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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Preseason Poll: October 31, 2006
USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first-place votes
in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one
point for 25th.
| Rank, Institution |
Points |
| 1. Grand Valley State Univ. (Mich.) - 17 |
656 |
| 2. University of North Dakota - 7 |
613 |
| 3. Emporia State University (Kan.) -1 |
577 |
| 4. Saint Cloud State University (Minn.) |
558 |
| 5. California State University, Chico |
493 |
| 6. Washburn University (Kan.) |
468 |
| 7. Henderson State University (Ark.) |
438 |
| 8. Glenville State College (W. Va.) |
402 |
| 9. American International College (Mass.) |
387 |
| 10. Drury University (Mo.) |
369 |
| 11. West Texas A&M University |
356 |
| 12. Southern Connecticut State University |
347 |
| 13. Delta State University (Miss.) - 1 |
339 |
| 14. University Of Charleston (W. Va.) |
313 |
| 15. Northern Kentucky University |
273 |
| 16. Western Washington University |
267 |
| 17. Wingate University (N.C.) |
263 |
| 18. Shaw University (N.C.) - 1 |
250 |
| 19. Florida Gulf Coast University |
176 |
| 20. Rollins College (Fla.) |
168 |
| 21. University Of California-San Diego |
113 |
| 22. Fort Valley State University (Ga.) |
112 |
| 23. Regis University (Colo.) |
104 |
| 24. Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) |
102 |
| 25. California University Of Pennsylvania |
86 |
Others Receiving Votes: Stonehill College (Mass.) - 78; Wayne State
College (Neb.) - 69; Clayton State University (Ga.) - 60; Holy Family University
(Penn.) - 59; Angelo State University (Texas) - 54; Anderson University (S.C.)
- 28; Elizabeth City State University (Va.) - 21; Northern State University
(S.D.) - 19; Saint Augustine's College (N.C.) - 16; Missouri Western State -
13; Seattle University (Wash.) - 12; Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.) - 11;
Columbus State University (Ga.) - 10; Michigan Technological University - 10;
University Of New Haven (Conn.) - 10; Lewis University (Ill.) - 9; Wheeling
Jesuit University (W. Va.) - 9; Barton College (N.C.) - 7; Central Washington
University - 7; Minnesota State University, Moorhead - 7; Concordia University,
St. Paul - 6; North Carolina Central University - 6; Augustana College (S.D.)
- 5; College Of Saint Rose (N.Y.) - 4; Lake Superior State University (Mich.)
- 4; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) - 2; Metropolitan State College of Denver
(Colo.) - 2; University Of West Alabama - 2; Bentley College (Mass.) - 1; North
Georgia College & State University - 1; Paine College (Ga.) - 1; University
Of Nebraska, Kearney - 1; University Of Tampa (Fla.) - 1.
The USA Today ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 28 head coaches at
Division II institutions. All are members of the Women's
Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2006-07 board: Antonio Davis
(St. Augustine College), Barbara Stevens (Bentley College), Brandon Schneider
(Emporia State University), Denny Downing (Texas A&M University-Commerce),
Gary Brown (Bluefield State College), Greg Bruce (Western Oregon Univ.), Jamie
Pewinski (Lake Superior State), Jay Sparks (Columbus State), Jerry Olson (Oklahoma
Panhandle State University), Jessica Smith (Univ. of New Haven), Joddie Gleason
(Humboldt State University), Joe Frager (Southern Connecticut State), John Barnes
(Michigan Tech), Katherine Pate (Belmont Abbey College), Kip Drown (CSU Pueblo),
Kristin Trn (Shippensburg University), Linda Raunig (Regis University), Linden
Weese (Eastern New Mexico), Lynn Plett (Lewis University), Michael McLaughlin
(Holy Family University), Paul Fessler (Concordia University, St. Pauls), Sandra
Rushing(Delta State University), Shannan Bergen (University of West Florida),
Sherri Harris (Stillman College), Sherry Winn (University of Charleston), Tom
Andersen (Chadron State College), Valecia Tedder (Francis Marion University),
Vanessa Taylor (Johnson C. Smith University).
-WBCA.org "The Address for Women's Basketball"-
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