Women's Basketball remains No. 15 in D3Hoops.com poll, holds steady at No. 16 in WBCA poll
By Caleb Scott
| D3Hoops.com Poll | WBCA Poll |
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's basketball team is ranked No. 15 in the third weekly D3Hoops.com coaches poll, and remained at No. 16 in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll, both released Tuesday, Dec. 12.
After falling in its season-opener, the Polar Bears (7-1 overall, 3-0 OAC) have won seven straight.
Ohio Northern received 255 points in the D3Hoops.com poll.
Tufts (Mass.) claimed the top spot with 613 points and 15 first place votes, while Christopher Newport (Va.) came in at No. 2 with 598 points and five first place votes, and Amherst (Mass.) rounded out the top-3 with 582 points and five first place votes.
In the WBCA poll, Northern received 77 points, while Amherst (Mass.) is ranked No. 1 with 197 points and five first place votes, Tufts (Mass.) is No. 2 with 195 points and the final three first place votes and Christopher Newport (Va.) rounded out the top-3 with 184 points.
The Polar Bears return to action on Saturday afternoon as they host John Carroll at the ONU Sports Center for a 3 p.m. tipoff.
D3Hoops.com Poll - Week 3
Dec. 12, 2017
Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. |
1. | Tufts (Mass.) (15) | 8-0 | 613 | 1 |
2. | Christopher Newport (Va.) (5) | 8-0 | 598 | 2 |
3. | Amherst (Mass.) (5) | 7-0 | 582 | 3 |
4. | Wartburg (Iowa) | 7-0 | 518 | 4 |
5. | Wis.-Oshkosh | 7-0 | 502 | 5 |
6. | Trine (Ind.) | 9-0 | 468 | 6 |
7. | Hope (Mich.) | 7-0 | 436 | 8 |
8. | Whitman (Wash.) | 8-1 | 433 | 7 |
9. | Rochester (N.Y.) | 8-1 | 407 | 9 |
10. | Thomas More (Ky.) | 8-1 | 378 | 10 |
11. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 6-1 | 362 | 11 |
12. | Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) | 7-0 | 356 | 12 |
13. | Wis.-Whitewater | 6-0 | 349 | 13 |
14. | Bowdoin (Maine) | 9-0 | 345 | 14 |
15. | Ohio Northern | 7-1 | 255 | 15 |
16. | DePauw (Ind.) | 8-1 | 236 | 16 |
17. | Messiah (Pa.) | 8-0 | 225 | 17 |
18. | Muhlenberg (Pa.) | 9-0 | 181 | 19 |
19. | Trinity (Tex.) | 3-1 | 170 | 18 |
20. | Juniata (Pa.) | 8-0 | 112 | 25 |
21. | Marietta | 7-0 | 106 | 24 |
22. | Scranton (Pa.) | 5-1 | 104 | 20 |
23. | Marymount (Va.) | 7-1 | 94 | 23 |
24. | Washington (Mo.) | 6-2 | 88 | 22 |
25. | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 7-1 | 39 | — |
Others receiving votes: Illinois Wesleyan 33; George Fox 23; Chicago 21; Puget Sound 21; SUNY Geneseo 20; Montclair State 16; Washington and Jefferson 11; Wisconsin Lutheran 8; Wheaton (Ill.) 6; Rochester Tech 3; Bluffton 2; Chapman 2; Randolph-Macon 2
WBCA Poll - Week 4
Dec. 12, 2017
Rank | School (First Place Votes) | Record | Pts. | Prev. |
1. | Amherst (Mass.) (5) | 7-0 | 197 | 1 |
2. | Tufts (Mass.) (3) | 8-0 | 195 | 2 |
3. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 7-0 | 184 | 3 |
4. | Hope (Mich.) | 7-0 | 171 | 4 |
5. | Wis.-Oshkosh | 7-0 | 166 | 5 |
6. | Trine (Ind.) | 9-0 | 147 | 6 |
7. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 6-1 | 144 | 8 |
8. | Bowdoin (Maine) | 9-0 | 143 | 7 |
9. | Whitman (Wash.) | 8-1 | 133 | 9 |
10. | Thomas More (Ky.) | 8-1 | 116 | 10 |
11. | Rochester (N.Y.) | 8-1 | 113 | 11 |
12. | Trinity (Tex.) | 3-1 | 111 | 12 |
13. | Wartburg (Iowa) | 7-0 | 110 | 13 |
14. | DePauw (Ind.) | 8-1 | 96 | 14 |
15. | Messiah (Pa.) | 8-0 | 86 | 15 |
16. | Ohio Northern | 7-1 | 77 | 16 |
17. | Gustavus Adolphus (Minn.) | 7-0 | 74 | 17 |
18. | Wis.-Whitewater | 6-0 | 66 | 18 |
19. | Scranton (Pa.) | 5-1 | 56 | 19 |
20. | Ithaca (N.Y.) | 7-1 | 47 | 21 |
21. | Washington (Mo.) | 6-2 | 46 | 20 |
22. | Muhlenberg (Pa.) | 9-0 | 35 | 23 |
23. | George Fox (Ore.) | 5-2 | 28 | 24 |
24. | Montclaire State | 8-1 | 20 | 25 |
25. | Puget Sound (Wash.) | 4-3 | 11 | 22 |
Others receiving votes: Rochester Institute (7-0) 10; Chicago (5-2) 6; Marymount (VA) (7-1) 4; Bluffton (5-1) 3; Juniata (8-0) 3; Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (6-2) 1; Guilford (6-1) 1.