USA TODAY/ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL

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Week 15 Poll: March 11, 2008

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.

Rank	Institution - First Place Votes	Previous Ranking	Record	Points
1.	Delta State University (Miss.) - 25	1	29-0	647
2.	Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)	2	27-0	624
3.	University Of South Dakota - 1	3	28-1	597
4.	Holy Family University (Pa.)	4	30-0	570
5.	Concordia University, St. Paul	6	28-2	541
6.	University of North Dakota	5	27-3	518
7.	Drury University (Mo.)	8	27-3	485
8.	Stonehill College (Mass.)	10	26-4	462
9.	University Of Alaska Anchorage	7	26-4	402
10.	West Texas A&M University	15	26-4	388
11.	Fort Lewis College (Colo.)	9	26-3	368
12.	Indiana University Of Pennsylvania	16	27-4	359
13.	Arkansas Tech University	13	25-5	311
14.	California State University, Chico	18	27-5	302
15.	Anderson University (S.C.)	12	27-3	279
16.	University of West Georgia	11	24-4	264
17.	Valdosta State University (Ga.)	14	24-5	234
18.	Franklin Pierce University (N.H.)	17	24-5	177
19.	Tusculum College (Tenn.)	19	26-4	151
20.	Saint Mary's University (Texas)	24	25-4	147
21.	Michigan Technological University	25	23-7	119
22.	Hillsdale College (Mich.)	23	23-4	101
23.	California University Of Pennsylvania	22	24-6	99
24.	Washburn University (Kan.)	20	23-6	84
25.	Emporia State University (Kan.)	21	21-7	38

Dropped Out: None

Others Receiving Votes: Wingate University (N.C.) 33; Fairmont State University (W. Va.) 29; Lander University (S.C.) 23; Bryant University (R.I.) 11; Bentley College (Mass.) 10; Clayton State University (Ga.) 9; Missouri S & T 9; University Of Tampa (Fla.) 9; Armstrong Atlantic State University (Ga.) 6; Augusta State University (Ga.) 5; University Of Nebraska - Kearney 5; University Of Indianapolis (Ind.) 5; West Liberty State College (W. Va.) 5; Assumption College (Mass.) 4; Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) 4; Shepherd University (W. Va.) 4; University Of South Carolina Aiken 3; Wayne State College (Neb.) 3; Francis Marion University (S.C.) 2; Shaw University (N.C.) 2; Northern Kentucky University 1; Colorado State University - Pueblo 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.

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