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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 11 Poll: February 12, 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.
| Rank |
Institution - First Place Votes |
Previous Ranking |
Record |
Points |
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| 1. |
Hope College (Mich.) - 10 |
1 |
20-0 |
250 |
| 2. |
Howard Payne University (Texas) |
2 |
21-0 |
238 |
| 3. |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
3 |
20-1 |
228 |
| 4. |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
4 |
20-1 |
214 |
| 5. |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
5 |
21-0 |
212 |
| 6. |
Kean University (N.J.) |
6 |
21-1 |
208 |
| 7. |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
9 |
19-2 |
185 |
| 8. |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
13 |
19-3 |
164 |
| 9. |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
12 |
19-2 |
163 |
| 10. |
William Smith College (N.Y.) |
14 |
18-1 |
143 |
| 11. |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
7 |
19-2 |
140 |
| 12. |
Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) |
16 |
19-2 |
138 |
| 13. |
University of Southern Maine |
10 |
19-2 |
112 |
| 14. |
University of Puget Sound (Wash.) |
18 |
18-3 |
101 |
| 15. |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
8 |
17-3 |
100 |
| 16. |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
19 |
19-2 |
94 |
| 17. |
McMurry University (Texas) |
17 |
17-2 |
83 |
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University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
20 |
18-4 |
79 |
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Washington University (Mo.) |
22 |
15-5 |
79 |
| 20. |
Medaille College (N.Y.) |
11 |
19-2 |
73 |
| 21. |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
15 |
19-2 |
58 |
| 22. |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
24 |
21-2 |
54 |
| 23. |
Lake Forest College (Ill.) |
15 |
16-3 |
41 |
| 24. |
University of Chicago (Ill.) |
NR |
15-5 |
25 |
| 25. |
DeSales University (Pa.) |
NR |
19-3 |
16 |
Dropped Out: University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Randolph-Macon College (Va.).
Others Receiving Votes: Oglethorpe University (Ga.) - 16; Salem State College (Mass.) - 8; Marymount University (Va.) - 7; Randolph-Macon College (Va.) - 7; University of Scranton (Pa.) - 5; University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point - 5; Bernard M. Baruch College (N.Y.) - 1; Brandeis University (Mass.) - 1; College of St. Benedict (Minn.) - 1; Wilmington College (Ohio) - 1.
The USA TODAY ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 11 head coaches at
Division III institutions. All are members of the Women's
Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2007-08 board: Nan Carney-DeBord – Non-voting
Chair (Ohio Wesleyan University), Aaron Roussell (University of Chicago),
Amie Bradley (Trinity University), Brian Niemuth (Simpson College), James
Scheible (University of Rochester), Jerry Scheve (Wilmington College), Michele
Sharp (Kean University), Mike Strong (University of Scranton), Ron Rohn (Muhlenberg
College), Stefanie Pemper (Bowdoin College), and Suzy Barcomb (University
of Puget Sound).
*Please note that all voters for the DIII poll are required to vote each week
between 8 a.m. Monday and 1 p.m Tuesday ET.
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