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USA TODAY/ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 7 Poll: January 15, 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 |
17-0 |
647 |
| 2. |
Delta State University (Miss.) - 3 |
2 |
13-0 |
627 |
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Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) |
3 |
16-0 |
598 |
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Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) |
6 |
13-0 |
545 |
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Valdosta State University (Ga.) |
5 |
14-1 |
541 |
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Indiana University Of Pennsylvania |
9 |
15-1 |
478 |
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Drury University (Mo.) |
8 |
12-2 |
470 |
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Washburn University (Kan.) |
4 |
11-2 |
463 |
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University Of Alaska Anchorage |
7 |
14-2 |
445 |
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University Of South Dakota |
11 |
15-1 |
435 |
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Holy Family University (Penn.) |
10 |
12-0 |
432 |
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Stonehill College (Mass.) |
13 |
13-2 |
359 |
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Minnesota State University, Mankato |
12 |
14-2 |
344 |
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Northern Kentucky University |
15 |
11-3 |
230 |
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Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) |
14 |
13-2 |
228 |
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California State University, Chico |
T18 |
12-3 |
216 |
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Southern Connecticut State University |
17 |
12-4 |
193 |
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Fairmont State University (W. Va.) |
22 |
11-1 |
173 |
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Emporia State University (Kan.) |
16 |
9-4 |
141 |
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University Of California-San Diego |
21 |
12-4 |
114 |
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Fort Lewis College (Colo.) |
NR |
13-1 |
103 |
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West Texas A&M University |
25 |
10-3 |
81 |
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North Georgia College & State University |
20 |
10-2 |
72 |
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Francis Marion University (S.C.) |
NR |
10-1 |
55 |
| 25. |
University of West Georgia - Carrollton |
NR |
15-2 |
52 |
Dropped Out: Missouri Southern State University, Texas A&M University-Commerce,
University of South Carolina Aiken
Others Receiving Votes: Texas A&M University-Commerce 52; Michigan
Technological University 42; Augustana College (S.D.) 41; University Of Indianapolis
(Ind.) 41; Assumption College (Mass.) 39; Anderson University (S.C.) 29; Arkansas
Tech University 19; Missouri Southern State University 19; Ferris State University
(Mich.) 15; Bentley College (Mass.) 14; Hillsdale College (Mich.) 14; Lander
University (S.C.) 13; Augusta State University (Ga.) 11; Sonoma State University
(Calif.) 9; Bowie State University (Md.) 8; Wayne State College (Neb.) 7; California
State Unviersity, San Bernardino 6; Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.) 6; Gannon
University (Pa.) 5; University Of South Carolina Aiken 5; Wingate University
(N.C.) 5; Truman State University (Mo.) 4; University Of Nebraska - Kearney
3; Concord College (W. Va.) 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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