D3hoops Tabs Women’s Hoops 14th in Latest Poll

IWU climbs one slot

2/23/2026 7:28:00 PM

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Days removed from tying for the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Regular Season Championship, the Illinois Wesleyan University women's basketball team sits at No. 14 in the D3hoops.com Top-25 unveiled Monday, Feb. 23.

Illinois Wesleyan reeled in 275 points to bump up one spot from last week. The Titans are one of two CCIW programs in the top-25, with Carroll checking in at No. 12.

The top-five remained unchanged as NYU held its position at No. 1 with 617 points and 19 first-place votes. Despite holding steady, the Violets saw one first-place vote slip away in favor of second-ranked Scranton (602 points, six first-place votes). Johns Hopkins (561) and Washington & Lee (546) round out the top-four as the remaining undefeated teams across Division III.

The Green and White ran its record to 20-5 with dominant wins over Wheaton and Augustana, Feb. 18-21. IWU used a stingy defensive effort to shut down the Thunder, 71-38, Feb. 18, before soaring past the Vikings, 86-68, Feb. 21.

Illinois Wesleyan hits the road towards the end of the week for CCIW Tournament play. The Titans earned the No. 2 seed in the league tournament and will play in the 5 p.m. semifinal game at Carroll's Van Male Fieldhouse Friday, Feb. 27. IWU will learn its opponents following the completion of Tuesday's quarterfinal contests.

D3hoops.com women's Top 25, Week 12

#	School (No. 1 votes)	W-L	Pts.	Prev.
1	New York University (19)	24-0	617	1
2	Scranton (6)	25-0	602	2
3	Johns Hopkins	24-0	561	3
4	Washington and Lee	25-0	546	4
5	UW-Oshkosh	23-2	518	5
6	Denison	24-1	490	7
7	Smith	24-1	481	6
8	Bowdoin	23-1	464	8
9	Hope	22-3	393	11
10	John Carroll	22-3	383	10
11	Baldwin Wallace	23-2	345	12
12	Carroll	21-4	342	13
13	Ohio Wesleyan	20-4	304	9
14	Illinois Wesleyan	20-5	275	15
15	Bates	22-3	218	17
16	Washington U.	18-6	214	16
17	Chicago	17-6	212	19
18	Ripon	23-2	211	20
19	Concordia-Moorhead	22-3	175	21
20	UW-Whitewater	18-7	173	14
21	Trine	21-4	155	18
22	SUNY New Paltz	23-2	97	23
23	William Paterson	24-1	69	24
24	UW-La Crosse	16-9	57	25
25	UW-Platteville	18-7	52	22

Dropped out: None

Others receiving votes: Cortland 44; UW-River Falls 19; Linfield 17; Southern Maine 17; Carnegie Mellon 14; Bethel 11; Susquehanna 9; Christopher Newport 8; Hardin-Simmons 7; Gustavus Adolphus 6; Wisconsin Lutheran 6; Saint Mary's (Minn.) 5; Wartburg 4; Emory 2; Bridgewater 1; Otterbein 1

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