North Georgia enter the 2025-26 season ranked #4 in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Preseason Top 25. Columbus State joins them in the rankings at #24.
The Nighthawks completed the 2024-25 season with a 31-3 record, winning both the PBC Regular Season title & the PBC Tournament title. The Nighthawks received the #1 seed in the NCAA Southeast Region and ended their season in the championship game. The Nighthawks received one first place vote in the WBCA Preseason poll. #4 North Georgia open their season on November 7th in the D2CCA Tip-Off Classic vs RV Ferris State.
Columbus State closed out the 2024-25 season with a 21-9 record. The Cougars came second in the PBC Standings, and received the #5 seed in the NCAA Southeast Region, advancing to the second round. #24 Columbus State open their season on November 14th vs Tusculum.
WBCA NCAA Division II Preseason Coaches Poll — 10/28/2025
Rank |
School (record last season) |
Points |
Last season’s final rank |
First-place
Votes |
| 1 |
Grand Valley State (38-2) |
545 |
1 |
21 |
| 2 |
Union, TN (33-4) |
485 |
3 |
0 |
| 3 |
Texas Woman’s (33-2) |
466 |
6 |
0 |
| 4 |
North Georgia (31-3) |
417 |
9 |
1 |
| 5 |
Gannon (28-7) |
416 |
11 |
0 |
| 6 |
Ashland (32-4) |
406 |
8 |
0 |
| 7 |
Pittsburg State (33-4) |
396 |
2 |
0 |
| 8 |
Coker (29-6) |
344 |
10 |
0 |
| 9 |
Fort Hays State (28-5) |
338 |
12 |
0 |
| 10 |
Bentley (33-2) |
315 |
5 |
0 |
| 11 |
Concordia-St. Paul (29-3) |
261 |
13 |
0 |
| 12 |
Embry-Riddle (27-5) |
247 |
16 |
0 |
| 13 |
Lubbock Christian (32-5) |
199 |
7 |
0 |
| 14 |
Cal Poly Pomona (25-6) |
194 |
19 |
0 |
| 15 |
Minnesota State Mankato (25-8) |
185 |
RV |
0 |
| 16 |
Fairmont State (27-5) |
176 |
20 |
0 |
| 17 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills (36-2) |
171 |
4 |
0 |
| 18 |
Southwest Minnesota State (28-5) |
133 |
15 |
0 |
| 19 |
Nova Southeastern (27-7) |
126 |
18 |
0 |
| 20 |
Texas-Tyler (25-5) |
106 |
14 |
0 |
| 21 |
Colorado Mesa (25-6) |
99 |
22t |
0 |
| 22 |
Holy Family (26-7) |
92 |
24 |
0 |
| 23 |
Tampa (26-7) |
77 |
22t |
0 |
| 24 |
Columbus State (21-9) |
72 |
NR |
0 |
| 25 |
Harding (25-7) |
71 |
NR |
0 |
Dropped out: No. 17 Alaska Anchorage (28-5); No. 21 Lewis (26-4)); No. 25 Point Loma Nazarene (25-6).
Others receiving votes: West Texas A&M (19-13) 64; Point Loma Nazarene (25-6) 59; Western Washington (18-11) 58; Fayetteville State (21-8) 54; Alaska Anchorage (28-5) 53; Indiana (PA) (23-8) 52; Clark Atlanta (24-8) 50; Northern Michigan (23-9) 49; Lewis (26-4) 46; Miles (22-7) 31; Drury (22-7) 30; Lee (TN) (25-7) 30; Belmont Abbey (25-6) 28; Vanguard U. (18-8) 27; Daemen (22-8) 26; Adams State (19-12) 24; Washburn (18-13) 21; Malone (22-8) 20; Ferris State (21-12) 19; Central Washington (23-8) 16; Southern Nazarene (23-8) 13; Colorado-Colorado Springs (19-12) 8; Cal State Chico (24-8) 2.