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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 3 Poll: December 11, 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.
| Rank |
Institution - First Place Votes |
Previous Ranking |
Record |
Points |
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| 1. |
Hope College (Mich.) - 7 |
1 |
7-0 |
222 |
| 2. |
Howard Payne University (Texas) |
2 |
6-0 |
207 |
| 3. |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) - 2 |
4 |
7-0 |
206 |
| 4. |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
3 |
8-0 |
195 |
| 5. |
New York University |
5 |
7-0 |
189 |
| 6. |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
9 |
7-0 |
180 |
| 7. |
University of Southern Maine |
6 |
7-0 |
167 |
| 8. |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
8 |
5-1 |
164 |
| 9. |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
11 |
7-0 |
148 |
| 10. |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
10 |
5-1 |
147 |
| 11. |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
12 |
7-1 |
133 |
| 12. |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
20 |
7-1 |
110 |
| 13. |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
16 |
6-1 |
103 |
| 14T. |
Kean University (N.J.) |
7 |
5-1 |
83 |
| 14T. |
Randolph-Macon College (Va.) |
22 |
5-0 |
83 |
| 16. |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
23 |
5-0 |
77 |
| 17. |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
25 |
7-0 |
66 |
| 18. |
Calvin College (Mich.) |
13 |
5-2 |
63 |
| 19. |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
24 |
9-0 |
58 |
| 20. |
Lake Forest College (Ill.) |
15 |
8-1 |
45 |
| 21. |
McMurry University (Texas) |
NR |
7-1 |
37 |
| 22. |
Wilmington College (Ohio) |
NR |
7-1 |
36 |
| 23. |
Carroll College (Wis.) |
19 |
6-1 |
32 |
| 24. |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
NR |
7-1 |
31 |
| 25. |
Capital University (Ohio) |
17 |
6-2 |
28 |
Dropped Out: University of Chicago (Ill.), University of Scranton (Pa.),Washington University (Mo.)
Others Receiving Votes: University of Chicago (Ill.) - 21; Medaille College (N.Y.) - 18; Carthage College (Wis.) - 17; Eastern Connecticut State University - 13; University of Puget Sound (Wash.) - 13; Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) - 11; Wheaton College (Ill.) - 8; Amherst College (Mass.) - 7; University of Scranton (Pa.) - 7
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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