The Virginia Union University women's basketball team has finished the 2016-17 season ranked #2 in the final Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll of the season, released on Saturday, March 25.
The Lady Panthers moved up from #18 due to a miraculous run through the NCAA Tournament, culminating in an appearance in the 2017 National Championship game against Ashland University on Friday, March 24.
The #2 ranking is the highest finish ever for a VUU women's team in the WBCAÂ poll. Â
VUU finished the 2016-17 with a 28-5 record.
|
Rank
|
School (record)
|
Points
|
First-placeÂ
votes
|
Previous
rank
|
|
1
|
Ashland (37-0)
|
600
|
24
|
1
|
|
2
|
Virginia Union (28-5)
|
548
|
0
|
18
|
|
3
|
California Baptist (35-3)
|
547
|
0
|
3
|
|
4
|
Harding (31-4)
|
509
|
0
|
10
|
|
5
|
Columbus State (31-2)
|
493
|
0
|
4
|
|
6
|
Drury (30-4)
|
420
|
0
|
5
|
|
7
|
Queens, NY (25-4)
|
414
|
0
|
15
|
|
8
|
Emporia State (29-5)
|
380
|
0
|
6
|
|
9
|
California, PA (30-4)
|
379
|
0
|
7
|
|
10
|
Alaska-Anchorage (29-2)
|
374
|
0
|
2
|
|
11
|
Colorado State-Pueblo (28-4)
|
320
|
0
|
9
|
|
12
|
West Florida (28-7)
|
309
|
0
|
NR
|
|
13
|
Lincoln Memorial (26-5)
|
289
|
0
|
13
|
|
14
|
Adelphi (27-5)
|
283
|
0
|
8
|
|
15
|
West Texas A&M (26-9)
|
261
|
0
|
NR
|
|
16
|
Pittsburg State (25-6)
|
247
|
0
|
11
|
|
17
|
Eckerd (27-5)
|
196
|
0
|
12
|
|
18
|
Western Washington (26-6)
|
185
|
0
|
16
|
|
19
|
Bentley (26-5)
|
176
|
0
|
14
|
|
20
|
Angelo State (26-6)
|
153
|
0
|
20
|
|
21
|
Minnesota State-Moorhead (24-5)
|
125
|
0
|
17
|
|
22
|
Central Missouri (24-7)
|
121
|
0
|
19
|
|
23
|
Simon Fraser (26-8)
|
84
|
0
|
NR
|
|
24
|
Wingate (25-5)
|
78
|
0
|
21
|
|
25
|
Central Oklahoma (25-8)
|
38
|
0
|
25
|
