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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
CONGRATULATIONS TO HOWARD PAYNE UNIVERSITY FOR TAKING HOME THE DIII CROWN!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Final Poll: March 25, 2008
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 |
Previous Ranking |
Record |
Points |
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| 1. |
Howard Payne University (Texas) - 9 |
2 |
33-0 |
200 |
| 2. |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
5 |
30-3 |
185 |
| 3. |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
9 |
29-4 |
182 |
| 4. |
Hope College (Mich.) |
1 |
30-1 |
181 |
| 5. |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
6 |
28-4 |
164 |
| 6. |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
24 |
27-7 |
161 |
| 7. |
Kean University (N.J.) |
11 |
28-4 |
146 |
| 8. |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
19 |
26-4 |
128 |
| 9. |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
3 |
29-1 |
125 |
| 10. |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
4 |
28-3 |
123 |
| 11. |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
10 |
27-3 |
121 |
| 12. |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
14 |
27-3 |
100 |
| 13. |
Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) |
7 |
27-3 |
90 |
| 14. |
University of Chicago (Ill.) |
16 |
22-6 |
87 |
| 15. |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
21 |
25-5 |
86 |
| 16. |
William Smith College (N.Y.) |
20 |
25-4 |
80 |
| 17. |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
8 |
26-3 |
71 |
| 18. |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
22 |
26-6 |
67 |
| 19. |
McMurry University (Texas) |
15 |
25-5 |
66 |
| 20. |
DeSales University (Pa.) |
NR |
26-4 |
51 |
| 21. |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
12 |
24-5 |
41 |
| 22. |
University of Puget Sound (Wash.) |
17 |
23-5 |
37 |
| 23. |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
23 |
23-7 |
33 |
| 24. |
Medaille College (N.Y.) |
13 |
26-3 |
28 |
| 25. |
Washington University (Mo.) |
NR |
19-8 |
18 |
Dropped Out: University of Southern Maine, Lake Forest College (Ill.).
Others Receiving Votes: University of Southern Maine - 13; Brandeis University (Mass.) - 7; Eastern Connecticut State University - 4; Bowdoin College (Maine) - 2; Lake Forest College (Ill.) - 1; Salem State College (Mass.) - 1; University of Scranton (Pa.) - 1.
The USA TODAY ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 11 head coaches at
Division III institutions. All are members of the Women's
Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2007-08 board: Nan Carney-DeBord – Non-voting
Chair (Ohio Wesleyan University), Aaron Roussell (University of Chicago),
Amie Bradley (Trinity University), Brian Niemuth (Simpson College), James
Scheible (University of Rochester), Jerry Scheve (Wilmington College), Michele
Sharp (Kean University), Mike Strong (University of Scranton), Ron Rohn (Muhlenberg
College), Stefanie Pemper (Bowdoin College), and Suzy Barcomb (University
of Puget Sound).
*Please note that all voters for the DIII poll are required to vote each week
between 8 a.m. Monday and 1 p.m Tuesday ET.
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