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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 8 Poll: January 23, 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 |
Last Week's Rank
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Record
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Points
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| 1. |
University of North Dakota - 23 |
1
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21-1
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687
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| 2. |
Missouri Western State - 2 |
3
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18-0
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655
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| 3. |
Washburn University (Kan.) |
2
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16-1
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646
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| 4. |
Southern Connecticut State University - 1 |
4
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18-0
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627
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| 5. |
Florida Gulf Coast University - 2 |
5
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20-0
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588
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| 6. |
California State University, Chico |
6
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13-1
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562
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| 7. |
Glenville State College (W. Va.) |
9
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16-2
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514
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| 8. |
Augustana College (S.D.) |
14
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20-2
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457
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| 9. |
Lewis University (Ill.) |
15
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15-2
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435
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| 10. |
Grand Valley State University (Mich.) |
13
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14-4
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388
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| 11. |
Emporia State University (Kan.) |
7
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12-4
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381
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| 12. |
Delta State University (Miss.) |
8
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14-3
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358
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| 13. |
West Texas A&M University |
16
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15-3
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352
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| 14. |
University of South Dakota |
17
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14-3
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330
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| 15. |
Clayton State University (Ga.) |
10T
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15-2
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297
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| 16. |
Holy Family University (Penn.) |
20
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15-1
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271
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| 17. |
American International College (Mass.) |
18
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14-4
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262
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| 18. |
Metropolitan State College of Denver (Colo.) |
19
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14-3
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240
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| 19. |
Henderson State University (Ark.) |
12
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13-3
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236
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| 20. |
Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) |
21
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15-2
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196
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| 21. |
Stonehill College (Mass.) |
10T
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15-4
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154
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| 22. |
Northern State University (S.D.) |
22
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14-4
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121
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| 23. |
Anderson University (S.C.) |
24
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14-2
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115
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| 24. |
Wingate University (N.C.) |
25
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13-4
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58
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| 25. |
University of California-San Diego |
23
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11-3
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50
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Dropped Out: None Dropped Out.
Others Receiving Votes: Rollins College (Fla.) - 24; Minnesota State University, Moorhead - 22; Augusta State University (Ga.) - 17; Clarion University (Pa.) - 12; Regis University (Colo.) -11; Pace University (N.Y.) - 7; Arkansas Tech University - 4; Valdosta State University (Ga.) - 4; Catawba College (N.C.) - 3; Elizabeth City State University (N.C.) - 3; Florida Institute of Technology - 3; Gannon University (Pa.) - 3; University Of Alaska, Anchorage - 3; Bentley College (Mass.) - 1; College of Saint Rose (N.Y.) - 1; Harding University (Ark.) - 1; North Carolina Central University – 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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