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USA TODAY/ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 8 Poll: January 22, 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. |
Delta State University (Miss.) - 24 |
2 |
13-0 |
647 |
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Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) |
3 |
18-0 |
614 |
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Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) |
4 |
15-0 |
593 |
| 4. |
University of North Dakota |
1 |
17-1 |
553 |
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Indiana University Of Pennsylvania |
6 |
16-1 |
542 |
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University Of South Dakota - 2 |
10 |
16-1 |
519 |
| 7. |
Drury University (Mo.) |
7 |
13-2 |
484 |
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Washburn University (Kan.) |
8 |
13-2 |
460 |
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University Of Alaska Anchorage |
9 |
16-2 |
447 |
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Holy Family University (Pa.) |
11 |
15-0 |
422 |
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Minnesota State University, Mankato |
13 |
15-2 |
371 |
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Fairmont State University (W. Va.) |
18 |
15-1 |
294 |
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Valdosta State University (Ga.) |
5 |
15-3 |
293 |
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Northern Kentucky University |
14 |
13-3 |
289 |
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Fort Lewis College (Colo.) |
21 |
15-1 |
253 |
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Emporia State University (Kan.) |
19 |
11-4 |
214 |
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University of West Georgia |
25 |
17-2 |
188 |
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West Texas A&M University |
22 |
12-3 |
164 |
| 19. |
Michigan Technological University |
NR |
15-3 |
152 |
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Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) |
15 |
14-3 |
137 |
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California State University, Chico |
16 |
13-4 |
109 |
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Assumption College (Mass.) |
NR |
16-3 |
83 |
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Stonehill College (Mass.) |
12 |
13-4 |
80 |
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Arkansas Tech University |
NR |
14-2 |
79 |
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Sonoma State University (Calif.) |
NR |
13-2 |
77 |
Dropped Out: Francis Marion University (S.C.), North Georgia College
& State University, Southern Connecticut State University, University of
California San Diego
Others Receiving Votes: North Georgia College & State University
60; Augustana College (S.D.) 46; Francis Marion University (S.C.) 46; Anderson
University (S.C.) 44; Southern Connecticut State University 38; Ferris State
University (Mich.) 31; University Of California-San Diego 22; Bentley College
(Mass.) 18; University Of Indianapolis (Ind.) 16; Bowie State University (Md.)
12; Lander University (S.C.) 11; University Of Tampa (Fla.) 9; Hillsdale College
(Mich.) 6; Lynn University (La.) 5; Clayton State University (Ga.) 4; University
Of Nebraska - Kearney 4; Augusta State University (Ga.) 3; California State
Unviersity, San Bernardino 3; Gannon University (Pa.) 2; Missouri Southern State
University 2; Wayne State College (Neb.) 2; Texas A&M University-Commerce
1; University Of South Carolina Aiken 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
-WBCA.org "The Address for Women's Basketball"-
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