COMMERCE – The Texas A&M University-Commerce women's basketball team is the third ranked team in the nation in this week's Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll, as announced Tuesday. The Lions have been nationally ranked 18 times in the WBCA poll, seven weeks in a row during from 2007-08, and now 11 weeks in a row this season. This is the program's highest national ranking in history. The Lions are also ranked No. 3 in the D2SIDA media poll, and received a first place vote in that poll.
 
The Lions are coming off of an undefeated week for the 13th week in a row, defeating a pair of LSC teams on the road. The Lions defeated Midwestern State by 15 points on Thursday and then knocked off Cameron by five points on Saturday.
 
The Lions are one of two LSC teams in the national rankings, and the highest ranked team in the LSC, as Lubbock Christian is ranked eighth. A&M-Commerce is one of the three undefeated teams remaining in Division II. They rank in the top 25 in several categories, including first in win percentage, sixth in scoring margin, 5th in rebounding margin, 17th in scoring defense, 12th in turnover margin, and 19th in steals per game.
 
The No. 3 Lions return to the court on Thursday as they host their final two home games of the regular season. The Lions will host Eastern New Mexico on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. All attendees are encouraged to wear pink as part of the Play4Kay game. The Lions will then host West Texas A&M on Saturday at 2 p.m. The game will be Senior Day as well as the annual Make-A-Swish game.
 
Tickets to all Lion Basketball home games can be purchased at WeAreLionsTix.com, by calling (903) 468-8756, or by visiting the Lion Sales & Service Box Office inside the Field House during business hours.

WBCA Coaches' Poll - February 18, 2020 (Poll 13)

Rk	School (Record)	Pts.	1st	Prev.
1	Drury (25-0)	568	16	1
2	Ashland (25-0)	559	7	2
3	A&M-COMMERCE (24-0)	501	0	3
4	Lee (TN) (24-1)	489	0	5
5	Hawaii Pacific (23-1)	465	0	7
6	Grand Valley State (23-2)	456	0	6
7	Alaska Anchorage (25-2)	429	0	8
8	Lubbock Christian (21-3)	398	0	9
9	Indiana (PA) (22-2)	376	0	4
10	Adelphi (23-2)	368	0	10
11	Walsh (22-2)	333	0	11
12	Virginia Union (20-3)	299	0	13
13	North Georgia (21-3)	245	0	15
14	Benedict (21-3)	243	0	16
15	Tampa (19-3)	241	0	17
16	Sioux Falls (23-4)	209	0	12
17	Azusa Pacific (20-4)	196	0	14
18	Kentucky Wesleyan (24-1)	175	0	22
19	Univ. of the Sciences (22-3)	160	0	23
20	Central Missouri (20-4)	147	0	24
21t	Anderson (SC) (20-4)	97	0	17
21t	Belmont Abbey (23-2)	97	0	25
23	Lander (20-4)	80	0	21
24	Colorado Mesa (21-4)	64	0	19
25	UC San Diego (20-4)	59	0	NR

 

2019-20 D2SIDA Women's Basketball Week 12 National Poll (Feb. 18, 2020)

Rk	School (First-Place)	W-L	Pts.	Prev.
1	Drury (15)	25-0	399	1
2	Ashland	25-0	383	2
3	A&M-COMMERCE (1)	24-0	370	3
4	Lee	24-1	348	4
5	Hawaii Pacific	23-1	336	5
6	Adelphi	23-2	308	7
7	Grand Valley	23-2	294	8
8	Alaska Anchorage	25-2	276	9
9	IUP	22-2	273	6
10	Belmont Abbey	23-2	253	11
11	Walsh	22-2	231	12
12	Central Missouri	20-4	207	16
13	Tampa	19-3	188	15
14	Lubbock Christian	21-3	187	19
15	Kentucky Wesleyan	24-1	184	14
16	USciences	22-3	162	18
17	Sioux Falls	23-4	146	10
18	UC San Diego	20-4	125	21
19	Bowie State	21-3	122	25
20	North Georgia	21-3	102	RV
21	Union	21-4	75	24
22	West Texas A&M	22-5	63	23
23	Lincoln	23-4	45	17
24	Lander	20-4	31	20
25	Colorado Mesa	21-4	30	13