Limestone Ranked No. 12 in Preseason USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 Poll
HIGH POINT, N.C. – The Limestone College Saints have been voted the preseason No. 12 team in the nation according to the WBCA/USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 women's basketball preseason poll, it was announced today.
The Saints, who are also ranked 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.
The first regular season poll will be released on Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015
2015 WBCA/USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25
| Rank |
Institution - First Place Votes |
Last Year's Final Rank |
Last Year's Final Record |
Total Points |
| 1 |
Emporia State University (Kan.) - 12 |
4 |
29-5 |
552 |
| 2 |
Lewis University (Ill.) - 2 |
5 |
31-3 |
493 |
| 3 |
California Baptist University - 3 |
2 |
29-7 |
487 |
| 4 |
Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) |
7 |
27-6 |
478 |
| 5 |
California University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) - 6 |
1 |
32-4 |
453 |
| 6 |
Columbus State University (Ga.) - 1 |
14 |
31-2 |
400 |
| 7 |
University of Alaska - Anchorage |
13 |
29-2 |
396 |
| 8 |
Michigan Technological University |
15 |
28-3 |
379 |
| 9 |
West Texas A&M University |
6 |
30-3 |
357 |
| 10 |
Fort Hays State University (Kan.) |
8 |
30-4 |
355 |
| 11 |
Drury University (Mo.) |
17 |
26-4 |
319 |
| 12 |
Limestone College (S.C.) |
3 |
34-2 |
274 |
| 13 |
Union University (Tenn.) |
10 |
28-4 |
230 |
| 14 |
Adelphi University (N.Y.) |
19 |
28-4 |
222 |
| 15 |
Ashland University (Ohio) |
22 |
25-9 |
182 |
| 16 |
Winona State University (Minn.) |
NR |
20-8 |
179 |
| 17 |
Queens College (N.Y.) |
NR |
22-8 |
175 |
| 18 |
Arkansas Tech University |
NR |
23-7 |
156 |
| 19 |
Colorado Mesa University |
NR |
23-6 |
146 |
| 20 |
University of Tampa (Fla.) |
NR |
17-11 |
143 |
| 21 |
West Liberty University (W.Va.) |
NR |
24-9 |
122 |
| 22 |
Anderson University (S.C.) |
24 |
27-5 |
113 |
| 23 |
Lubbock Christian University (Texas) |
NR |
21-7 |
85 |
| 24 |
Wayne State College (Neb.) |
18 |
28-6 |
83 |
| 25 |
West Chester University of Pennsylvania |
NR |
24-6 |
82 |
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, 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. 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.