The 2022-23 DII women’s basketball season ended with Ashland winning its third national championship of the decade behind its second 37-0 record in seven seasons. As one of the premier DII women’s hoops programs in the land, despite losing some pieces, Ashland opens the new season where it finished: No. 1 in the Power 10 rankings.
Before we get into the rest of the Power 10 rankings, let’s remember exactly what they are. There is no voting committee, it is just me trying to find a balance between statistics and records (like the coaches polls do) and the metrics the selection committee uses to seed the tournament. This will likely have a very different look than the national polls, but that is somewhat the point — to shine light on some programs that may be better than expected.
2023 RECAP: How Ashland ran the table for the 2023 national championship
2023-24 DII women’s basketball preseason Power 10
No. 1 Ashland
The Eagles head into the 2023-24 season amid a 37-game winning streak — one that concluded with their third national championship headed by their third different coach. Change is not unwelcome in Ashland, so whatever the roster looks like, you can be sure the Eagles are contenders. Fortunately, they return the G-MAC player of the…
