Elon WBB Phoenix Climbs Two Spots in CollegeInsider.com Women’s Mid-Major Poll

ELON, N.C. – In this week’s release of the CollegeInsider.com Women’s Mid-Major poll, Elon University women’s basketball moved up two spots to No. 8 in the rankings.

The Phoenix climbed the list thanks in part to season-opening victories and a pair of Top 10 teams – James Madison and Central Michigan – dropping out after losses. Elon is now the top-ranked CAA team after the Dukes’ fall from No. 6 to No. 10.

Northern Colorado was the other double-digit ranked team to jump up into a single-digit ranking, leaping from No. 13 to No. 6 with two road victories at DePaul and Denver. Northern Colorado is coached by Kamie Ethridge, a fellow USA Basketball assistant coach with Elon head coach Charlotte Smith each of the last two summers in South America and Europe.

The Phoenix will return to action Friday night, Nov. 17, for a 7 p.m. matchup against Hampton in Alumni Gym. The Lady Pirates entered the poll at No. 24 this week after missing out on the preseason edition. Hampton defeated North Carolina 70-66 in Chapel Hill, N.C., last Friday, Nov. 10, in its only game of the year thus far.

CollegeInsider.com Women’s Mid-Major Top 25
1. Green Bay (18)
2. Gonzaga (9)
3. South Dakota State
4. Florida Gulf Coast
5. Quinnipiac (3)
6. Northern Colorado (1)
7. Drake
8. Elon
9. Belmont
10. James Madison
11. Central Michigan
12. Buffalo
13. Penn
14. Mercer
15. Princeton
16. Bucknell
17. UC Davis
18. Saint Mary’s
19. Army
20. New Hampshire
21. Western Illinois
22. Toledo
23. Chattanooga
24. Hampton
25. South Dakota

Receiving votes: New Mexico State 60, Texas State 45, BYU 40, Wright State 38, Little Rock 37, Navy 27, UT Arlington 23, Ohio 20, IUPUI 19, Albany 18, San Diego 17, Missouri State 15, American 13, Idaho 12, Saint Francis 12, Louisiana 11, Robert Morris 11, Santa Clara 11, Stetson 11, Ball State 10, Lamar 10, Northern Iowa 10, Western Kentucky 10, Idaho State 8, Troy 8, Harvard 7, Bethune Cookman 6, Jacksonville 6, Western Michigan 6, Marist 5, Norfolk State 5, Siena 4, Radford 4, Milwaukee 3, Montana State 3, Central Arkansas 2, Eastern Michigan 2.