2021 Final Conference Rankings will be posted August 1st, 2022! Please click on the conference name to view current conference standings (conferences are in numerical order based on their national end-of-season ranking from the previous year):
1.Pennsylvania 2.Peach Belt 3.Northeast-10 4.Great Lakes Valley 5.California Collegiate 6.Rocky Mountain 7.Mid-America 8.Gulf South 9.East Coast 10.Great Northwest 11.Northern Sun 12.Great Lakes 13.South Atlantic 14.Sunshine State 15.Heartland 16.West Virginia 17.Great American 18.Pacific West 19.Lone Star 20.Conference Carolinas 21.Central Atlantic
The following is a national ranking of all conferences & an in depth analysis of the previous year.
Statistics: Definition of symbols (click on the capitalized conference name for season-long performance review)
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` overall winning record
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$ won the regular season
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^ won the conference tournament
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* advanced to the NCAA Tournament
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*2 advanced to the second round
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*3 advanced to the third round
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*4 advanced to the fourth round
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*5 advanced to the Final Four
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*6 advanced to the Final
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# won the NCAA Championship
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N national academic rank (2016)
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R regional academic rank (2016)
Academic Rank: The academic rank is drawn from US News & World Report Best Colleges 2016 (N = national rank; NLA = national rank for liberal arts colleges; R = regional rank).
Conference Rank: The conferences are listed in order starting with the best conference in the country:
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Rollins |
' $ * 2 |
7-1-0 |
12-5-2 |
R (South): 1 |
2. Tampa |
' ^ * 3 |
5-1-2 |
15-4-4 |
R (South): 23 |
3. Nova Southeastern |
|
3-3-2 |
4-8-3 |
n/a |
3. Florida Southern |
|
3-3-2 |
6-8-4 |
R (South): 2 |
5. Lynn |
|
3-4-1 |
5-8-3 |
n/a |
5. Eckerd |
' |
3-4-1 |
10-7-3 |
NLA: 144 |
7. Florida Tech |
' |
2-4-2 |
7-6-3 |
N: 164 |
8. Saint Leo |
|
1-6-1 |
2-12-2 |
R (South): 63 |
9. Barry |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. West Chester |
' * 4 |
10-3-1 |
15-5-1 |
R (North): 82 |
1. Gannon |
' * |
10-3-1 |
13-4-2 |
R (North): 52 |
3. Edinboro |
' * |
9-3-2 |
13-4-3 |
n/a |
3. Kutztown |
' |
9-3-2 |
11-6-2 |
R (North): 122 |
5. East Stroudsburg |
' |
8-3-3 |
10-5-5 |
R (North): 52 |
6. Slippery Rock |
' ^ * 3 |
7-5-2 |
14-6-3 |
R (North): 94 |
7. Indiana (Pa.) |
' |
6-5-3 |
9-6-4 |
n/a |
8. Shippensburg |
|
4-8-2 |
6-9-3 |
R (North): 82 |
9. Lock Haven |
|
3-7-4 |
6-7-4 |
n/a |
10. California (Pa.) |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. West Texas A&M |
' $ ^ * |
10-4-0 |
13-7-1 |
R (West): 71 |
2. Incarnate Word |
' |
9-5-0 |
9-8-1 |
R (West): 63 |
3. Midwestern State |
|
6-5-3 |
8-10-3 |
n/a |
4. Texas Woman's |
|
6-7-1 |
7-10-2 |
n/a |
5. Eastern New Mexico |
|
4-10-0 |
5-13-0 |
n/a |
5. Texas A&M-Commerce |
|
4-10-0 |
5-12-0 |
n/a |
7. Angelo State |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
7. Abilene Christian |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. LIU Post |
' $ * |
7-0-1 |
15-3-2 |
R (North): 112 |
2. Queens (N.Y.) |
' |
5-1-2 |
10-4-4 |
R (North): 60 |
3. Dowling |
' ^ * 3 |
4-2-2 |
14-4-3 |
n/a |
4. Roberts Wesleyan |
' |
4-4-0 |
11-8-1 |
R (North): 47 |
5. NYIT |
|
2-5-1 |
6-10-1 |
R (North): 68 |
5. Molloy |
|
2-5-1 |
4-10-1 |
R (North): 52 |
7. Mercy |
|
1-6-1 |
5-12-1 |
n/a |
8. St. Thomas Aquinas |
|
0-6-2 |
5-9-2 |
R (North): 125 |
9. Bridgeport |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Saint Rose |
' $ * 5 |
12-1-2 |
20-3-3 |
R (North): 39 |
2. So. New Hampshire |
' ^ * |
8-4-3 |
13-5-4 |
R (North): 110 |
3. New Haven |
' |
8-6-1 |
11-7-1 |
R (North): 110 |
3. Merrimack |
' |
8-6-1 |
11-8-1 |
R (North): 8 |
3. Franklin Pierce |
' |
8-6-1 |
9-7-2 |
R (North): 125 |
6. So. Connecticut |
' |
7-5-3 |
9-6-3 |
R (North): 125 |
7. Stonehill |
' |
5-5-5 |
6-5-6 |
NLA: 112 |
8. UMass Lowell |
|
5-9-1 |
6-9-2 |
N: 177 |
8. Pace |
|
5-9-1 |
5-10-3 |
N: 170 |
10. Saint Anselm |
|
3-6-6 |
4-7-6 |
NLA: 139 |
11. Saint Michael's |
|
4-9-2 |
4-11-2 |
NLA: 99 |
12. Le Moyne |
|
1-9-5 |
3-9-5 |
R (North): 18 |
13. American Int'l |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
13. Adelphi |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
13. Assumption |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
13. Bentley |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
North
1. Sonoma State |
' $ * 2 |
11-2-1 |
16-3-2 |
R (West): 44 |
2. Chico State |
|
4-10-0 |
7-11-0 |
n/a |
3. Cal State Stanislaus |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
3. Cal State Monterey Bay |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
3. Cal State East Bay |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
3. Humboldt St. |
|
0-0-0 |
1-13-0 |
R (West): 48 |
South
1. UC San Diego |
' $ ^ * 6 |
11-2-2 |
17-3-4 |
N: 37 |
2. San Francisco State |
|
4-8-3 |
6-8-3 |
R (West): 48 |
3. Cal Poly Pomona |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
3. Cal State San Bernardino |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
3. Cal State L.A. |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
3. Cal State Dominguez Hills |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Quincy |
' $ ^ * 2 |
12-2-0 |
16-3-0 |
R (MidWest): 91 |
2. UW-Parkside |
' * 3 |
11-3-0 |
14-5-1 |
n/a |
3. Rockhurst |
' * 2 |
10-2-3 |
14-4-3 |
R (MidWest): 19 |
4. Southern Indiana |
' |
9-5-1 |
10-7-1 |
n/a |
5. Lewis |
' |
8-6-1 |
10-7-1 |
R (MidWest): 41 |
6. McKendree |
' |
7-6-2 |
10-6-2 |
R (MidWest): 49 |
6. Drury |
' |
7-6-2 |
9-7-3 |
R (MidWest): 10 |
8. Indianapolis |
|
7-8-0 |
8-9-0 |
R (MidWest): 35 |
9. Maryville |
|
3-8-4 |
4-10-4 |
NLA: 171 |
10. Missouri-St. Louis |
|
4-10-1 |
4-11-2 |
n/a |
11. Missouri S&T |
|
4-11-0 |
6-11-0 |
n/a |
12. Illinois Springfield |
|
2-12-1 |
3-12-2 |
R (MidWest): 28 |
12. Saint Joseph's |
|
2-12-1 |
3-14-1 |
R (North): 82 |
14. Kentucky Wesleyan |
|
0-14-1 |
2-15-1 |
R (South): 23 |
15. William Jewell |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
15. Bellarmine |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Regis |
' $ * |
10-2-2 |
13-6-2 |
n/a |
2. Colorado Mines |
' ^ * 4 |
10-3-1 |
18-4-2 |
N: 75 |
3. Metro State |
' * 3 |
9-3-2 |
15-6-2 |
n/a |
3. UC-Colorado Springs |
' |
9-3-2 |
13-4-2 |
R (West): 39 |
5. Fort Lewis |
' |
8-3-3 |
13-4-3 |
n/a |
6. Colorado Mesa |
' |
6-6-2 |
9-7-3 |
n/a |
7. New Mexico Highlands |
|
4-8-2 |
6-10-2 |
n/a |
8. CSU-Pueblo |
|
2-11-1 |
2-13-2 |
n/a |
9. Colorado Christian |
|
0-13-1 |
2-15-1 |
n/a |
10. Adams State |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Columbus State |
' * 3 |
8-2-1 |
18-3-2 |
n/a |
1. Lander |
' |
8-2-1 |
10-4-2 |
R (South): 61 |
3. Clayton State |
' |
6-3-2 |
10-7-2 |
R (South): 52 |
3. North Georgia |
' * 2 |
6-3-2 |
15-5-2 |
R (South): 56 |
5. Georgia College |
' |
5-5-1 |
10-8-1 |
R (South): 36 |
5. UNC Pembroke |
' |
5-5-1 |
10-7-3 |
R (South): 89 |
7. Montevallo |
|
4-6-1 |
6-9-2 |
R (South): 36 |
8. USC Aiken |
|
3-7-1 |
4-11-3 |
R (South): 14 |
9. Flagler |
|
2-7-2 |
7-7-3 |
R (South): 10 |
10. Armstrong Atlantic State |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
10. Young Harris |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
12. Ga. Southwestern |
|
0-11-0 |
2-14-2 |
n/a |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Western Washington |
' $ ^ * 3 |
12-2-0 |
19-4-0 |
R (West): 22 |
2. Seattle Pacific |
' * 2 |
11-1-2 |
15-4-2 |
R (West): 16 |
3. Montana State Billings |
' |
8-5-1 |
13-6-1 |
R (West): 83 |
4. Western Oregon |
|
6-7-1 |
8-10-1 |
R (West): 83 |
5. Saint Martin's |
|
5-7-2 |
7-9-2 |
R (West): 57 |
6. Northwest Nazarene |
|
5-8-1 |
8-9-1 |
R (West): 53 |
7. Central Washington |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
8. Simon Fraser |
|
0-14-0 |
1-16-0 |
n/a |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Grand Valley St. |
' $ ^ * 5 |
11-1-1 |
19-2-3 |
R (MidWest): 37 |
1. Michigan Tech |
' |
11-1-1 |
14-3-2 |
N: 115 |
3. Saginaw Valley |
' |
8-2-3 |
10-4-5 |
n/a |
4. Findlay |
|
8-4-1 |
8-9-1 |
R (MidWest): 53 |
5. Ferris St. |
' |
7-4-2 |
9-7-3 |
R (MidWest): 72 |
6. Ohio Dominican |
' |
6-4-3 |
10-6-3 |
R (MidWest): 98 |
7. Tiffin |
' |
6-5-2 |
9-8-2 |
n/a |
8. Northwood (Mich.) |
|
6-6-1 |
6-10-1 |
n/a |
9. Walsh |
' |
5-6-2 |
9-6-2 |
R (MidWest): 66 |
10. Northern Mich. |
|
3-10-0 |
4-13-0 |
R (MidWest): 72 |
11. Notre Dame (OH) |
|
2-10-1 |
3-13-1 |
R (MidWest): 58 |
11. Lake Erie |
|
2-10-1 |
3-14-1 |
n/a |
13. Malone |
|
0-12-1 |
1-14-1 |
R (MidWest): 60 |
14. Ashland |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. West Florida |
' $ ^ * # |
9-0-0 |
24-1-0 |
n/a |
2. Valdosta State |
' * |
6-2-1 |
13-5-2 |
R (South): 71 |
2. North Alabama |
' * 2 |
6-2-1 |
13-6-1 |
R (South): 56 |
4. West Alabama |
|
5-3-1 |
7-9-3 |
R (South): 89 |
5. Shorter |
|
3-5-1 |
5-12-1 |
n/a |
6. Union |
|
2-5-2 |
4-9-2 |
n/a |
6. West Georgia |
|
2-5-2 |
6-11-3 |
n/a |
8. Delta State |
|
2-6-1 |
3-12-2 |
R (South): 68 |
9. Christian Brothers |
|
1-7-1 |
6-10-1 |
R (South): 24 |
10. Alabama Huntsville |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Lees-McRae |
' $ |
10-1-0 |
12-5-2 |
n/a |
2. Limestone |
' |
8-3-0 |
11-6-1 |
R (South): 58 |
3. Pfeiffer |
' |
7-2-2 |
10-7-3 |
R (South): 71 |
4. Queens (N.C.) |
|
7-3-1 |
9-9-1 |
R (South): 21 |
5. Mount Olive |
|
6-5-0 |
7-10-1 |
R (South): 71 |
6. Converse |
|
3-6-2 |
7-10-2 |
R (South): 17 |
6. King (Tenn.) |
|
3-6-2 |
4-10-2 |
R (South): 61 |
8. Coker |
|
3-7-1 |
4-12-2 |
R (South): 18 |
9. Erskine |
|
3-8-0 |
3-12-1 |
NLA: 144 |
10. North Greenville |
|
0-9-2 |
1-12-2 |
R (South): 30 |
11. Belmont Abbey |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
11. Barton |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Lenoir-Rhyne |
' $ ^ * |
9-0-0 |
16-2-2 |
R (South): 28 |
2. Tusculum |
' |
6-2-1 |
12-3-3 |
n/a |
3. Lincoln Memorial |
|
3-4-2 |
7-7-2 |
R (South): 80 |
4. Newberry |
|
2-4-3 |
7-8-4 |
R (South): 47 |
5. Mars Hill |
|
2-7-0 |
6-13-0 |
R (South): 35 |
6. Wingate |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
6. Catawba |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
6. Anderson |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
6. Carson-Newman |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
6. Brevard |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Point Loma |
' |
9-3-2 |
12-5-3 |
R (West): 17 |
2. Grand Canyon |
' |
8-4-2 |
9-7-2 |
n/a |
3. Notre Dame De Namur |
|
7-6-1 |
8-9-1 |
R (West): 69 |
4. Dominican (Ca.) |
|
6-5-3 |
7-7-3 |
R (West): 37 |
4. Hawai'i Pacific |
|
6-5-3 |
7-8-3 |
R (West): 87 |
6. Fresno Pacific |
|
5-5-4 |
5-7-5 |
R (West): 72 |
7. Dixie State |
|
6-8-0 |
6-10-2 |
n/a |
8. Hawai'i Hilo |
|
3-11-0 |
5-12-0 |
n/a |
9. Holy Names |
|
0-13-1 |
0-15-1 |
R (West): 86 |
9. Chaminade |
|
0-13-1 |
0-15-1 |
n/a |
11. California Baptist |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
11. Azusa Pacific |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
11. BYU-Hawaii |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
11. Academy of Art |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Davis & Elkins |
' |
5-3-2 |
11-4-2 |
R (South): 26 |
1. Shepherd |
|
5-3-2 |
7-8-3 |
R (South): 82 |
1. Charleston |
|
5-3-2 |
9-9-3 |
R (South): 14 |
4. Concord |
' |
5-4-1 |
10-7-2 |
R (South): 38 |
4. Seton Hill |
' |
5-4-1 |
10-7-1 |
R (North): 13 |
6. Pitt-Johnstown |
' |
5-5-0 |
11-7-0 |
n/a |
7. West Liberty |
|
1-9-0 |
2-15-0 |
R (South): 66 |
8. Alderson-Broaddus |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
8. WV Wesleyan |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
8. Wheeling Jesuit |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
11. Ohio Valley |
|
0-10-0 |
2-16-0 |
R (South): 23 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Dallas Baptist |
' $ ^ * 2 |
9-1-0 |
18-3-0 |
R (West): 48 |
1. St. Edward's |
' $ * 2 |
9-1-0 |
18-3-0 |
R (West): 21 |
3. Texas A&M International |
' |
5-4-1 |
11-7-1 |
R (West): 71 |
4. St. Mary's |
|
3-7-0 |
9-10-0 |
R (West): 12 |
5. Newman |
|
2-7-1 |
7-10-1 |
R (MidWest): 110 |
6. Texas-Permian Basin |
|
1-9-0 |
3-15-0 |
R (West): 83 |
7. McMurry |
|
0-0-0 |
4-12-1 |
R (West): 12 |
7. Oklahoma Christian University |
|
0-0-0 |
3-13-0 |
R (West): 43 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Minnesota State |
' $ * 4 |
14-0-1 |
17-1-5 |
R (MidWest): 70 |
2. Upper Iowa |
' |
11-2-2 |
15-3-2 |
n/a |
3. Minot State |
' ^ * |
11-3-1 |
15-4-3 |
R (MidWest): 107 |
4. U-Mary |
' |
10-5-0 |
10-8-0 |
R (MidWest): 103 |
5. St. Cloud State |
' |
8-6-1 |
9-8-2 |
R (MidWest): 81 |
6. Minnesota Duluth |
' |
7-5-3 |
8-7-3 |
R (MidWest): 36 |
7. Concordia-St. Paul |
|
7-7-1 |
8-9-1 |
R (MidWest): 98 |
8. Southwest Minnesota State |
|
5-9-1 |
7-9-1 |
R (MidWest): 108 |
9. MSU Moorhead |
|
3-10-2 |
4-12-2 |
R (MidWest): 81 |
10. Wayne State |
|
3-11-1 |
3-14-1 |
R (MidWest): 98 |
11. Northern State |
|
2-10-3 |
3-12-3 |
R (MidWest): 47 |
12. Minnesota, Crookston |
|
2-12-1 |
2-15-1 |
R (MidWest): 53 |
13. Sioux Falls |
|
0-14-1 |
0-17-1 |
n/a |
14. Winona State |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
14. Bemidji |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
14. Augustana |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Philadelphia U. |
' |
10-2-0 |
13-8-0 |
R (North): 74 |
2. Georgian Court |
' |
8-4-0 |
10-10-2 |
R (North): 108 |
3. Nyack |
|
7-4-1 |
8-9-3 |
n/a |
4. Chestnut Hill |
|
7-5-0 |
8-11-0 |
R (North): 132 |
4. Holy Family |
|
7-5-0 |
8-11-0 |
R (North): 104 |
6. Felician |
|
5-6-1 |
7-9-1 |
n/a |
6. Dominican (N.Y.) |
|
5-6-1 |
6-8-1 |
n/a |
8. Post |
|
3-9-0 |
4-12-0 |
n/a |
9. Goldey-Beacom |
|
1-11-0 |
3-13-0 |
n/a |
10. Wilmington (Del.) |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
10. Caldwell |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
10. Bloomfield |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
13. Concordia (N.Y.) |
|
0-12-0 |
0-15-0 |
R (North): 42 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Truman |
' |
8-4-0 |
12-6-1 |
R (MidWest): 8 |
2. Northeastern State |
' |
7-4-1 |
13-5-1 |
n/a |
3. Northwest Missouri |
' |
6-4-2 |
8-7-3 |
R (MidWest): 103 |
4. Fort Hays State |
' ^ * |
6-5-1 |
14-7-1 |
n/a |
5. Missouri Southern |
|
5-5-2 |
5-10-3 |
R (MidWest): 72 |
6. Southwest Baptist |
|
4-6-2 |
7-10-2 |
n/a |
6. Nebraska Kearney |
' |
4-6-2 |
9-7-2 |
R (MidWest): 43 |
8. Missouri Western |
|
4-7-1 |
6-9-1 |
n/a |
9. Washburn |
|
4-8-0 |
4-14-0 |
R (MidWest): 66 |
10. Lindenwood |
|
1-10-0 |
5-11-1 |
n/a |
11. Emporia State |
|
0-9-2 |
4-11-2 |
R (MidWest): 98 |
12. Central Missouri |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
12. Central Oklahoma |
|
0-0-0 |
0-0-0 |
0 |
School |
Stats |
Conf Record |
Overall Record |
Acad Rank |
1. Southwestern Oklahoma |
' $ ^ * 2 |
9-0-1 |
20-1-1 |
R (West): 88 |
2. Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
' |
5-4-1 |
13-8-1 |
R (West): 81 |
3. East Central (Okla.) |
|
4-4-2 |
4-11-4 |
n/a |
4. Ouachita Baptist (Ark.) |
' |
4-5-1 |
10-8-1 |
NLA: 165 |
4. Harding (Ark.) |
|
4-5-1 |
7-9-2 |
R (South): 20 |
6. Northwestern Oklahoma |
|
0-8-2 |
0-16-2 |
n/a |