An historic DII women’s basketball tournament has concluded and Glenville State is the 2022 national champion. The Pioneers won not only their first-ever championship, but the title was the first in the school’s history for any sport. That earns the Pioneers the honor of being the No. 1 team in the final DII women’s basketball Power 10 rankings of the season.
The Power 10 rankings are a little different than a national poll. First, there isn’t a group voting, as these are my rankings, and mine alone. That means that simple metrics (overall records and categorical trends) are obviously used, but so is the same criteria that the selection committee uses: RPI, performance indicator, and others. While the DII Women’s Elite Eight teams will highly populate the final rankings, remember: one game does not a season make. March is a different beast, so just because a team lost at the buzzer doesn’t necessarily mean it still isn’t one of the best teams in the country.
The final DII women’s basketball Power 10 for 2022
No. 1 Glenville State | Previous No. 2
Perhaps what’s most amazing is that this team went 35-1 and had to consistently prove itself in the national polls. This team — which led DII women’s basketball in scoring by 13.5 points per game over the…
