The Women's Basketball Division II Media Poll, sponsored by D2SIDA, in its second year of existence. The regional poll will be released every Monday, followed by the national poll every Tuesday. Each region has six representatives that comprise the regional poll. The national poll has 16 voters – 2 from each region.
The Women's Basketball DII regional polls concluded at Week 12 due to the start of the NCAA regional polls beginning Feb. 17.National Poll - FINAL – March 8, 2016 | Rank | School (First-Place Votes) | W-L | Pts. | Prev. | Last Week's Results |
| 1 | Lubbock Christian (11) | 29-0 | 395 | 1 | WN Texas-Permian Basin 79-33, WN St. Mary's 63-42, WN St. Edward's 75-52 |
| 2 | Limestone (5) | 30-0 | 388 | 2 | WH Belmont Abbey (91-51 CC Quarterfinals; WH Erskine (89-54 Semis); WH King (56-53 Finals) |
| 3 | Alaska Anchorage | 33-2 | 363 | 6 | WN Simon Fraser (82-47), WN MSU Billings (77-52) |
| 4 | Ashland | 30-1 | 347 | 8 | WH Northern Michigan 68-54; WH Walsh 68-59; WH Grand Valley 70-53 |
| 5 | Union | 28-3 | 316 | 7 | WH-West Georgia (60-55), WN-Lee (69-50), LN-Delta State (69-63 OT) |
| 6 | Cal Baptist | 28-2 | 301 | 3 | WN Academy of Art (90-80), LN Azusa Pacific (58-75) |
| 7 | Lewis | 28-2 | 288 | 4 | WN Indianapolis 69-63 OT; LN Quincy 59-54 |
| 8 | Virginia Union | 25-2 | 267 | 17 | Idle |
| 9 | West Texas A&M | 26-4 | 253 | 9 | WN Midwestern State 63-44, WN Tarleton State 52-43, LN Angelo State 68-65 (2OT) |
| 10 | Benedict | 27-2 | 245 | 12 | WN-Paine (68-55), WN-Miles (65-58), WN-Kentucky State (74-52) |
| 11 | Emporia State | 26-5 | 236 | RV | WN Central Oklahoma (65-54); WN #1 Missouri Western (85-74); WN #3 Pittsburg State (80-66) |
| 12 | Bentley | 25-5 | 230 | 20 | WH Southern Conn. St. (78-74); WH American Int'l (67-60) |
| 13 | Pittsburg State | 26-5 | 196 | 18 | WN Central Missouri (78-68); WH #4 Fort Hays State (90-74); LN #5 Emporia State (80-66) |
| 14 | Azusa Pacific | 27-3 | 193 | 19 | WN Dominican (70-63), WN Cal Baptist (75-58) |
| 15 | West Liberty | 27-4 | 174 | 10 | WN UVA-Wise 73-51, WN Fairmont State 53-40, LN Wheeling Jesuit 70-66 |
| 16 | Missouri Western | 27-3 | 139 | 5 | WN Nebraska Kearney (64-53); LN #5 Emporia State (85-74) |
| 17 | Bellarmine | 24-3 | 138 | RV | WN Saint Joseph's 59-52; WN Drury 80-77; WN Quincy 89-78 |
| 18 | American International | 25-5 | 125 | 14 | WH New Haven (75-67); LA Bentley (67-60) |
| 19 | Lander | 25-6 | 97 | RV | WN Clayton State (95-67 PBC Semifinals); WN Columbus State (72-68 PBC Finals) |
| 20 | UC San Diego | 24-4 | 86 | 13 | WH Cal Poly Pomona (71-60), LN Cal State East Bay (77-79) |
| 21 | Winona State | 29-3 | 75 | 11 | LN #8 Augustana University (85-84 OT) |
| 22 | Drury | 24-4 | 64 | 15 | WN Rockhurst 87-55; LN Bellarmine 80-77 |
| 23 | California (Pa.) | 24-5 | 62 | RV | WH Edinboro 75-67, WH Shippensburg 78-62, WH IUP 62-52 |
| 24 | Delta State | 22-6 | 50 | NR | WH-Christian Brothers (58-42), WN-Shorter (54-48), WN-Union (69-63) |
| 25 | Columbus State | 24-5 | 49 | 16 | WH Augusta (78-65 PBC Semifinals); LH Lander (72-68 PBC Finals) |
Dropped Out: Nova Southeastern, Fort Hays State University, Quincy, Clayton State, Colorado School of Mines
Received Votes: Colorado State-Pueblo (45), Cal State East Bay (23), Quincy (17), Nova Southeastern (17), Fort Hays State (8), Philadelphia (6), University of Sioux Falls (4), Kentucky State (4), Clayton State (4), Wheeling Jesuit (3), Florida Southern (2), Angelo State (2), Arkansas Tech (1), Colorado Mines (1)
