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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 9 Poll: January 29, 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 |
17-0 |
225 |
| 2. |
Howard Payne University (Texas) |
2 |
17-0 |
207 |
| 3. |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
3T |
16-1 |
199 |
| 4. |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
5 |
17-1 |
197 |
| 5. |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
3T |
17-0 |
196 |
| 6. |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
7 |
17-1 |
174 |
| 7. |
Kean University (N.J.) |
8 |
17-1 |
172 |
| 8. |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
10 |
15-1 |
162 |
| 9T. |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
12 |
15-2 |
136 |
| 9T. |
University of Southern Maine |
13 |
16-1 |
136 |
| 11. |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
11 |
15-2 |
122 |
| 12. |
Medaille College (N.Y.) |
14 |
16-1 |
121 |
| 13. |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
16 |
16-1 |
100 |
| 14. |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
17 |
15-3 |
94 |
| 15. |
McMurry University (Texas) |
18 |
16-1 |
92 |
| 16. |
William Smith College (N.Y.) |
20 |
13-1 |
78 |
| 17. |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
19 |
16-1 |
72 |
| 18. |
Randolph-Macon College (Va.) |
21 |
14-1 |
64 |
| 19. |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
25 |
15-3 |
61 |
| 20. |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
15 |
17-1 |
54 |
| 21. |
Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) |
23 |
15-2 |
46 |
| 22. |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
22 |
16-2 |
45 |
| 23. |
New York University |
9 |
13-3 |
39 |
| 24. |
Washington University (Mo.) |
24 |
12-4 |
35 |
| 25. |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
6 |
15-3 |
34 |
Dropped Out: None.
Others Receiving Votes: University of Puget Sound (Wash.) - 13; Ohio
Northern University - 11; University of Chicago (Ill.) - 11; Salem State College
(Mass.) - 9; Birmingham Southern College (Ala.) - 7; Lake Forest College (Ill.)
- 7; State University of New York at Cortland - 3; DeSales University (Pa.)
- 2; University of Scranton (Pa.) - 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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