DIW Basketball National Rating

Rank

Last Week

Institution (State)

1st Place

Record

Total Point

1

1

Vanguard (Calif.)

11

26-0

330

2

2

Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)

 

28-2

315

3

3

Oklahoma City

 

27-2

310

4

4

Union (Tenn.)

 

25-5

299

5

5

Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.)

 

27-3

285

6

7

Houston Baptist (Texas)

 

23-3

266

7

8

Lee (Tenn.)

 

25-5

263

8

10

Montana-Western

 

25-5

246

9

6

Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)

 

24-5

242

10

14

Azusa Pacific (Calif.)

 

22-7

221

11

12

Carroll (Mont.)

 

25-5

206

12

11

The Master's (Calif.)

 

21-7

203

13

9

Oklahoma Christian

 

21-8

199

14

15

Cumberland (Tenn.)

 

23-7

185

15

16

Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)

 

20-7

176

16

13

Brewton-Parker (Ga.)

 

23-7

168

17

19

Cumberlands (Ky.)

 

19-7

164

18

18

Mobile (Ala.)

 

20-5

160

19

17

Georgetown (Ky.)

 

22-8

130

20

20

Berry (Ga.)

 

21-8

114

21

23

Lubbock Christian (Texas)

 

18-10

112

22

21

St. Xavier (Ill.)

 

21-8

88

23

NR

John Brown (Ark.)

 

20-10

76

24

24

Montana State-Northern

 

18-8

60

25

NR

Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)

 

17-10

59

Others Receiving Votes
Oklahoma Baptist, 54; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 47; Missouri Baptist, 35; Concordia (Calif.), 25; Park (Mo.), 19; William Carey (Miss.), 18; Lambuth (Tenn.), 9; Columbia (Mo.), 9; Emmanuel (Ga.), 7; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), 6; Loyola (La.), 4; Westminster (Utah), 4; Science & Arts (Okla.), 1.

 

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45th ANNUAL
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
March 19-24, 2026
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