USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 9 Poll: February 2, 2010
USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first-place votes noted on the right, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th.
| Rank |
Institution - First Place Votes |
Previous Ranking |
Record |
Points |
| 1 |
Amherst College (Mass.) - 6 |
2 |
19-0 |
174 |
| 2 |
Kean University (N.J.) - 1 |
3 |
20-1 |
167 |
| 3 |
Illinois Wesleyan University (Ill.) |
1 |
18-1 |
159 |
| 4 |
Hope College (Mich.) |
T4 |
18-1 |
156 |
| 5 |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
6 |
17-2 |
148 |
| 6 |
Washington University (Mo.) |
T4 |
16-2 |
136 |
| 7 |
William Paterson University (N.J.) |
8 |
20-1 |
130 |
| 8 |
Marymount University (Va.) |
9 |
19-1 |
126 |
| 9 |
Calvin College (Mich.) |
10 |
18-2 |
114 |
| 10 |
Christopher Newport University (Va.) |
11 |
19-0 |
112 |
| 11 |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
14 |
17-2 |
102 |
| T12 |
Moravian College (Pa.) |
13 |
18-2 |
95 |
| T12 |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
12 |
18-2 |
95 |
| 14 |
Carthage College (Wis.) |
18 |
16-3 |
81 |
| 15 |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
16 |
17-2 |
76 |
| 16 |
University of Scranton (Pa.) |
7 |
17-3 |
73 |
| 17 |
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point |
T20 |
17-3 |
55 |
| T18 |
University of Puget Sound (Wash.) |
15 |
16-3 |
51 |
| T18 |
Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.) |
T20 |
17-2 |
51 |
| 20 |
Lebanon Valley College (Pa.) |
24 |
18-1 |
38 |
| 21 |
Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
17 |
15-3 |
29 |
| 22 |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
25 |
17-3 |
25 |
| 23 |
Bowdoin College (Maine) |
19 |
15-4 |
21 |
| 24 |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
NR |
15-3 |
18 |
| 25 |
Louisiana College |
NR |
15-2 |
12 |
Dropped Out: Mount Union College (Ohio), University of Chicago (Ill.).
Others Receiving Votes: Simpson College (Iowa) - 11; Mount Union College (Ohio) - 5; University of Chicago (Ill.) - 4; University of Mary Washington (Va.) - 4; University of Wisconsin-River Falls - 4; State University of New York at Farmingdale - 3.
The USA TODAY ESPN board of coaches is made up of nine head coaches
at Division III institutions. All are members of the Women's
Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2009-10 board: Nan Carney-DeBord
- Non-voting Chair (Ohio Wesleyan University), Amie Bradley (Trinity University),
Doreen Carden (Albion College), G.P. Gromacki (Amherst College), James Scheible (University of Rochester),
Michele Sharp (Kean University), Mike Strong (University of Scranton), Nancy Fahey (Washington University-St. Louis) and Suzy Barcomb (University
of Puget Sound).
*Please note that all voters for the DIII poll are required to vote each week
between 10 p.m. Sunday and 1 p.m. Tuesday ET.
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