SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Drury Lady Panthers moved up two spots in this week's WBCA / NCAA-II coaches' poll and are now ranked seventh in the nation. Their number seven ranking matches their highest placement this season in the national poll. The Lady Panthers were ranked seventh in the Oct. 31
st preseason poll.
Drury is 7-1 and won both of their games last week with wins at home over Missouri-St. Louis, 69-55, and McKendree, 75-57. The Lady Panthers enter the week having won five straight.
Ashland (8-0) is the number one ranked team in the poll while Alaska-Anchorage (8-0) is ranked second and Bentley (8-0) is third.
One other GLVC team moved into the top 25 this week as Southern Indiana is ranked 22
nd. The Screaming Eagles are 8-0 to start the season.
Drury is in action tonight as they play at Harding University for a 7 p.m. game in Searcy, Arkansas. The Lady Panthers return to conference play on Thursday with a 5:15 game at Quincy.
Complete NCAA-II Top 25 Poll – Dec. 5, 2017
| Rank |
School |
Total Points |
First-Place Votes |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Ashland (8-0) |
600 |
24 |
1 |
| 2 |
Alaska Anchorage (8-0) |
574 |
0 |
2 |
| 3 |
Bentley (8-0) |
553 |
0 |
3 |
| 4 |
West Texas A&M (7-0) |
517 |
0 |
5 |
| 5 |
Indiana (PA) (7-0) |
486 |
0 |
7 |
| 6 |
Lubbock Christian (9-1) |
451 |
0 |
8 |
| 7 |
Drury (7-1) |
401 |
0 |
9 |
| 8 |
Carson-Newman (9-0) |
383 |
0 |
15 |
| 9 |
Virginia Union (7-1) |
360 |
0 |
10 |
| 10 |
Central Missouri (5-1) |
347 |
0 |
12 |
| 11 |
California (PA) (7-1) |
346 |
0 |
4 |
| 12 |
Rollins (7-1) |
297 |
0 |
6 |
| 13 |
Azusa Pacific (11-1) |
277 |
0 |
17 |
| 14 |
Northern State (6-1) |
276 |
0 |
16 |
| 15 |
Wingate (6-1) |
258 |
0 |
14 |
| 16 |
Edinboro (7-0) |
229 |
0 |
24 |
| 17 |
University of the Sciences (6-0) |
219 |
0 |
20 |
| 18 |
Michigan Tech (8-1) |
194 |
0 |
18 |
| 19 |
Southwestern Oklahoma State (8-0) |
167 |
0 |
25 |
| 20 |
Fort Lewis (6-1) |
166 |
0 |
11 |
| 21 |
Seattle Pacific (6-1) |
153 |
0 |
13 |
| 22 |
Southern Indiana (8-0) |
123 |
0 |
NR |
| 23 |
Augustana (SD) (7-0) |
95 |
0 |
NR |
| 24 |
Cedarville (5-1) |
92 |
0 |
NR |
| 25 |
Central Oklahoma (6-1) |
33 |
0 |
21 |
Dropped Out: No. 19 Pittsburg State (6-2); No. 22 Lander (5-2); No. 23 Valdosta State (4-2).
Others receiving votes: Grand Valley State (7-1) 21; Minnesota State Moorhead (5-1) 20; Glenville State (6-1) 19; Colorado Mesa (8-0) 18; Fort Hays State (7-0) 18; Union (TN) (7-1) 17; Montana State Billings (7-0) 14; North Georgia (5-1) 10; Southeastern Oklahoma State (5-2) 10; Pittsburg State (6-2) 8; Stonehill (5-1) 8; Lander (5-2) 7; Embry Riddle (6-1) 5. Seven teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 26 combined points.
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