The Sterling women’s basketball team made its way into the NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll in its latest edition, coming in at No. 18.
Sterling has more wins than any other team in the country, currently at 16-0 overall. The Warriors are also 12-0 in KCAC play.
Sterling ended the season last year at No. 21.
| Rank | Previous | School [First-place votes] | Record | Points |
| 1 | 1 | Westmont (Calif.) [12] | 0-1 | 581 |
| 2 | 2 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) [3] | 2-0 | 566 |
| 2 | 4 | Campbellsville (Ky.) [6] | 4-0 | 566 |
| 4 | 5 | The Master’s (Calif.) | 1-0 | 522 |
| 5 | 6 | Oklahoma City | 0-0 | 488 |
| 6 | 20 | Carroll (Mont.) | 5-0 | 471 |
| 7 | 9 | Shawnee State (Ohio) | 8-0 | 470 |
| 8 | 14 | Thomas More (Ky.) | 6-0 | 461 |
| 9 | 3 | Marian (Ind.) | 9-4 | 423 |
| 10 | 10 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 0-0 | 415 |
| 11 | 22 | Indiana Tech | 9-0 | 405 |
| 12 | 16 | St. Francis (Ill.) | 7-1 | 360 |
| 13 | 13 | Clarke (Iowa) | 7-1 | 320 |
| 14 | 24 | Morningside (Iowa) | 7-2 | 319 |
| 15 | 12 | College of the Ozarks (Mo.) | 0-0 | 312 |
| 16 | 7 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 5-2 | 301 |
| 17 | NR | MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) | 7-2 | 299 |
| 18 | NR | Sterling (Kan.) | 15-0 | 288 |
| 19 | NR | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 8-1 | 271 |
| 20 | 19 | Talladega (Ala.) | 4-1 | 228 |
| 21 | 23 | Saint Xavier (Ill.) | 2-0 | 181 |
| 22 | 21 | Columbia (Mo.) | 2-1 | 176 |
| 23 | 18 | Lyon (Ark.) | 0-0 | 140 |
| 24 | 14 | Bethel (Tenn.) | 5-3 | 116 |
| 25 | NR | Providence (Mont.) (Mont.) | 0-0 | 105 |