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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 4 Poll: December 18, 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 |
Previous Ranking |
Record |
Points |
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| 1. |
University of North Dakota - 20 |
1 |
11-0 |
596 |
| 2. |
Delta State University (Miss.) - 3 |
2 |
8-0 |
571 |
| 3. |
University Of California-San Diego |
3 |
8-0 |
545 |
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University Of Alaska Anchorage - 1 |
4 |
10-0 |
535 |
| 5. |
Indiana University Of Pennsylvania |
5 |
9-1 |
486 |
| 6. |
Drury University (Mo.) |
6 |
5-1 |
463 |
| 7. |
Washburn University (Kan.) |
8 |
6-1 |
427 |
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Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) |
9 |
8-0 |
425 |
| 9. |
Valdosta State University (Ga.) |
7 |
9-1 |
423 |
| 10. |
Southern Connecticut State University |
10 |
8-2 |
386 |
| 11. |
Northern Kentucky University |
13 |
6-1 |
297 |
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California State University, Chico |
12 |
6-2 |
295 |
| 13. |
Holy Family University (Pa.) |
16 |
7-0 |
266 |
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Emporia State University (Kan.) |
14 |
6-2 |
265 |
| 15. |
Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) |
18 |
5-0 |
234 |
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Stonehill College (Mass.) |
15 |
9-1 |
210 |
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Clayton State University (Ga.) |
11 |
5-3 |
200 |
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Texas A&M University-Commerce |
17 |
7-2 |
195 |
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University Of South Dakota |
22 |
10-1 |
163 |
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West Texas A&M University |
19 |
5-2 |
149 |
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Minnesota State University, Mankato |
25 |
10-0 |
128 |
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University Of South Carolina Aiken |
21 |
7-1 |
127 |
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Missouri Southern State University |
24 |
8-0 |
124 |
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Florida Institute of Technology |
20 |
6-1 |
115 |
| 25. |
Franklin Pierce University |
NR |
9-1 |
30 |
Dropped Out: Shaw University (N.C.).
Others Receiving Votes: Anderson University (S.C.) - 29; Ferris State
University (Mich.) - 19; Shaw University (N.C.) - 18; Augustana College (S.D.)
- 15; Assumption College (Mass.) - 12; University of West Georgia
- 9; Barry University (Fla.) - 8; Lander University (S.C.) - 7;
Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.) - 5; North Georgia College & State
University - 5; Bryant University (R.I.) - 4; Fairmont State
University (W. Va.) - 3; University Of Nebraska - Kearney - 3; West
Liberty State College (W. Va.) - 3; Armstrong Atlantic State University (Ga.)
- 2; Columbus State University (Ga.) - 1; Fayetteville State University (N.C.)
- 1; Sonoma State University (Calif.) - 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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