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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 4 Poll: December 19, 2006
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 |
Last Week's Rank
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Record
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Points
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| 1. |
Henderson State University (Ark.) - 18 |
1
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8-0
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564
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| 2. |
Grand Valley State University (Kan.) - 1 |
3
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10-1
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526
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| 3. |
Emporia State University (Mich.) |
2
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7-2
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515
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| 4. |
University of North Dakota - 3 |
4
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14-1
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514
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| 5. |
Washburn University (Kan.) |
5
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7-1
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467
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| 6. |
Southern Connecticut State University |
7
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9-0
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454
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| 7. |
Glenville State College (W. Va.) |
6
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6-0
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453
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| 8. |
Florida Gulf Coast University - 1 |
10
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13-0
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370
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| 9. |
California State University, Chico |
8
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5-1
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365
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| 10. |
West Texas A&M University |
9
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9-1
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355
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| 11. |
Delta State University (Miss.) |
11
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10-1
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343
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| 12. |
Missouri Western State |
14
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9-0
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319
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| 13. |
Northern State University (S.D.) |
13
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10-2
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292
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| 14. |
Western Washington University |
12
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6-1
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274
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| 15. |
Stonehill College (Mass.) |
18
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10-2
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183
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| 16. |
Metropolitan State College of Denver (Colo.) |
15
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8-2
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175
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| 17. |
Northern Kentucky University |
16
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5-2
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169
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| 18. |
Wingate University (N.C.) |
17
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7-2
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168
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| 19. |
Fort Valley State University (Ga.) |
19
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5-2
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158
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| 20. |
Clayton State University (Ga.) |
22
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7-1
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139
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| 21. |
American International College (Mass.) |
21
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9-3
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111
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| 22. |
College Of Saint Rose (N.Y.) |
20
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8-2
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92
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| 23. |
University Of South Dakota |
NR
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9-1
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70
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| 24. |
Saint Cloud State University (Minn.) |
25
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10-3
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68
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| 25. |
Bellarmine University (Ky.) |
23
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6-2
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60
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Dropped Out: Seattle Pacific University (Wash.).
Others Receiving Votes: Catawba College (N.C.) - 41; Holy Family University (Penn.) - 36; Augustana College (S.D.) - 27; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - 27; Franklin Pierce College (N.H.) - 24; Lewis University (Ill.) - 24; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) - 24; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) 15; Elizabeth City State University (N.C.) - 13; Regis University (Colo.) -13; University Of California-San Diego - 11; Central Washington University - 10; Fairmont State University (W. Va.) 2; University Of Nebraska, Kearney - 2; Anderson University (S.C.) - 1; Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.) – 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), Karl Smesko (Florida Gulf Coast University), 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), Sherry Winn (University of Charleston), Tom Andersen (Chadron State College), Valecia Tedder (Francis Marion University), Vanessa Taylor (Johnson C. Smith University).
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