazarene; Steve Fagan, Felician; Darin Grover, Southeastern Oklahoma; Sarah Hopkins-Chery, Cal State Monterey Bay; Matt Houser, Columbus State; Beth Jillson, Texas Woman's; Mike Mincey, Carson-Newman; Kerry Phayre, Assumption; Ashlee Phillips, Auburn Montgomery; Kari Pickens, Ashland; Jenny Pruett, Saginaw Valley State; Ashley Raley-Ross, Florida Tech; James Rice, Benedict; Jess Strom, California University (Pa.); Ebony Tanner, Elizabeth City State; Katie Vaughn, Missouri-St. Louis; Tom Webb, Southwest Minnesota State; Lora Westling, Washburn.

 
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