USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
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Week 14 - Final Poll: March 20, 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
|
Record
|
Points
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
DePauw University (Ind.) - 8 |
11
|
31-3
|
200
|
| 2. |
Washington University (Mo.) |
9
|
25-6
|
190
|
| 3. |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
8
|
31-3
|
184
|
| 4. |
New York University |
5
|
27-4
|
169
|
| 5. |
Calvin College (Mich.) |
3
|
28-3
|
167
|
| 6. |
Bowdoin College (Maine) |
1
|
29-2
|
164
|
| 7. |
University of Scranton (Pa.) |
6
|
27-3
|
143
|
| 8. |
Howard Payne University (Texas) |
2
|
28-2
|
129
|
| 9. |
University of Southern Maine |
10
|
27-3
|
110
|
| 10T. |
Emmanuel College (Mass.) |
14
|
29-2
|
108
|
| 10T. |
Kean University (N.J.) |
NR
|
27-4
|
108
|
| 12. |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
17
|
22-6
|
97
|
| 13T. |
Hope College (Mich.) |
4
|
24-4
|
93
|
| 13T. |
Luther College (Iowa) |
NR
|
24-4
|
93
|
| 15. |
University of Puget Sound (Wash.) |
NR
|
24-7
|
92
|
| 16. |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
7
|
26-3
|
88
|
| 17. |
Wilmington College (Ohio) |
13
|
25-5
|
77
|
| 18T. |
Lake Forest College (Ill.) |
16
|
24-3
|
55
|
| 18T. |
Randolph-Macon College (Va.) |
NR
|
26-5
|
55
|
| 20. |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
NR
|
23-7
|
51
|
| 21. |
Brandeis University (Mass.) |
18
|
20-6
|
47
|
| 22. |
McMurry University (Texas) |
12
|
24-5
|
43
|
| 23. |
University of Wisconsin, Stout |
15
|
23-6
|
32
|
| 24. |
Denison University (Ohio) |
NR
|
25-5
|
28
|
| 25. |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
24
|
19-7
|
22
|
Dropped Out: Hardin-Simmons University (Texas), Medaille College (N.Y.), Illinois Wesleyan University, McDaniel College (Md.), Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.), Gwynedd Mercy College (Pa.). Others Receiving Votes: Gwynedd Mercy College (Pa.) - 19; Hardin-Simmons University (Texas) - 9; Medaille College (N.Y.) - 7; Wheaton College (Ill.) - 5; Illinois Wesleyan University - 4; William Paterson University (N.J.) - 4; Thomas More College (Ky.) - 3; Carroll College (Wis.) - 2; Hamilton College (N.Y.) - 1; University of Chicago (Ill.) - 1.
The USA TODAY ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 10 head coaches at Division III institutions. All are members of the Women's
Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2006-07 board: Aaron Roussell
(University of Chicago), Brian Niemuth (Simpson College), Deb Hunter (Austin
College), Helen Higgs (Whitworth College), James Scheible (University of Rochester),
Jerry Scheve (Wilmington College), Mike Strong (University of Scranton), Nan
Hambrose (St. Marys College of MD), Ron Rohn (Muhlenberg College), Stefanie
Pemper (Bowdoin College).
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