LILBURN, Ga. – Out to a 13-2 start and fresh off a convincing 84-69 win against then-ranked No. 12 Harding this past Thursday, the Arkansas Tech women's basketball team is on the cusp of a top-25 ranking as they are receiving votes in the latest Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Division II Top-25 national poll released on Tuesday.
If the poll were extended out, the Golden Suns would be ranked No. 27.
This marks the 11
th season in which a
Dave Wilbers-led Golden Suns team has at least received votes in a national top-25 poll.
The Golden Suns will now prepare for a weekend on the road as they will be at Southwestern Oklahoma on Thursday night and Northwestern Oklahoma on Saturday afternoon.
WBCA DII National Top-25 (1-27-26)
| Rank |
School (Record) |
Points |
Last Week's Rank |
First-Place Votes |
| 1 |
Grand Valley State (18-0) |
575 |
1 |
23 |
| 2 |
Minnesota State Mankato (20-0) |
552 |
2 |
0 |
| 3 |
Texas Woman's (16-1) |
523 |
3 |
0 |
| 4 |
Nova Southeastern (19-0) |
496 |
4 |
0 |
| 5 |
Fort Hays State (18-1) |
479 |
5 |
0 |
| 6 |
West Texas A&M (18-1) |
463 |
6 |
0 |
| 7 |
Colorado Mesa (20-1) |
418 |
9 |
0 |
| 8 |
Gannon (18-2) |
409 |
8 |
0 |
| 9 |
Central Washington (18-1) |
378 |
11 |
0 |
| 10 |
Indiana, PA (16-1) |
377 |
7 |
0 |
| 11 |
Pittsburg State (14-3) |
324 |
13 |
0 |
| 12 |
Northern Michigan (17-3) |
311 |
16 |
0 |
| 13 |
Cal Poly Pomona (16-2) |
308 |
10 |
0 |
| 14 |
Coker (15-3) |
227 |
18 |
0 |
| 15 |
Harding (14-3) |
206 |
12 |
0 |
| 16 |
Daemen (16-2) |
183 |
20 |
0 |
| 17 |
Embry-Riddle (14-3) |
177 |
14 |
0 |
| 18t |
Bentley (13-2) |
166 |
21 |
0 |
| 18t |
Winston-Salem State (16-1) |
166 |
22 |
0 |
| 20 |
Miles (17-3) |
138 |
17 |
0 |
| 21 |
Ferris State (14-4) |
121 |
19 |
0 |
| 22 |
Columbus State (15-3) |
113 |
23t |
0 |
| 23 |
Lubbock Christian (15-4) |
102 |
15 |
0 |
| 24 |
Northwestern Oklahoma State (14-3) |
88 |
25 |
0 |
| 25 |
Missouri-St. Louis (15-2) |
32 |
RV |
0 |
Dropped Out: No. 23t Lincoln Memorial (14-3).
Others receiving votes: Fairmont State (15-3) 28;
Arkansas Tech (13-2) 20; Lenoir-Rhyne (14-4) 19; Malone (15-4) 11; Cal State Chico (15-3) 7; Lincoln Memorial (14-3) 7; Minnesota Duluth (14-4) 5; Adams State (15-5) 4.
