Lyon, John Brown make first regular season NAIA WBB poll
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A pair of Arkansas schools earned spots in the first regular season NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Top 25 Coaches Poll.
Lyon moved up one spot from its preseason position to No. 8. The Scots have won seven straight after a season-opening double overtime loss to College of the Ozarks.
John Brown was on the outside looking in for the preseason poll, but have moved into the top 20 at No. 20. The Lady Eagles are 8-4 overall, with the most recent win being a record-setting 124-51 victory over Crowley’s Ridge.
Complete poll:
| Rank | Previous | School (First-place votes) | 2016-17 Record | Total Points |
| 1 | 8 | Freed Hardeman (Tenn.) (8) | 8-0 | 219 |
| 2 | 7 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (1) | 13-0 | 207 |
| 3 | 1 | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 7-1 | 206 |
| 4 | 2 | Westmont (Calif.) | 6-1 | 199 |
| 5 | 5 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 9-0 | 195 |
| 6 | 6 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 6-1 | 178 |
| 6 | 4 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 7-2 | 178 |
| 8 | 9 | Lyon | 7-1 | 168 |
| 9 | 19 | Oklahoma City | 8-1 | 159 |
| 10 | 11 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 12-0 | 158 |
| 11 | 16 | Montana State-Northern | 8-2 | 147 |
| 12 | 13 | Baker (Kan.) | 8-1 | 143 |
| 13 | 20 | Columbia (Mo.) | 8-1 | 128 |
| 14 | 11 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 7-3 | 126 |
| 14 | 18 | Great Falla (Mont.) | 9-2 | 126 |
| 16 | 14 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 6-1 | 120 |
| 17 | 15 | Central Methodist (Mo.) | 7-2 | 102 |
| 18 | 10 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 5-4 | 99 |
| 19 | 23 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 9-2 | 96 |
| 20 | NR | John Brown | 7-4 | 87 |
| 21 | 3 | Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) | 3-5 | 83 |
| 22 | 24 | Loyola (La.) | 7-2 | 62 |
| 23 | NR | Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.) | 6-2 | 61 |
| 24 | 17 | Pikeville (Ky.) | 8-3 | 58 |
| 25 | 25 | Carroll (Mont.) | 8-2 | 53 |