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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 1 Poll: November 27, 2007
USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first-place votes
noted to the side,
total points based on 25 points for first place through
one point for 25th.
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| Rank |
Institution - First Place Votes |
Preseason Ranking |
Record |
Points |
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| 1. |
University of North Dakota - 24 |
1 |
4-0 |
672 |
| 2. |
Delta State University (Miss.) - 2 |
5 |
4-0 |
628 |
| 3. |
Washburn University (Kan.) |
6 |
5-0 |
608 |
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University Of California-San Diego |
10 |
5-0 |
556 |
| 5. |
University Of Alaska Anchorage - 1 |
14 |
4-0 |
491 |
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Drury University (Mo.) |
9 |
2-0 |
489 |
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Emporia State University (Kan.) |
3 |
3-1 |
485 |
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California State University, Chico |
15 |
4-0 |
466 |
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Bentley College (Mass.) |
T7 |
3-1 |
428 |
| 10. |
Indiana University Of Pennsylvania |
16 |
5-0 |
416 |
| 11. |
Southern Connecticut State University |
2 |
2-1 |
409 |
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Clayton State University (Ga.) |
T7 |
3-1 |
320 |
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Texas A&M University-Commerce |
12 |
4-1 |
319 |
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Valdosta State University (Ga.) |
11 |
5-1 |
312 |
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Northern Kentucky University |
18 |
2-0 |
265 |
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Glenville State College (W. Va.) |
21 |
2-0 |
186 |
| T17. |
Florida Institute of Technology |
25 |
4-0 |
166 |
| T17. |
Shaw University (N.C.) |
13 |
4-1 |
166 |
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Augustana College (S.D.) |
22 |
6-1 |
161 |
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University Of South Carolina Aiken |
NR |
3-0 |
159 |
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West Texas A&M University |
4 |
2-2 |
148 |
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University Of Nebraska - Kearney |
NR |
3-0 |
136 |
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Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) |
NR |
4-0 |
102 |
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Holy Family University (Pa.) |
NR |
4-0 |
98 |
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Anderson University (S.C.) |
NR |
3-0 |
83 |
Dropped Out: Missouri Western State, Grand Valley State University
(Mich.), Gannon University (Pa.), Lewis University (Ill.), Newberry College
(S.C.).
Others Receiving Votes: University Of Tampa (Fla.) - 74; Stonehill
College (Mass.) - 72; Rollins College (Fla.) - 59; Seattle Pacific University
(Wash.) - 42; Gannon University (Pa.) 33; Franklin Pierce University (N.H.)
- 21; Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.) - 20; Sonoma State University (Calif.)
- 20; Ferris State University (Mich.) - 19; University Of Southern Indiana
- Evansville -
18; Metropolitan State College of Denver (Colo.) - 17; Missouri
Southern State University - 14; Newberry College (S.C.) 14; North
Georgia College & State University - 11; Minnesota State University,
Moorhead - 10; Missouri Western State - 9; Bowie State
University (Md.) - 7; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) - 7; Southern
Illinois University Edwardsville - 7; Bellarmine University (Ky.) - 6; American
International College (Mass.) - 5; West Liberty State College (W. Va.) -
5; University
Of South Dakota - 4;
Georgia College & State University - 3; Michigan Technological
University - 3; University Of Central Oklahoma - 2; Assumption
College (Mass.) - 1; California State University, Dominguez Hills -
1; Fairmont State University (W. Va.) - 1; Minnesota State University, Mankato
- 1.
The USA TODAY ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 29 head coaches at
Division II institutions. All are members of the Women's
Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2007-08 board: Gie Parsons
- Non-voting Chair (Clarion University), Barbara Stevens (Bentley College),
Brad Vanden Boogaard (Oklahoma Panhandle State University), Brandon Schneider
(Emporia State University), Carol Russell (University of Nebraska - Kearney),
Chris Ratcliff (University of Arkansas at Monticello), David Smith (Bellarmine
University), Denny Downing (Texas A&M University-Commerce), Gary Brown
(Bluefield State College), Greg Bruce (Western Oregon Univ.), Jamie Pewinski
(Lake Superior State), Jacques Curtis (Shaw University), Jay Sparks (Columbus
State), Jeff Dow (Anderson University), Jessica Smith (Univ. of New Haven),
Joddie Gleason (Humboldt State University), John Barnes (Michigan Tech),
Kevin Pederson (Lander University), Kip Drown (CSU Pueblo), Kristin Trn (Shippensburg
University), Linda Raunig (Regis University), Linden Weese (Eastern New Mexico),
Mark Swasey (Franklin Pierce University), Molly Goodenbour (California State
University, Chico), Paul Fessler (Concordia University, St. Pauls), Sandra
Rushing (Delta State University), Shannan Bergen (University of West Florida),
Sherry Winn (University of Charleston), and Vanessa Taylor (Johnson C. Smith
University).
*Please note that all voters for the DII poll are required to vote each week
between 8 a.m. Monday and 1 p.m Tuesday ET.
Previous Weekly Polls
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