USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III 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
|
Record
|
Points
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1. |
University of Chicago (Ill.) -7 |
5
|
16-0
|
246
|
| 2. |
Bowdoin College (Maine) - 1 |
1
|
17-1
|
212
|
| 3. |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
7T
|
16-1
|
206
|
| 4. |
Calvin College (Mich.) |
10
|
15-1
|
202
|
| 5. |
Wilmington College (Ohio) |
9
|
16-1
|
196
|
| 6. |
University of Southern Maine |
6
|
15-1
|
193
|
| 7. |
Howard Payne University (Texas) |
12
|
17-0
|
192
|
| 8. |
Hope College (Mich.) |
3
|
15-2
|
191
|
| 9. |
University of Scranton (Pa.) - 2 |
4
|
15-2
|
187
|
| 10. |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
2
|
14-2
|
175
|
| 11. |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
11
|
16-2
|
145
|
| 12. |
New York University |
14T
|
15-1
|
138
|
| 13. |
University Of Wisconsin, Stout |
14T
|
15-3
|
125
|
| 14. |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
17
|
15-1
|
108
|
| 15. |
Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) |
7T
|
14-3
|
98
|
| 16. |
Hardin-Simmons University (Texas) |
18
|
14-2
|
95
|
| 17. |
Brandeis University (Mass.) |
16
|
13-2
|
88
|
| 18. |
McMurry University (Texas) |
13
|
15-2
|
84
|
| 19. |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
19
|
13-2
|
79
|
| 20. |
University of Puget Sound (Wash.) |
21
|
14-3
|
57
|
| 21. |
Kean University (N.J.) |
23
|
16-1
|
42
|
| 22. |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
22
|
14-3
|
38
|
| 23. |
Maine Maritime Academy (Maine) |
NR
|
15-0
|
27
|
| 24. |
Emmanuel College (Mass.) |
25
|
13-1
|
21
|
| 25. |
Washington University (Mo.) |
NR
|
12-4
|
15
|
Dropped Out: University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point, Muhlenberg College (Pa.).
Others Receiving Votes: George Fox University (Ore.) - 13; McDaniel College (Md.) -12; William Paterson University (N.J.) - 12; University Of Wisconsin, Stevens Point - 10; Williams College (Mass.) - 10; University Of Wisconsin, Whitewater - 8; Lake Forest College (Ill.) - 5; Muhlenberg College (Pa.) - 5; Capital University (Ohio) - 4; Saint Lawrence University (N.Y.) - 3; Thomas More College (Ky.) - 3; Luther College (Iowa) - 2; Millikin University (Ill.) - 2; Carroll College (Wis.) - 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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