MARSHALL, Texas – Playing one of the toughest schedules in NCAA Division III, East Texas Baptist University finished the 2024-25 season ranked in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) top 25. ETBU earned 32 points for a No. 22 ranking in the final WBCA Poll.
Ranked for the final five weeks of the season in the WBCA, ETBU entered the poll on Feb. 4 at No. 25. They moved up to No. 24 on Feb. 11, No. 23 on Feb. 18, No. 22, on Feb. 25, and finished at No. 22 in the final poll.
In the D3hoops.com Final Poll, ETBU was 26th just missing the top 25. They were ranked in the D3hoops.com poll for three weeks at No. 25 in week 10, No. 23 in week 11, No. 23 in week 12, No. 19 in week 13, before being 26th in the final poll.
The final NPI on March 2 before the NCAA Tournament, ETBU was 12th with a 61.899.
ETBU finished the year 23-5, 8-0 in the ASC, and posted a 12-1 record in Ornelas Gym. They were the ASC regular season and tournament champions hosting both the ASC and NCAA Division III Tournaments.
WBCA NCAA DIVISION III WBB POSTSEASON COACHES POLL – 3/24/2025
The WBCA NCAA Division III Postseason Top 25 Women's Basketball Coaches Poll, with team's RECORDS THROUGH SUNDAY in parentheses, total points based on 25 for first place through one point for 25th, ranking in last week's poll, and first-place votes received.
Rank |
School (final record) |
Total
Points |
Previous Rank |
First-Place Votes |
| 1 |
NYU (31-0) |
250 |
1 |
10 |
| 2 |
Smith (31-3) |
240 |
9 |
0 |
| 3 |
UW-Oshkosh (27-5) |
225 |
13 |
0 |
| 4 |
Bowdoin (29-1) |
211 |
2 |
0 |
| 5 |
UW-Stout (23-8) |
210 |
RV |
0 |
| 6 |
Illinois Wesleyan (28-2) |
198 |
4 |
0 |
| 7 |
Scranton (29-2) |
196 |
5 |
0 |
| 8 |
Gustavus Adolphus (29-2) |
183 |
6 |
0 |
| 9 |
Gettysburg (28-3) |
150 |
11 |
0 |
| 10 |
Wartburg (26-3) |
143 |
8 |
0 |
| 11 |
Baldwin-Wallace (29-2) |
142 |
10 |
0 |
| 12 |
Whitman (27-2) |
127 |
7 |
0 |
| 13 |
Johns Hopkins (24-5) |
118 |
14 |
0 |
| 14 |
Christopher Newport (26-2) |
111 |
3 |
0 |
| 15 |
Ohio Wesleyan (25-4) |
103 |
16 |
0 |
| 16 |
Randolph-Macon (29-2) |
99 |
20 |
0 |
| 17 |
Trine (25-4) |
93 |
15 |
0 |
| 18 |
Washington and Lee (25-5) |
79 |
19 |
0 |
| 19 |
UW-Whitewater (24-7) |
74 |
22 |
0 |
| 20 |
Messiah (25-3) |
58 |
12 |
0 |
| 21 |
Elizabethtown (23-5) |
57 |
21 |
0 |
| 22t |
Catholic (24-5) |
32 |
17 |
0 |
| 22t |
East Texas Baptist (23-5) |
32 |
18 |
0 |
| 24 |
Texas Lutheran (24-5) |
28 |
24 |
0 |
| 25 |
Western New England (25-4) |
24 |
21 |
0 |
Dropped out: No 23 UMass-Dartmouth (23-5); No. 25 Colorado College (23-4).
Others receiving votes: SUNY Geneseo (24-7) 17; Carnegie Mellon (21-6) 14; UMass-Dartmouth (23-5) 13; Colorado College (23-4) 10; Montclair State (24-5) 7; McMurry (23-6) 6.
D3hoops.com women's Top 25, 2024-25 Final
Through end of 2024-25 season:
Top 25 archive | Previous polls by year
Dropped out: No. 19 East Texas Baptist; No. 24 Messiah
Others receiving votes: East Texas Baptist 50; UW-La Crosse 34; Washington and Jefferson 24; Texas Lutheran 21; Messiah 20; Cortland 19; Colorado College 18; Western New England 18; Amherst 12; Hope 11; Bates 8; Mass-Dartmouth 2; Southern Virginia 2; Trinity (Conn.) 2; UW-Stevens Point 1
