2022-23 NAIA Women's Basketball Conference/Group Ratings - Preseason
Oct 25, 2022
American Midwest Conference
1. Columbia (Mo.) (16-2 / 26-7)
2. Missouri Baptist (14-4 / 18-12)
3. UHSP St. Louis (Mo.) (12-6 / 20-12)
4. Williams Baptist (Ark.) (8-10 / 14-16)
Appalachian Athletic Conference
1. Bryan (Tenn.) (24-0 / 32-2)
2. Milligan (Tenn.) (22-2 / 25-8)
3. Tennessee Wesleyan (17-7 / 19-9)
4. Point (Ga.) (18-6 / 24-7)
California Pacific Conference
1. Westcliff (10-2 / 14-12)
2. La Sierra (Calif.) (11-3 / 17-11)
3. Park Gilbert (AZ) (6-3 / 16-10)
4. UC Merced (10-0 / 18-8)
5. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) (3-6 / 9-13)
6. Saint Katherine (5-9 / 13-14)
7. Simpson (Calif.) (6-6 / 8-17)
8. Antelope Valley (Calif.) (4-9 / 7-19)
9. Benedictine Mesa (Ariz.) (3-5 / 11-11)
10. Pacific Union (Calif.) (1-8 / 1-16)
11. Cal Maritime (1-9 / 1-17)
Cascade Collegiate Conference
1. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (19-3 / 25-5)
2. Eastern Oregon (18-4 / 22-11)
3. Southern Oregon (18-4 / 29-6)
4. Bushnell (Ore.) (15-7 / 19-13)
Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
1. St. Francis (Ill.) (18-2 / 27-7)
2. Indiana South Bend (Ind.) (17-5 / 25-8)
3. Saint Xavier (Ill.) (21-1 / 25-7)
4. St. Ambrose (Iowa) (17-5 / 24-6)
5. Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (16-6 / 20-12)
6. Indiana Northwest (Ind.) (14-8 / 19-11)
7. Holy Cross (Ind.) (10-12 / 15-15)
8. Governors State (Ill.) (9-13 / 10-19)
9. Trinity Christian (Ill.) (9-13 / 14-16)
10. Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) (4-17 / 6-21)
11. Roosevelt (Ill.) (7-15 / 8-18)
12. Judson (Ill.) (8-15 / 8-20)
13. Trinity International (Ill.) (6-15 / 11-16)
14. Calumet (Ind.) (0-22 / 0-23)
Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)
1. Iowa Wesleyan (11-0 / 19-6)
2. Washington Adventist (Md.) (3-2 / 14-11)
3. Haskell (Kan.) (10-3 / 14-14)
4. Crowley's Ridge (Ark.) (5-6 / 15-14)
5. Arkansas Baptist (0-0 / 0-0)
Crossroads League
1. Marian (Ind.) (17-1 / 30-5)
2. Indiana Wesleyan (14-3 / 30-5)
3. Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) (8-9 / 14-16)
4. Saint Francis (Ind.) (11-5 / 17-9)
5. Grace (Ind.) (8-10 / 20-16)
Frontier Conference
1. Carroll (Mont.) (11-4 / 27-8)
2. Montana Western (5-10 / 15-14)
3. Rocky Mountain (Mont.) (12-3 / 29-5)
4. Providence (Mont.) (12-3 / 25-7)
Golden State Athletic Conference
1. Westmont (Calif.) (16-2 / 27-5)
2. Vanguard (Calif.) (8-10 / 13-12)
3. The Master's (Calif.) (15-3 / 31-3)
4. Hope International (Calif.) (14-4 / 26-6)
5. Menlo (Calif.) (10-8 / 16-13)
6. Arizona Christian (10-8 / 21-10)
Great Plains Athletic Conference
1. Morningside (Iowa) (20-2 / 30-6)
2. Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) (15-7 / 27-8)
3. Dordt (Iowa) (16-6 / 29-9)
4. Northwestern (Iowa) (15-7 / 24-9)
5. Concordia (Neb.) (13-9 / 16-14)
6. Briar Cliff (Iowa) (13-9 / 18-13)
7. Jamestown (N.D.) (11-11 / 18-13)
8. Hastings (Neb.) (11-11 / 15-14)
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
1. Rust (Miss.) (7-1 / 26-4)
2. Philander Smith (Ark.) (7-1 / 24-6)
3. Dillard (La.) (2-6 / 10-16)
4. Tougaloo (Miss.) (2-6 / 9-19)
5. Fisk (Tenn.) (2-6 / 9-19)
6. Wiley (Texas) (1-13 / 5-19)
7. Oakwood (Ala.) (0-0 / 0-26)
8. Southern-New Orleans (La.) (0-0 / 0-0)
Heart of America Athletic Conference
1. Clarke (Iowa) (17-2 / 31-5)
2. Central Methodist (Mo.) (15-4 / 31-6)
3. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) (14-5 / 18-12)
4. Benedictine (Kan.) (12-7 / 22-11)
5. Missouri Valley (11-8 / 17-12)
6. Evangel (Mo.) (10-9 / 14-16)
7. Grand View (Iowa) (16-3 / 25-8)
8. Mount Mercy (Iowa) (10-9 / 13-18)
Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
1. Sterling (Kan.) (22-2 / 32-3)
2. Tabor (Kan.) (19-5 / 22-9)
3. Bethany (Kan.) (15-9 / 20-12)
4. Kansas Wesleyan (15-9 / 21-11)
5. Friends (Kan.) (16-8 / 22-10)
6. Saint Mary (Kan.) (7-17 / 10-20)
Mid-South Conference
1. Thomas More (Ky.) (19-2 / 32-4)
2. Campbellsville (Ky.) (17-5 / 31-6)
3. Georgetown (Ky.) (13-9 / 22-12)
4. Cumberlands (Ky.) (13-9 / 20-12)
5. Pikeville (Ky.) (11-11 / 19-14)
6. Bethel (Tenn.) (12-10 / 21-14)
7. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (9-11 / 16-16)
8. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (11-11 / 20-12)
9. Tennessee Southern (Tenn.) (10-12 / 15-14)
10. Cumberland (Tenn.) (8-13 / 13-16)
11. Shawnee State (Ohio) (3-17 / 4-21)
12. Wilberforce (Ohio) (0-0 / 0-0)
North Star Athletic Association
1. Dakota State (S.D.) (13-1 / 27-8)
2. Mayville State (N.D.) (11-3 / 20-7)
3. Bellevue (Neb.) (6-8 / 15-17)
4. Valley City State (N.D.) (7-7 / 10-15)
5. Viterbo (Wis.) (6-8 / 11-12)
Red River Athletic Conference
1. Xavier (La.) (15-1 / 21-7)
2. LSU Shreveport (La.) (10-5 / 17-13)
3. Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) (14-0 / 20-11)
River States Conference
1. Rio Grande (Ohio) (16-1 / 32-3)
2. Midway (Ky.) (15-2 / 26-8)
3. Indiana East (Ind.) (14-3 / 25-8)
4. WVU Tech (12-6 / 16-16)
Sooner Athletic Conference
1. Wayland Baptist (Texas) (20-2 / 33-4)
2. Mid-America Christian (Okla.) (19-3 / 28-5)
2. Texas Wesleyan (17-5 / 25-7)
4. Science & Arts (Okla.) (15-7 / 23-9)
5. John Brown (Ark.) (11-11 / 16-16)
6. Langston (Okla.) (13-9 / 19-11)
Southern States Athletic Conference
1. Loyola (La.) (13-3 / 23-6)
2. Faulkner (Ala.) (9-7 / 16-13)
3. Brewton-Parker (Ga.) (8-8 / 15-11)
4. Mobile (Ala.) (8-8 / 14-11)
5. William Carey (Miss.) (8-8 / 13-11)
6. Stillman (Ala.) (8-8 / 15-12)
The Sun Conference
1. Southeastern (Fla.) (16-0 / 33-2)
2. Webber International (Fla.) (12-4 / 21-8)
3. Florida Memorial (11-5 / 16-10)
4. St. Thomas (Fla.) (7-9 / 11-16)
5. Ave Maria (Fla.) (8-8 / 16-12)
6. Keiser (Fla.) (8-8 / 18-12)
7. Warner (Fla.) (4-12 / 9-15)
8. Thomas (Ga.) (1-15 / 2-21)
9. Coastal Georgia (5-11 / 10-17)
Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
1. Indiana Tech (19-1 / 30-3)
2. Rochester (Mich.) (16-4 / 23-10)
3. Siena Heights (Mich.) (15-5 / 24-8)
4. Lawrence Tech (Mich.) (11-9 / 15-16)
5. Aquinas (Mich.) (10-10 / 15-16)
6. Concordia (Mich.) (14-6 / 19-12)
