SMITHFIELD, R.I. – The Alabama State bowling team is ranked No. 25 in the December NTCA Coaches Poll.

The Lady Hornets are the highest-ranked SWAC program.

1 -  Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN (CUSA)
2 - Jacksonville State University, Jacksonville, AL (CUSA)
3  - University of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE (INDEPENDENT)
4 - Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH (CUSA)
5 - Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR (CUSA)
6 - Stephen F. Austin State University, Nacogdoches, TX (CUSA)
7 - Wichita State University, Wichita, KS (CUSA)
8 - Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX (CUSA)
9 - Maryville University, St. Louis, MO (GLVC)
10 - North Carolina A&T State University, Greensboro, NC (MEAC)
11 - Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT (INDEPENDENT)
12 - Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA (CUSA)
13 - McKendree University, Lebanon, IL (GLVC)
14 - Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, PA (NEC)
15 - Tulane University, New Orleans, LA (CUSA)
16 - University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI (INDEPENDENT)
17 - Mount St. Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD (INDEPENDENT)
18 - University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD (MEAC)
19 - Merrimack College, North Andover, MA (INDEPENDENT)
20 - Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ (NEC)
21 - University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL (MEAC)
22 - Delaware State University, Dover, DE (MEAC)
23 - Felician University, Rutherford, NJ (CACC)
24 - Mercyhurst University, Erie, PA (NEC)
25 - Alabama State University, Montgomery, AL (SWAC)

Also Receiving Votes: Kutztown University of Pennsylvania, Monmouth University, Newman University, Niagara University, Saint Vincent University, University of Central Missouri, Valparaiso University, Wilmington University, Wright State University