2022-23 NAIA Women's Basketball Conference/Group Ratings - No. 5

American Midwest Conference

1. Missouri Baptist (11-1 / 15-3)
1. Columbia (Mo.) (10-2 / 15-4)
3. UHSP St. Louis (Mo.) (10-2 / 14-5)
4. Williams Baptist (Ark.) (7-5 / 11-9)
5. Stephens (Mo.) (7-5 / 12-6)



Appalachian Athletic Conference

1. Bryan (Tenn.) (14-1 / 16-3)
2. Reinhardt (Ga.) (15-2 / 16-5)
3. Milligan (Tenn.) (12-3 / 14-5)
4. Point (Ga.) (12-4 / 14-6)



California Pacific Conference

1. Antelope Valley (Calif.) (11-2 / 14-7)
2. Simpson (Calif.) (10-2 / 13-7)



Cascade Collegiate Conference

1. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (13-0 / 18-1)
2. Eastern Oregon (12-1 / 17-2)
3. Southern Oregon (10-3 / 14-5)
4. Oregon Tech (9-4 / 13-6)
5. Bushnell (Ore.) (9-4 / 12-6)



Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference

1. Indiana South Bend (Ind.) (11-1 / 18-1)
2. Indiana Northwest (Ind.) (11-2 / 16-5)
3. St. Francis (Ill.) (11-3 / 16-5)
4. Saint Xavier (Ill.) (11-3 / 15-6)
5. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (10-3 / 13-7)
6. St. Ambrose (Iowa) (9-4 / 13-7)
7. Holy Cross (Ind.) (7-7 / 12-10)
8. Trinity Christian (Ill.) (5-8 / 8-12)



Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)

1. Iowa Wesleyan (3-0 / 13-6)
2. Haskell (Kan.) (3-1 / 11-13)
3. Washington Adventist (Md.) (3-1 / 12-5)
4. Arkansas Baptist (3-0 / 10-5)
5. Crowley's Ridge (Ark.) (1-2 / 10-7)



Crossroads League

1. Marian (Ind.) (10-1 / 19-2)
2. Indiana Wesleyan (10-1 / 18-3)
3. Grace (Ind.) (9-2 / 16-5)
4. Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) (6-5 / 11-10)



Frontier Conference

1. Carroll (Mont.) (7-1 / 16-5)
2. Montana Western (6-2 / 18-3)
3. Rocky Mountain (Mont.) (7-1 / 15-5)



Golden State Athletic Conference

1. Westmont (Calif.) (10-1 / 17-1)
2. Vanguard (Calif.) (7-3 / 14-4)
3. Menlo (Calif.) (8-3 / 14-6)
4. Hope International (Calif.) (8-3 / 15-5)
5. William Jessup (Calif.) (7-4 / 12-8)



Great Plains Athletic Conference

1. Dordt (Iowa) (13-1 / 19-1)
2. Briar Cliff (Iowa) (11-3 / 15-5)
3. Northwestern (Iowa) (9-4 / 14-5)
4. Jamestown (N.D.) (10-4 / 15-5)
5. Concordia (Neb.) (10-5 / 12-7)
6. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) (8-5 / 14-5)
7. Morningside (Iowa) (8-6 / 13-7)
8. Doane (Neb.) (5-9 / 11-9)



Gulf Coast Athletic Conference

1. Rust (Miss.) (7-0 / 13-3)
2. Philander Smith (Ark.) (2-2 / 11-4)
3. Fisk (Tenn.) (5-2 / 10-6)



Heart of America Athletic Conference

1. Central Methodist (Mo.) (13-0 / 19-0)
2. Clarke (Iowa) (12-2 / 18-2)
3. Grand View (Iowa) (12-2 / 16-4)
4. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) (10-4 / 13-6)
5. Culver-Stockton (Mo.) (9-5 / 14-6)
6. Missouri Valley (7-7 / 11-9)



Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference

1. Sterling (Kan.) (12-1 / 15-4)
2. Bethany (Kan.) (12-2 / 14-5)
3. Tabor (Kan.) (9-5 / 11-8)
4. Kansas Wesleyan (10-4 / 12-8)
5. Friends (Kan.) (8-5 / 12-7)
6. Saint Mary (Kan.) (7-6 / 11-8)



Mid-South Conference

1. Thomas More (Ky.) (15-0 / 21-0)
2. Campbellsville (Ky.) (13-1 / 19-1)
3. Pikeville (Ky.) (11-3 / 16-4)
4. Cumberlands (Ky.) (10-5 / 16-5)
5. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (9-6 / 14-6)
5. Georgetown (Ky.) (9-6 / 13-8)
7. Cumberland (Tenn.) (7-8 / 11-9)



North Star Athletic Association

1. Dakota State (S.D.) (6-1 / 16-5)
2. Mayville State (N.D.) (6-1 / 14-4)
3. Bellevue (Neb.) (6-1 / 12-8)
4. Valley City State (N.D.) (4-3 / 11-9)



Red River Athletic Conference

1. Texas A&M Texarkana (12-0 / 17-1)
2. LSU Shreveport (La.) (11-2 / 17-4)



River States Conference

1. Rio Grande (Ohio) (10-1 / 18-3)
2. Oakland City (Ind.) (11-0 / 16-3)
3. Midway (Ky.) (8-2 / 13-7)



Sooner Athletic Conference

1. Texas Wesleyan (13-1 / 18-2)
2. Science & Arts (Okla.) (12-2 / 18-2)
3. Mid-America Christian (Okla.) (10-4 / 16-4)
4. Wayland Baptist (Texas) (8-5 / 11-7)
5. Langston (Okla.) (8-5 / 13-6)
6. John Brown (Ark.) (6-7 / 12-7)
7. UNT Dallas (8-5 / 10-5)



Southern States Athletic Conference

1. Loyola (La.) (10-1 / 17-1)
2. Faulkner (Ala.) (8-2 / 16-4)
3. Brewton-Parker (Ga.) (7-4 / 15-5)
4. William Carey (Miss.) (7-4 / 13-5)



The Sun Conference

1. Florida Memorial (8-1 / 14-5)
2. St. Thomas (Fla.) (6-3 / 15-6)
2. Warner (Fla.) (6-3 / 14-7)
4. Southeastern (Fla.) (6-3 / 9-10)
5. Ave Maria (Fla.) (6-4 / 14-7)



Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference

1. Indiana Tech (11-1 / 17-3)
2. Siena Heights (Mich.) (10-3 / 17-4)
3. Rochester (Mich.) (11-2 / 13-8)
4. Cornerstone (Mich.) (10-3 / 11-9)
4. Concordia (Mich.) (9-5 / 12-8)
6. University of Northwestern Ohi (5-8 / 9-10)

Championship Information

women's basketball

45th ANNUAL
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
March 19-24, 2026
Tyson Events Center
Sioux City, Iowa

First & Second Round 
March 13-14, 2026
Campus Sites