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USA TODAY/ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 9 Poll: January 29, 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 |
1 |
17-0 |
624 |
| 2. |
Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) |
3 |
17-0 |
593 |
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University of North Dakota |
4 |
18-1 |
562 |
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University Of South Dakota - 1 |
6 |
17-1 |
535 |
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Indiana University Of Pennsylvania |
5 |
18-1 |
529 |
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Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) |
2 |
18-1 |
495 |
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Drury University (Mo.) |
7 |
15-2 |
473 |
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Holy Family University (Penn.) |
10 |
17-0 |
451 |
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University Of Alaska Anchorage |
9 |
17-2 |
439 |
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Fairmont State University (W. Va.) |
12 |
17-2 |
361 |
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Fort Lewis College (Colo.) |
15 |
18-1 |
350 |
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Washburn University (Kan.) |
8 |
14-3 |
313 |
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University of West Georgia |
17 |
17-2 |
296 |
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West Texas A&M University |
18 |
14-3 |
257 |
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Valdosta State University (Ga.) |
13 |
17-3 |
247 |
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Minnesota State University, Mankato |
11 |
16-3 |
239 |
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Arkansas Tech University |
24 |
16-2 |
212 |
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California State University, Chico |
21 |
15-4 |
182 |
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Stonehill College (Mass.) |
23 |
15-4 |
155 |
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Augustana College (S.D.) |
NR |
18-4 |
133 |
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Anderson University (S.C.) |
NR |
16-2 |
113 |
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Francis Marion University (S.C.) |
NR |
13-2 |
104 |
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Michigan Technological University |
19 |
16-4 |
98 |
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Emporia State University (Kan.) |
16 |
12-5 |
78 |
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Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) |
20 |
15-4 |
68 |
Dropped Out: Northern Kentucky University, Assumption College (Mass.),
Sonoma State University (Calif.)
Others Receiving Votes: University Of Tampa (Fla.) 45; Hillsdale College
(Mich.) 27; California State Unviersity, San Bernardino 21; California University
Of Pennsylvania 21; Tusculum College (Tenn.) 14; University Of California-San
Diego 12; University Of Indianapolis (Ind.) 8; Columbus State University (Ga.)
7; Ferris State University (Mich.) 7; Missouri University of Science & Technology
7; Bentley College (Mass.) 6; North Georgia College & State University 6;
Wayne State College (Neb.) 6; Wingate University (N.C.) 6; Clayton State University
(Ga.) 5; Augusta State University (Ga.) 4; Sonoma State University (Calif.)
4; Northern Kentucky University 3; Lander University (S.C.) 2; Shepherd University
(W. Va.) 2; Texas A&M University-Commerce 2; Assumption College (Mass.)
1; Missouri Southern State University 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.
Previous Weekly Polls
-WBCA.org "The Address for Women's Basketball"-
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