USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 11 Poll: February 17, 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 - 9 |
1 |
22-0 |
225 |
| t2 |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
4 |
23-0 |
210 |
| t2 |
Hope College (Mich.) |
2 |
20-1 |
210 |
| 4 |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
5 |
21-2 |
197 |
| 5 |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
8 |
23-1 |
181 |
| 6 |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
3 |
20-2 |
175 |
| 7 |
York College (Pa.) |
10 |
22-1 |
172 |
| 8 |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
11 |
20-3 |
166 |
| 9 |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
7 |
20-3 |
156 |
| 10 |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
12 |
21-2 |
137 |
| 11 |
Washington University (Mo.) |
13 |
18-4 |
133 |
| 12 |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
9 |
19-4 |
129 |
| 13 |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
6 |
20-3 |
127 |
| 14 |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
15 |
20-3 |
107 |
| t15 |
Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
17 |
20-3 |
87 |
| t15 |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
18 |
19-3 |
87 |
| 17 |
Eastern Connecticut State University |
20 |
21-2 |
70 |
| 18 |
University of Scranton (Pa.) |
19 |
20-4 |
68 |
| 19 |
New York University |
16 |
18-4 |
60 |
| 20 |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
14 |
19-4 |
51 |
| 21 |
Marymount University (Va.) |
21 |
19-4 |
43 |
| 22 |
Greensboro College (N.C.) |
23 |
22-1 |
39 |
| 23 |
Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.) |
22 |
20-3 |
34 |
| 24 |
University of Texas - Dallas |
25 |
20-3 |
28 |
| 25 |
Mississippi College |
NR |
20-3 |
12 |
Dropped Out: Kean University (N.J.).
Others Receiving Votes: Bowdoin College (Maine) - 7; DeSales University (Pa.) - 7; College of St. Benedict (Minn.) - 2; Kean University (N.J.) - 2; Moravian College (Pa.) - 2; Brandeis University (Mass.) - 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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