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USA TODAY/ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 5 Poll: January 1, 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.
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| Rank |
Institution - First Place Votes |
Previous Ranking |
Record |
Points |
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| 1. |
University of North Dakota - 23 |
1 |
13-0 |
647 |
| 2. |
Delta State University (Miss.) - 3 |
2 |
9-0 |
627 |
| 3. |
Drury University (Mo.) |
6 |
9-1 |
568 |
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Washburn University (Kan.) |
7 |
8-1 |
530 |
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Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) |
8 |
12-0 |
528 |
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Valdosta State University (Ga.) |
9 |
12-1 |
498 |
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University Of Alaska Anchorage |
4 |
11-1 |
449 |
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Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) |
15 |
9-0 |
420 |
| 9. |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
5 |
10-1 |
408 |
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Southern Connecticut State University |
10 |
9-2 |
396 |
| 11. |
Holy Family University (Pa.) |
13 |
10-0 |
381 |
| 12. |
University Of California-San Diego |
3 |
10-2 |
374 |
| T13. |
Emporia State University (Kan.) |
14 |
7-2 |
300 |
| T13. |
University Of South Dakota |
19 |
13-1 |
300 |
| 15. |
Northern Kentucky University |
11 |
8-2 |
273 |
| 16. |
Missouri Southern State University |
23 |
9-0 |
240 |
| 17. |
Texas A&M University-Commerce |
18 |
8-2 |
194 |
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Stonehill College (Mass.) |
16 |
10-2 |
181 |
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Minnesota State University, Mankato |
21 |
12-1 |
177 |
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University Of South Carolina Aiken |
22 |
7-1 |
157 |
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Clayton State University (Ga.) |
17 |
7-3 |
152 |
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California State University, Chico |
12 |
8-3 |
148 |
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Franklin Pierce University |
25 |
11-1 |
122 |
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West Texas A&M University |
20 |
6-3 |
69 |
| 25. |
Augustana College (S.D.) |
NR |
13-3 |
40 |
Dropped Out: Florida Institute of Technology
Others Receiving Votes: Barry University
(Fla.) - 34; Fairmont State University (W. Va.) - 28; North Georgia College & State
University - 26; Concordia College (N.Y.) - 21; Assumption College (Mass.)
- 19; Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.) - 18; University of West
Georgia - 17; Anderson University (S.C.) - 16; Sonoma State University (Calif.)
- 15; Bryant University (R.I.) - 11; Bowie State University (Md.)
- 8; University Of Nebraska - Kearney - 8; Fort Lewis College (Colo.)
- 7; Armstrong Atlantic State University (Ga.) - 6; Bentley College (Mass.)
- 6; Florida Institute of Technology - 6; Michigan Technological
University - 6; Ferris State University (Mich.) - 5; University
Of Tampa (Fla.) - 5; Arkansas Tech University - 2; Wayne State
College (Neb.) - 2; Augusta State University (Ga.) - 1; Central Washington
University - 1; Columbus State University (Ga.) - 1; Truman State
University (Mo.) - 1; University Of Central Oklahoma - 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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