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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 14 Poll: March 4, 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.) - 8 |
1 |
27-0 |
248 |
| 2. |
Howard Payne University (Texas) - 1 |
2 |
28-0 |
239 |
| 3. |
Thomas More College (Ky.) - 1 |
3 |
28-0 |
233 |
| 4. |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
5 |
26-2 |
216 |
| 5. |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
6 |
25-2 |
203 |
| 6. |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
7 |
25-3 |
190 |
| 7. |
Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) |
9 |
26-2 |
179 |
| 8. |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
8 |
25-2 |
178 |
| 9. |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
4 |
24-3 |
161 |
| 10. |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
10 |
25-2 |
160 |
| 11. |
Kean University (N.J.) |
13T |
25-3 |
152 |
| 12. |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
18 |
24-4 |
129 |
| 13. |
Medaille College (N.Y.) |
13T |
25-2 |
127 |
| 14. |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
17 |
25-2 |
124 |
| 15. |
McMurry University (Texas) |
12 |
24-4 |
101 |
| 16. |
University of Chicago (Ill.) |
21 |
20-5 |
94 |
| 17. |
University of Puget Sound (Wash.) |
22 |
22-4 |
84 |
| 18. |
University of Southern Maine |
11 |
25-3 |
82 |
| 19. |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
16 |
23-3 |
74 |
| 20. |
William Smith College (N.Y.) |
13T |
23-3 |
64 |
| 21. |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
20 |
23-4 |
44 |
| 22. |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
25 |
20-5 |
32 |
| 23. |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
24 |
22-6 |
29 |
| 24. |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
NR |
23-5 |
27 |
| 25. |
Lake Forest College (Ill.) |
19 |
21-4 |
23 |
Dropped Out: Washington University (Mo.).
Others Receiving Votes: Washington University (Mo.) - 20; DeSales University (Pa.) - 16; University of Scranton (Pa.) - 9; Eastern Connecticut State University - 6; Brandeis University (Mass.) - 2; Chapman University (Calif.) - 2; Muhlenberg College (Pa.) - 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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