USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 1 Poll: November 25, 2008
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 |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater - 6 |
1 |
3-0 |
245 |
| 2 |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) - 3 |
2 |
4-0 |
236 |
| 3 |
Kean University (N.J.) - 1 |
3 |
3-0 |
235 |
| 4 |
Hope College (Mich.) |
6 |
2-0 |
215 |
| 5 |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
7 |
2-0 |
212 |
| 6 |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
12 |
2-0 |
205 |
| 7 |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
9 |
2-0 |
172 |
| 8 |
DeSales University (Pa.) |
11 |
3-0 |
160 |
| 9 |
Washington University (Mo.) |
4 |
2-1 |
158 |
| 10 |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
5 |
1-1 |
156 |
| 11 |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
13 |
3-0 |
145 |
| 12 |
Howard Payne University (Texas) |
14 |
2-0 |
136 |
| 13 |
Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) |
8 |
1-1 |
133 |
| 14 |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
16 |
2-0 |
122 |
| 15 |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
15 |
2-0 |
116 |
| 16 |
Saint Norbert College (Wis.) |
17 |
2-0 |
99 |
| 17 |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
18 |
4-0 |
82 |
| t18 |
Marymount University (Va.) |
t23 |
3-0 |
72 |
| t18 |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
22 |
2-0 |
72 |
| 20 |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
21 |
4-0 |
58 |
| 21 |
University of Chicago (Ill.) |
10 |
2-1 |
44 |
| 22 |
New York University |
NR |
4-0 |
35 |
| 23 |
Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
NR |
2-0 |
23 |
| 24 |
Hardin-Simmons University (Texas) |
25 |
1-0 |
20 |
| 25 |
The College of New Jersey |
19 |
3-1 |
19 |
Dropped Out: College of St. Benedict (Minn.), Bowdoin College (Maine).
Others Receiving Votes: University of Southern Maine - 18; University of Scranton (Pa.) - 13; Brandeis University (Mass.) - 12; Randolph-Macon College (Va.) - 9; George Fox University (Ore.) - 8; Emory University (Ga.) - 6; Albion College (Mich.) - 4; Carroll University (Wis.) - 3; College of St. Benedict (Minn.) - 3; Carthage College (Wis.) - 2; Greensboro College (N.C.) - 1; University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point - 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 2008-09 board: Nan Carney-DeBord
- Non-voting Chair (Ohio Wesleyan University), Aaron Roussell (University of
Chicago), Amie Bradley (Trinity University), Brian Niemuth (Simpson College),
Doreen Carden (Albion College), G.P. Gromacki (Amherst College), James Scheible (University of Rochester),
Michele Sharp (Kean University), Mike Strong (University of Scranton), Ron Rohn
(Muhlenberg 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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