NCAA.com presents a weekly edition of DII Women's basketball power rankings. Here is this week's top-16 teams with their records through March 9 before the NCAA Division II tournament begins.
| Rank | School | Record | Comments | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Limestone College | 30-0 | Won Conference Carolinas Tourney; No. 1 seed in SE Region | 2 |
| 2 | Lubbock Christian | 29-0 | Won Heartland Tourney; No. 1 seed in South Central Region | 3 |
| 3 | Ashland (Ohio) | 30-1 | Won GLIAC Tourney; No. 1 seed in Midwest Region | 4 |
| 4 | Lewis | 28-2 | 23-game win streak ended in GLVC semifinals; No. 2 in Midwest | 1 |
| 5 | Azusa Pacific | 27-3 | Won PacWest Tourney; No. 1 seed in West Region | 16 |
| 6 | Alaska Anchorage | 33-2 | Won GNAC Tourney; No. 2 seed in West Region | 9 |
| 7 | Virginia Union | 25-2 | Won CIAA championship; No. 1 seed in Atlantic Region | 8 |
| 8 | Union (Tenn.) | 28-3 | Lost in OT in GSC championship; No. 1 seed in South Region | 7 |
| 9 | Benedict College | 27-2 | Won SIAC Tourney; No. 2 seed in South Region | 13 |
| 10 | California Baptist | 28-2 | Lost in PacWest championship game; No. 3 seed in West Regional | 5 |
| 11 | Bellarmine | 24-3 | Won GLVC Tourney; No. 3 seed in Midwest | NR |
| 12 | Emporia State | 26-5 | Won 4th straight MIAA Tourney; No. 1 seed in Central Region | NR |
| 13 | West Texas A&M | 26-4 | Lost in 2 OT in Lone Star championship; No. 3 seed in S. Central | 11 |
| 14 | Winona State | 29-3 | Third trip to Division II Tournament; No. 4 seed in Central | 12 |
| 15 | Pittsburg State | 26-5 | 15-game win streak snapped in MIAA championship | 14 |
| 16 | West Liberty | 27-4 | Lost in MEC Championship; No. 3 seed in Atlantic Region | 15 |
