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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 4 Poll: December 18, 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 |
8-0 |
246 |
| 2T. |
Howard Payne University (Texas) - 1 |
2 |
8-0 |
234 |
| 2T. |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) - 2 |
3 |
7-0 |
234 |
| 4. |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
6 |
9-0 |
216 |
| 5. |
New York University |
5 |
7-0 |
209 |
| 6. |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
8 |
6-1 |
192 |
| 7. |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
9 |
8-0 |
186 |
| 8. |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
10 |
6-1 |
168 |
| 9. |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
11 |
8-1 |
165 |
| 10. |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
12 |
7-1 |
150 |
| 11. |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
4 |
9-1 |
146 |
| 12. |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
13 |
6-1 |
125 |
| 13. |
University of Southern Maine |
7 |
8-1 |
116 |
| 14. |
Kean University (N.J.) |
14T |
6-1 |
112 |
| 15. |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
17 |
8-0 |
106 |
| 16. |
Randolph-Macon College (Va.) |
14T |
5-0 |
105 |
| 17. |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
19 |
9-0 |
75 |
| 18. |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
16 |
5-1 |
61 |
| 19. |
Calvin College (Mich.) |
18 |
6-2 |
52 |
| 20. |
McMurry University (Texas) |
21 |
8-1 |
49 |
| 21. |
Lake Forest College (Ill.) |
20 |
8-1 |
48 |
| 22. |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
24 |
8-1 |
37 |
| 23. |
Medaille College (N.Y.) |
NR |
7-1 |
36 |
| 24. |
Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) |
NR |
8-1 |
33 |
| 25. |
Capital University (Ohio) |
25 |
7-2 |
29 |
Dropped Out: Wilmington College (Ohio), Carroll College (Wis.).
Others Receiving Votes: Carroll College (Wis.) - 24; Eastern Connecticut State University - 16; University of Puget Sound (Wash.) - 16; University of Chicago (Ill.) - 15; Salem State College (Mass.) - 13; Birmingham Southern College (Ala.) 9; Amherst College (Mass.) - 8; Washington University (Mo.) - 5; Wilmington College (Ohio) - 4; Carthage College (Wis.) - 3; Wheaton College (Ill.) - 3; William Smith College (N.Y.) - 2; University of Scranton (Pa.) - 1; William Paterson University (N.J.) - 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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