LILBURN, Ga. — Minnesota State wrapped up the season ranked No. 11 in the final WBCA Coaches Poll after putting together an outstanding 29-3 overall record and a 21-1 mark in NSIC play.
The Mavericks captured the NSIC Regular Season Championship behind a dominant performance in conference action. MSU remained ranked nationally throughout the entire season and climbed to the No. 1 spot for two consecutive weeks. The Mavericks also set a program record with a 27-game winning streak.
Minnesota State is joined in the final poll by fellow NSIC programs Minnesota Duluth at No. 12 and Concordia-St. Paul at No. 22.
|
Rank
|
School (Record)
|
Points
|
Rank in Last Poll
|
First-Place Votes
|
|
1
|
Grand Valley State (36-1)
|
575
|
2
|
23
|
|
2
|
Indiana, PA (31-4)
|
542
|
4
|
0
|
|
3
|
Colorado Mesa (37-2)
|
503
|
3
|
0
|
|
4
|
Alabama-Huntsville (32-6)
|
480
|
25t
|
0
|
|
5
|
Cal Poly Pomona (29-5)
|
457
|
8
|
0
|
|
6
|
Texas Woman's (31-2)
|
437
|
1
|
0
|
|
7
|
Holy Family (30-5)
|
356
|
21
|
0
|
|
8
|
Gannon (29-5)
|
331
|
7
|
0
|
|
9
|
Winston-Salem State (28-4)
|
301
|
13
|
0
|
|
10
|
Daemen (26-4)
|
296
|
9
|
0
|
|
11
|
Minnesota State Mankato (29-3)
|
292
|
5
|
0
|
|
12
|
Minnesota Duluth (23-9)
|
280
|
NR
|
0
|
|
13
|
West Texas A&M (28-5)
|
278
|
6
|
0
|
|
14
|
Nova Southeastern (28-5)
|
275
|
10
|
0
|
|
15
|
Carson-Newman (24-11)
|
242
|
NR
|
0
|
|
16
|
Fort Hays State (25-6)
|
203
|
14
|
0
|
|
17
|
Bentley (23-5)
|
201
|
11
|
0
|
|
18
|
Lenoir-Rhyne (26-6)
|
192
|
18
|
0
|
|
19
|
Lincoln Memorial (26-5)
|
160
|
15
|
0
|
|
20
|
Coker (26-7)
|
148
|
17
|
0
|
|
21
|
Northwood (28-6)
|
140
|
23
|
0
|
|
22
|
Concordia-St. Paul (26-7)
|
128
|
22
|
0
|
|
23
|
Columbus State (25-5)
|
117
|
12
|
0
|
|
24
|
Ferris State (26-7)
|
96
|
16
|
0
|
|
25
|
Central Washington (25-7)
|
82
|
25t
|
0
|
Dropped Out: No. 19 Miles (25-6); No. 20 Harding (24-7); No. 24 Northern Michigan (25-8).
Others receiving votes: Miles (25-6) 68; Harding (24-7) 46; Eckerd (25-7) 43; Missouri-St. Louis (25-6) 41; Wayne State, MI (24-8) 24; Central Missouri (26-7) 18; Northern Michigan (25-8) 16; Southern Connecticut State (25-6) 15; Vanguard (25-6) 9; Northwestern Oklahoma State (22-10) 8; Edward Waters (23-6) 7; Western Washington (25-8) 5.
