DWU women at No. 5 in first NAIA regular-season top-25 poll

MITCHELL — Dakota Wesleyan University women's basketball is ranked No. 5 in the first NAIA coaches top-25 poll of the regular season, which was issued on Wednesday, Nov. 11. The Tigers were ranked No. 2 in the preseason and started the season at 3-1. The new top-five includes No. 1 Bethel (Tenn.), No. 2 Dordt (Iowa), No. 3 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.), No. 4 Saint Francis (Ind.) and No. 5 DWU. At the Cattle Classic in Seward, Nebraska, DWU defeated previously No. 3 Dakota State on Friday, Nov. 6 for its first ranked win of the season but fell 78-62 to then-No. 16 Montana Tech on Saturday, Nov. 7. In Wednesday's new rankings, Montana Tech (5-0) is right behind DWU at No. 6 while Dakota State is No. 24 after a 1-5 start to the season. Preseason No. 1 Marian (Ind.) is ranked at No. 7 in the first regular-season poll. Other Great Plains Athletic Conference teams ranked include No. 9 Concordia and No. 15 Hastings. The Broncos visit DWU on Saturday, Nov. 14 for the GPAC opener at the Corn Palace.

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