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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 12 Poll: February 19, 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.) - 7 |
1 |
22-0 |
199 |
| 2. |
Howard Payne University (Texas) - 1 |
2 |
23-0 |
191 |
| 3. |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
5 |
23-0 |
183 |
| 4. |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
3 |
21-2 |
165 |
| 5. |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
7 |
21-2 |
161 |
| 6. |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
4 |
21-2 |
148 |
| 7. |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
8 |
20-3 |
145 |
| 8. |
Kean University (N.J.) |
6 |
21-2 |
139 |
| 9. |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
9 |
21-2 |
138 |
| 10. |
Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) |
12 |
21-2 |
130 |
| 11. |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
11 |
21-2 |
122 |
| 12. |
University of Southern Maine |
13 |
21-2 |
101 |
| 13. |
McMurry University (Texas) |
17 |
20-3 |
90 |
| 14. |
Medaille College (N.Y.) |
20 |
21-2 |
85 |
| 15. |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
21 |
21-2 |
80 |
| 16. |
William Smith College (N.Y.) |
10 |
19-2 |
79 |
| 17. |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
15 |
18-4 |
75 |
| 18. |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
22 |
22-2 |
66 |
| 19T. |
Lake Forest College (Ill.) |
23 |
18-3 |
41 |
| 19T. |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
NR |
19-4 |
41 |
| 21. |
University of Puget Sound (Wash.) |
14 |
19-4 |
38 |
| 22. |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
16 |
20-3 |
32 |
| 23. |
University of Chicago (Ill.) |
24 |
17-5 |
27 |
| 24T. |
Brandeis University (Mass.) |
NR |
17-5 |
23 |
| 24T. |
Washington University (Mo.) |
18T |
16-6 |
23 |
Dropped Out: University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire, DeSales University
(Pa.).
Others Receiving Votes: DeSales University (Pa.) - 19; Oglethorpe University
(Ga.) - 19; University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire - 18; Salem State College (Mass.)
- 11; University of Scranton (Pa.) - 5; Wilmington College (Ohio) - 5; College
of St. Benedict (Minn.) - 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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