COMMERCE – The Texas A&M University-Commerce women's basketball team has won five games in a row and climbed three spots in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) poll to rank No. 7. The Lions also jumped a spot to No. 3 in the Division II Sports Information Directors Association (D2SIDA) poll and also received a first place vote.
 
A&M-Commerce picked up a 69-58 win at Oklahoma Christian last week and is 18-2 on the season. The Lions are second in the Lone Star Conference standings with a record of 7-2. A&M-Commerce is also ranked as the top team in the D2SIDA South Central Region rankings.
 
The Lions are third in the country in free throws made (372), ninth in offensive rebounding (17.8), third in rebound margin (11.1), fourth in rebounding (45.5), and scoring offense (81.0).
 
UP NEXT
The Lions remain on the road this week to take on LSC-leading Cameron on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. and at UT Tyler on Saturday at 2 p.m.
 
2021-22 WBCA NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll — 2/8/22

Rank	School (Record)	Total Points	Last week's rank	First-Place Votes
1.	Glenville State (20-0)	565	20	1
2.	Ashland (20-1)	542	2	2
3.	Azusa Pacific (17-1)	513	0	3
4.	Fort Hays State (19-2)	502	1	6
5.	Grand Valley State (19-1)	453	0	8
6.	Lander (16-2)	452	0	7
7.	A&M-Commerce (18-2)	405	0	10
8.	Western Washington (14-1)	381	0	9
9.	Drury (22-3)	375	0	4
10.	Union, TN (16-2)	363	0	11
11.	North Georgia (17-2)	344	0	5
12.	Barton (19-1)	321	0	14
13.	Lubbock Christian (20-4)	245	0	15
14.	Catawba (17-2)	225	0	17
15.	Tampa (21-4)	205	0	19
16.	Eckerd (15-2)	196	0	12
17.	Colorado School of Mines (18-3)	178	0	13
18.	Saint Cloud State (18-3)	172	0	18
19.	Lee, TN (17-3)	168	0	20
20.	Savannah State (18-1)	141	0	21
21.	Missouri Western State (18-3)	136	0	22
22.	Wingate (19-20	106	0	16
23.	Missouri-St Louis (16-2)	80	0	NR
24.	Southwestern Oklahoma State (18-4)	64	0	NR
25.	Southern Indiana (17-3)	48	0	NR

 
Dropped out: No. 22 Nebraska Kearney (17-5); No. 24 Cal State East Bay (16-2); No. 25 Gannon (16-4).
 
Others receiving votes: Cal State San Marcos (15-2) 38; Walsh (18-3) 26; Kutztown (19-4) 22; Valdosta State (17-4) 22; Minnesota Duluth (18-4) 21; Cal State East Bay (16-2) 18; Gannon (16-4) 14; Benedict (16-6) 13; Southern New Hampshire (15-4) 11; Pace (17-4) 8; Georgia Southwestern (18-3) 5; Nebraska Kearney (17-5) 5; Lincoln, PA (16-6) 2.
 
D2SIDA WBB Polls – 2/7-8/2022

Rank	School (First-Place Votes)	W-L	Pts.	Prev.	Last Week's Results
1	Ashland (10)	20-1	389	1	WH Trevecca Nazarene 106-55, WH Ursuline 95-62, WH Tiffin 68-59 OT
2	Glenville State (4)	20-0	356	2	WA Fairmont State 79-74, WH Frostburg State 117-57
3	A&M-Commerce (1)	18-2	363	4	PPD at Arkansas-Fort Smith, WA Oklahoma Christian 69-58
4	Fort Hays State (1)	19-2	343	5	WA Newman 79-30, WA Central Oklahoma 75-68
5	Grand Valley State	19-1	325	6	WA Lake Superior State 78-21, WA Ferris State 75-68
6	Western Washington	14-1	315	10	WA Western Oregon 77-59, WH Seattle Pacific 59-40, PPD vs Montana State-Billings
7	Union (Tenn.)	16-2	313	7	WH West Georgia 64-49
8	Lander	16-2	300	11	WH Young Harris 87-42, WH South Carolina-Aiken 83-39
9	Azusa Pacific	17-1	258	12	WA Hawaii-Hilo 69-54, WA Hawaii Pacific 81-64
10	Lubbock Christian	20-4	255	13	WH Oklahoma Christian 75-51, WH Midwestern State 75-64, WH Texas Woman's 70-62
11	North Georgia	17-2	246	3	WH Augusta 69-51, LA Georgia Southwestern State 62-59
12	St. Cloud State	18-3	210	17	WH Northern State 67-45, WH Minnesota State-Moorehead 60-49
13	Colorado School of Mines	18-3	187	9	LA Metropolitan State 74-67 OT, WA Colorado Christian 75-62
14	Tampa	21-4	171	18	WA Eckerd 67-56, WH Embry-Riddle (Fla.) 63-41
15	Barton	19-1	154	19	WH King 101-83, WH Southern Wesleyan 77-57, WH North Greenville 95-58
16	Cal State-San Marcos	15-2	143	T20	WA Cal State-East Bay 76-54, WA Cal State-Dominguez Hills 72-61
17	Southern Indiana	17-3	127	22	WA Lindenwood 82-69, WH Rockhurst 80-71, WH William Jewell 86-51
18	Minnesota-Duluth	18-4	102	23	WH Minnesota State-Mankato 67-42, WH Northern State 66-46
19	Bentley	12-5	95	T20	WA Adelphi 58-47, LH Stonehill 76-73 OT, WA St. Michael's 75-54
20	Lee	17-3	78	RV	WH Shorter 87-40, WH Auburn-Montgomery 87-40
21	Kutztown	19-4	77	24	WH East Stroudsburg 54-36, WH Lock Haven 60-46
22	Missouri-St. Louis	16-2	72	NR	WH Maryville 68-56, WH Drury 75-65, WH Southwest Baptist 75-57
23	Wingate	19-2	70	14	LA Newberry 74-64, WH Mars Hill 87-52
24	Cal State-East Bay	16-2	45	16	LH Cal State-San Marcos 76-54, WH Cal State-Los Angeles 65-62
T25	Colorado State-Pueblo	18-5	36	25	WA Black Hills State 70-56, WA Chadron State 77-74
T25	Drury	22-3	36	8	LA Missouri-St. Louis 75-65, WA Lindenwood 69-58

 
Receiving Votes: Eckerd 32, Pace 29, Gannon 19, Southwestern Oklahoma State 14, Colorado Mesa 7, Southern New Hampshire 7, Walsh 7, Savannah State 6, Alaska-Anchorage 5, California (Pa.) 4, Missouri Western 3, Le Moyne 1
 
Dropped Out: Eckerd