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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 5 Poll: January 1, 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.) - 9 |
1 |
10-0 |
225 |
| 2. |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
4 |
12-0 |
211 |
| 3. |
Howard Payne University (Texas) |
2T |
9-0 |
210 |
| 4. |
New York University |
5 |
8-0 |
193 |
| 5T. |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
8 |
9-1 |
174 |
| 5T. |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
7 |
10-0 |
174 |
| 7. |
University of Mary Washington |
2T |
8-1 |
164 |
| 8. |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
9 |
10-1 |
160 |
| 9. |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
11 |
11-1 |
151 |
| 10. |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
10 |
10-1 |
137 |
| 11. |
Randolph-Macon College (Va.) |
16 |
7-0 |
121 |
| 12. |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
6 |
8-2 |
116 |
| 13. |
Kean University (N.J.) |
14 |
9-1 |
113 |
| 14. |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
12 |
6-1 |
108 |
| 15. |
University of Southern Maine |
13 |
8-1 |
102 |
| 16. |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
17 |
9-0 |
81 |
| 17. |
Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) |
24 |
10-1 |
65 |
| 18. |
McMurry University (Texas) |
20 |
8-1 |
64 |
| 19. |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
15 |
9-1 |
63 |
| 20. |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
18 |
8-1 |
56 |
| 21. |
Lake Forest College (Ill.) |
21 |
8-1 |
51 |
| 22. |
Medaille College (N.Y.) |
23 |
7-1 |
45 |
| 23. |
Wilmington College (Ohio) |
NR |
10-2 |
26 |
| 24. |
Eastern Connecticut State University |
NR |
10-0 |
25 |
| 25. |
Capital University (Ohio) |
25 |
8-2 |
22 |
Dropped Out: Calvin College (Mich.), University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire.
Others Receiving Votes: Calvin College (Mich.) - 14; University of Chicago (Ill.) - 14; Marymount University (Va.) - 9; Amherst College (Mass.) - 8; Carroll College (Wis.) - 5; Carthage College (Wis.) - 4; State University of New York at Cortland - 4; University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire - 4; William Smith College (N.Y.) - 2; DeSales University (Pa.) - 1; Salem State College (Mass.) - 1; University of Puget Sound (Wash.) - 1; University of Wisconsin, Stout - 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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