The WBCA NCAA Division III Top 25 Coaches' Poll with teams' RECORDS FROM MONDAY, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th, first-place votes received and ranking in last week's poll:
| Rank | School | Total Points | First Place Votes | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Tufts | 193 | 4 | 1 |
| 1 | Amherst | 193 | 3 | 2 |
| 3 | Scranton | 181 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Thomas More | 176 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Washington - St. Louis | 171 | 0 | 6 |
| 6 | St. Thomas | 154 | 0 | 8 |
| 7 | Hope | 149 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Wartburg | 129 | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Wisconsin-Oshkosh | 124 | 0 | 12 |
| 10 | Christopher Newport | 121 | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Bowdoin | 109 | 0 | 14 |
| 12 | George Fox | 108 | 0 | 7 |
| 13 | Rochester (NY) | 92 | 0 | 12 |
| 14 | Ohio Northern | 85 | 0 | 15 |
| 15 | Carnegie Mellon | 84 | 0 | 16 |
| 16 | Mary Washington | 76 | 0 | 17 |
| 17 | Montclair State | 65 | 0 | 18 |
| 18 | New York University | 49 | 0 | 25 |
| 19 | Bluffton | 45 | 0 | 20 |
| 19 | Wheaton | 45 | 0 | 22 |
| 21 | Texas - Tyler | 42 | 0 | 4 |
| 22 | Wisconsin - Stevens Point (WI) | 39 | 0 | 21 |
| 22 | Whitman | 39 | 0 | 19 |
| 24 | Albright | 35 | 0 | 23 |
| 25 | Trinity (TX) | 24 | 0 | NR |
| Others receiving votes: Wisconsin - Whitewater 18; Chicago 14; Saint Mary's (MN) 13; Muhlenberg 9; DePauw 6; Calvin 3; New England 3; Puget Sound 3; Guilford 2; State University College at Geneseo (NY) 1; |
| Dropped Out: New England |
The WBCA NCAA Division III Coaches' Poll Committee is made up of nine head coaches at Division III institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2016-17 committee: Patricia Manning- Non-voting Chair (Williams College), Jeff Hans (Thomas More College), Dan Roiger (Saint Lawrence University), Darrin Travillian (Maryville College), Kelly Thompson (Roger Williams University), Betsy Witman (York College (Pa.)), Kristen Dowling (Claremont-Mudd-Scripps College), Jessica Ott (Alverno College), and Kate Pearson (Cabrini College).