(Wednesday, November 11; Sioux Center, Iowa) The first in-season NAIA Women's Basketball Top 25 Poll was released earlier this week and the Dordt Defenders moved to no. 2 in the poll.
Dordt was 4-0 when the voting took place and turned in a 98-64 win over Dakota State on Tuesday night, November 10 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Dordt will play Mount Marty on Saturday, November 14 in Sioux Center, Iowa before traveling to Northwestern on Wednesday, November 18.
Dordt is one of four GPAC teams in the poll with Dakota Wesleyan (no. 5), Concordia (no. 9) and Hastings (no. 15) all holding spots.
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
| 1 |
4 |
Bethel (Tenn.) [14] |
3-0 |
| 2 |
7 |
Dordt (Iowa) [3] |
4-0 |
| 3 |
5 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
5-0 |
| 4 |
9 |
Saint Francis (Ind.) [1] |
5-0 |
| 5 |
2 |
Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) |
3-1 |
| 6 |
16 |
Montana Tech [1] |
5-0 |
| 7 |
1 |
Marian (Ind.) |
3-1 |
| 8 |
11 |
Georgetown (Ky.) [1] |
6-0 |
| 9 |
10 |
Concordia (Neb.) |
3-1 |
| 10 |
14 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
4-0 |
| 11 |
13 |
Rio Grande (Ohio) |
4-0 |
| T-12 |
8 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
3-2 |
| T-12 |
12 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
2-0 |
| 14 |
24 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
4-0 |
| 15 |
18 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
2-0 |
| 16 |
15 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
4-0 |
| 17 |
25 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
5-0 |
| 18 |
17 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
3-0 |
| 19 |
6 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
4-2 |
| 20 |
19 |
Loyola (La.) |
2-0 |
| 21 |
20 |
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
2-2 |
| 22 |
RV |
Faulkner (Ala.) |
4-0 |
| 23 |
23 |
Oregon Tech |
3-1 |
| 24 |
3 |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
1-4 |
| 25 |
NR |
Montana State-Northern |
4-0 |
