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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 10 Poll: February 10, 2009
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 |
Illinois Wesleyan University - 10 |
1 |
20-0 |
250 |
| 2 |
Hope College (Mich.) |
2 |
18-1 |
236 |
| 3 |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
4 |
19-1 |
230 |
| 4 |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
5 |
21-0 |
224 |
| 5 |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
7 |
19-2 |
208 |
| 6 |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
8 |
20-2 |
195 |
| 7 |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
3 |
19-2 |
188 |
| 8 |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
10 |
21-1 |
180 |
| 9 |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
6 |
19-3 |
163 |
| 10 |
York College (Pa.) |
12 |
20-1 |
160 |
| 11 |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
11 |
18-3 |
154 |
| 12 |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
13 |
19-2 |
140 |
| 13 |
Washington University (Mo.) |
16 |
16-4 |
137 |
| 14 |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
19 |
19-3 |
112 |
| 15 |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
9 |
19-3 |
100 |
| 16 |
New York University |
14 |
17-3 |
92 |
| 17 |
Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
20 |
18-3 |
84 |
| 18 |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
15 |
17-3 |
83 |
| 19 |
University of Scranton (Pa.) |
23 |
17-4 |
64 |
| 20 |
Eastern Connecticut State University |
25 |
19-2 |
60 |
| 21 |
Marymount University (Va.) |
24 |
17-4 |
46 |
| 22 |
Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.) |
NR |
19-2 |
40 |
| 23 |
Greensboro College (N.C.) |
NR |
18-1 |
23 |
| 24 |
Kean University (N.J.) |
17 |
18-4 |
21 |
| 25 |
University of Texas - Dallas |
NR |
18-3 |
15 |
Dropped Out: DeSales University (Pa.), Brandeis University (Mass.), Moravian College (Pa.).
Others Receiving Votes: DeSales University (Pa.) - 13; University of Mary Washington (Va.) - 10; Mississippi College - 5; University of Chicago (Ill.) - 5; Brandeis University (Mass.) - 4; Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) - 3; Bowdoin College (Maine) - 2; Moravian College (Pa.) - 2; College of St. Benedict (Minn.) - 1.
The USA TODAY ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 11 head coaches
at NCAA 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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