Milligan Women's Basketball Receives Votes in Fourth NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll of 2024-25
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - On Wednesday afternoon, the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) released the fourth NAIA Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll of the 2024-25 campaign. The Milligan University Lady Buffs were recognized by receiving five votes for the poll, and are the lone Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) institution listed.
It has been a prodigious last 35 days for the Milligan squad, who have gone 5-1 in that span with their only loss coming to then No. 10-ranked Georgetown (Ky.). Additionally, they picked up two standout wins against No. 7-ranked Cumberlands (Ky.) (90-89 OT) and (RV) Johnson (107-85) to give them additional credibility for the upcoming poll.
The Buffs continue their campaign tonight, Jan. 15, against the Bears of the University of Pikeville. They are looking to avenge a loss to UPIKE in their previous meeting in Kentucky in the first AAC battle of the season.
The full poll is listed below:
| RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Dordt (Iowa) [21] | 17-0 | 570 |
| 2 | 2 | Indiana Wesleyan | 17-0 | 548 |
| 3 | 3 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 15-0 | 534 |
| 4 | 4 | Southern Oregon | 15-0 | 513 |
| 5 | 9 | Briar Cliff (Iowa) | 14-2 | 464 |
| 6 | 6 | Dakota State (S.D.) | 13-3 | 458 |
| 7 | RV | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 17-0 | 419 |
| 8 | 10 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 15-1 | 410 |
| 9 | 16 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 16-1 | 378 |
| 10 | 11 | Saint Francis (Ind.) | 16-1 | 367 |
| 11 | 8 | Rio Grande (Ohio) | 13-3 | 335 |
| 12 | 12 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 15-1 | 334 |
| 13 | 19 | Arizona Christian | 15-2 | 289 |
| 14 | 20 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 15-2 | 276 |
| 15 | 17 | Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) | 13-4 | 275 |
| 16 | 7 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 14-3 | 270 |
| 17 | 15 | Marian (Ind.) | 13-4 | 263 |
| 18 | 18 | Mid-America Christian (Okla.) | 14-2 | 214 |
| 19 | 13 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 14-2 | 202 |
| 20 | RV | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 11-5 | 165 |
| 21 | 25 | Xavier (La.) | 16-0 | 144 |
| 22 | 21 | Carroll (Mont.) | 10-6 | 124 |
| 23 | 5 | Providence (Mont.) | 9-5 | 123 |
| 24 | 24 | Jamestown (N.D.) | 13-3 | 119 |
| 25 | RV | Hastings (Neb.) | 12-5 | 97 |
Dropped from the Top 25: Concordia (Neb.), Mayville State (N.D.), Indiana Tech
Receiving Votes: Indiana Tech 94, Oregon Tech 82, Mayville State (N.D.) 73, William Carey (Miss.) 70, Langston (Okla.) 70, Florida Memorial 62, Doane (Neb.) 57, Benedictine (Kan.) 55, Montana Tech 51, Columbia (Mo.) 43, Governors State (Ill.) 23, Shawnee State (Ohio) 15, LSU Shreveport (La.) 8, Northwestern (Iowa) 8, Grand View (Iowa) 7, Southeastern (Fla.) 7, Milligan (Tenn.) 5, Williams Baptist (Ark.) 5, St. Francis (Ill.) 5, Kansas Wesleyan 4, IU South Bend (Ind.) 3