Limestone Ranked No. 7 in Preseason D2SIDA Media Poll; Belmont Abbey College Receives Votes
Limestone Ranked No. 7 in Preseason D2SIDA Media Poll; Belmont Abbey College Receives Votes
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HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Limestone College Saints have been voted the preseason No. 7 team in the nation according to the Women's Basketball Division II Media Poll, sponsored by D2SIDA, it was announced today.
The Saints, who are also ranked No. 12 in the WBCA/USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 and No. 20 in the Division II Bulletin preseason poll, turned in an impressive 2014-15 season, which included finishing No. 3 in the USA TODAY Sports Division II Coaches poll after posting a 34-2 overall record and perfect 22-0 Conference Carolinas mark.
Riding a 33-game winning streak, the team advanced to the Final Four for the first time in program history. The Saints also won their fourth straight Conference Carolinas regular season title, third conference tournament title in four seasons and second straight NCAA Division II Southeast Regional Championship.
Receiving votes in the preseason poll were the Belmont Abbey College Crusaders. The Crusaders tallied four votes from the 16-person panel.
The Conference Carolinas basketball season begins Friday, Nov. 13.
2015 Women's Basketball Division II Media Poll by D2SIDA
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
W-L |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Last Week's Results |
| 1 |
Emporia State (6) |
0-0 |
444 |
|
|
| 2 |
Lewis (5) |
0-0 |
423 |
- |
- |
| 3 |
Nova Southeastern (6) |
0-0 |
418 |
- |
- |
| 4 |
California (5) |
0-0 |
408 |
- |
- |
| 5 |
Alaska Anchorage (5) |
0-0 |
353 |
- |
- |
| 6 |
West Texas A&M (4) |
0-0 |
346 |
- |
- |
| T7 |
Limestone |
0-0 |
313 |
- |
- |
| T7 |
California Baptist (1) |
0-0 |
313 |
- |
- |
| 9 |
Michigan Tech (1) |
0-0 |
310 |
- |
- |
| 10 |
Fort Hays State |
0-0 |
301 |
- |
- |
| 11 |
Stonehill (3) |
0-0 |
282 |
- |
- |
| 12 |
Columbus State |
0-0 |
255 |
- |
- |
| 13 |
Union |
0-0 |
246 |
- |
- |
| 14 |
Adelphi (3) |
0-0 |
245 |
- |
- |
| 15 |
Lubbock Christian (1) |
0-0 |
212 |
- |
- |
| 16 |
Ashland |
0-0 |
210 |
- |
- |
| 17 |
Winona State |
0-0 |
193 |
- |
- |
| 18 |
West Chester |
0-0 |
154 |
- |
- |
| 19 |
Queens |
0-0 |
134 |
- |
- |
| 20 |
Arkansas Tech |
0-0 |
132 |
- |
- |
| 21 |
Drury |
0-0 |
130 |
- |
- |
| 22 |
Colorado Mesa |
0-0 |
114 |
- |
- |
| 23 |
West Florida |
0-0 |
105 |
- |
- |
| 24 |
Anderson |
0-0 |
82 |
- |
- |
| 25 |
West Liberty |
0-0 |
73 |
- |
- |
Others Receiving Votes: Tampa 69, Cal State Dominguez Hills 61, Franklin Pierce 51, Wayne State (Neb.) 47, Grand Valley State 38, Central Missouri 35, Texas Woman's 35, Albany State 34, Rollins 34, Colorado-Colorado Springs 34, Western Washington 33, Gannon 32, Harding 32, Charleston 31, Quincy 30, Wisconsin-Parkside 30, Kentucky State 30, Edinboro 28, IUP 26, Shippensburg 26, NYIT 26, Bloomsburg 25, Cedarville 25, Lee 25, Arkansas-Fort Smith 25, Midwestern State 25, Lander 25, American Int'l 23, Bloomfield 23, Bentley 23, Colorado State-Pueblo 23, University of Sioux Falls 22, Southwestern Oklahoma State 22, Walsh 22, Colorado Christian 22, Wingate 22, Southern Indiana 21, Eckerd 21, Holy Family 20, Assumption 20, Delta State 20, Pittsburg State 18, Virginia State 17, Cameron 17, Catawba 17, USC Aiken 17, Newberry 16, Armstrong State 15, Cal Poly Pomona 10, Humboldt State 9, Seattle Pacific 8, Academy of Art 7, Azusa Pacific 6, UC San Diego 5, Carson-Newman 4, Belmont Abbey 4
Conference Carolinas is a NCAA Division II athletics conference made up of 12 teams from Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. These institutions consist of: Barton College, Belmont Abbey College, Converse College, Emmanuel College, Erskine College, King University, Lees-McRae College, Limestone College, University of Mount Olive, North Greenville University, Pfeiffer University, and Southern Wesleyan University. Emmanuel College and Southern Wesleyan University are currently completing the NCAA Membership Process and will be fully competing in league championships in the near future.