USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 2 Poll: December 4, 2007
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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Institution - First Place Votes |
Previous Ranking |
Record |
Points |
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| 1. |
Hope College (Mich.) - 5 |
T2 |
5-0 |
240 |
| 2. |
Howard Payne University (Texas) - 2 |
1 |
4-0 |
231 |
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Messiah College (Pa.) - 1 |
5 |
6-0 |
219 |
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University of Mary Washington (Va.) - 1 |
6 |
5-0 |
218 |
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New York University - 1 |
4 |
5-0 |
206 |
| 6. |
University Of Southern Maine |
9 |
5-0 |
187 |
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Kean University (N.J.) |
10 |
5-0 |
186 |
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DePauw University (Ind.) |
8 |
4-1 |
168 |
| 9. |
University Of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
15 |
5-0 |
165 |
| 10. |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
12 |
3-1 |
150 |
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Thomas More College (Ky.) |
14 |
5-0 |
147 |
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Simpson College (Iowa) |
11 |
5-1 |
146 |
| 13. |
Calvin College (Mich.) |
T2 |
4-2 |
100 |
| 14. |
Washington University (Mo.) |
7 |
5-2 |
99 |
| 15. |
Lake Forest College (Ill.) |
T22 |
7-0 |
84 |
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University Of Rochester (N.Y.) |
16 |
4-1 |
82 |
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Capital University (Ohio) |
T22 |
5-1 |
81 |
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University Of Scranton (Pa.) |
13 |
3-1 |
76 |
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Carroll College (Wis.) |
21 |
6-0 |
71 |
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University Of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
20 |
5-1 |
66 |
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University Of Chicago (Ill.) |
18 |
5-1 |
65 |
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Randolph-Macon College (Va.) |
25 |
5-0 |
57 |
| 23. |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
24 |
4-0 |
49 |
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Tufts University (Mass.) |
NR |
6-0 |
28 |
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Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
NR |
5-0 |
27 |
Dropped Out: University Of Puget Sound (Wash.); Bowdoin College (Maine)
Others Receiving Votes: University Of Puget Sound (Wash.) - 27; University
Of Wisconsin, Eau Claire - 17; McMurry University (Texas) - 11;
Medaille College (N.Y.) - 11; Carthage College (Wis.) - 8; Baldwin-Wallace
College (Ohio) - 6; Bowdoin College (Maine) - 6; Wilmington College (Ohio)
- 5; William Smith College (N.Y.) - 4; Amherst College (Mass.) - 3; Brandeis
University (Mass.) - 2; The College Of New Jersey - 1; Eastern Connecticut
State University - 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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