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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – The Drury Lady Panthers are ranked number two in the nation in NCAA-II women’s basketball in this week’s coaches’ poll. It marks the fourth week in a row Drury is ranked second nationally.
Ashland (21-0) received all 23 first-place votes and is ranked first, followed by the Lady Panthers, and Tampa (19-1) remained at number three. Texas Woman’s College (19-1) is ranked fourth and Glenville State (18-2) is fifth as the top five teams went unchanged this week.
The Lady Panthers have won 16 straight games, are 20-1 and 13-0 in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
The week’s poll marks the 146th consecutive week the Lady Panthers have been ranked in the top 25, the longest such streak in the nation. It is also their 84th straight week to be ranked in the top 10.
Drury plays Thursday at Missouri S&T with a 5:30 pm game in Rolla. The next home game for the Lady Panthers is Feb. 9, when they host Maryville at 5:45 pm in the O’Reilly Family Event Center.
NCAA-II Coaches’ Poll – Jan. 31, 2023
| Rank | School (Record) | Total Points |
First-Place Votes |
Last Week’s Rank |
| 1 | Ashland (21-0) | 575 | 23 | 1 |
| 2 | Drury (20-1) | 550 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Tampa (19-1) | 527 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Texas Woman’s (19-1) | 494 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Glenville State (18-2) | 470 | 0 | 5 |
| 6 | Grand Valley State (19-2) | 441 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Central Missouri (17-1) | 440 | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Eckerd (17-3) | 383 | 0 | 9 |
| 9 | Western Washington (16-2) | 380 | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Cal State Dominguez Hills (19-1) | 354 | 0 | 6 |
| 11 | Georgia Southwestern (17-2) | 337 | 0 | 12 |
| 12 | Nebraska Kearney (20-3) | 292 | 0 | 13 |
| 13 | Assumption (18-2) | 262 | 0 | 15 |
| 14 | Lenoir-Rhyne (18-2) | 246 | 0 | 16 |
| 15 | Colorado Mines (17-3) | 245 | 0 | 14 |
| 16 | Minnesota Duluth (18-3) | 226 | 0 | 10 |
| 17 | Minnesota State Mankato (17-3) | 186 | 0 | 17 |
| 18 | Azusa Pacific (17-3) | 182 | 0 | 18 |
| 19 | Cal State San Marcos (15-3) | 174 | 0 | 21 |
| 20t | Angelo State (18-3) | 120 | 0 | 25 |
| 20t | Union, TN (15-3) | 120 | 0 | 24 |
| 22 | Thomas Jefferson (18-3) | 57 | 0 | 20 |
| 23 | Gannon (19-3) | 42 | 0 | 22 |
| 24t | Missouri Southern State (19-4) | 34 | 0 | RV |
| 24t | West Virginia State (16-3) | 34 | 0 | 23 |
Dropped out: No. 19 North Georgia (14-5).
Others receiving votes: Montana State Billings (18-4) 32; Valdosta State (16-3) 32; Belmont Abbey (16-3) 29; Tuskegee (17-3) 25; Charleston, WV (16-4) 23; Lee, TN (17-4) 20; Michigan Tech (17-4) 19; Nova Southeastern (18-3) 15; Missouri Western State (18-5) 13; Texas-Tyler (18-3) 9; Catawba (16-4) 8; Central Washington (15-5) 7.
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