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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 13 Poll: March 3, 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 |
27-0 |
250 |
| 2 |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
2 |
27-0 |
239 |
| 3 |
Hope College (Mich.) |
3 |
25-1 |
231 |
| 4 |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
7 |
24-3 |
217 |
| 5 |
Washington University (Mo.) |
8 |
21-4 |
206 |
| 6 |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
t9 |
26-2 |
190 |
| 7 |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
t9 |
22-3 |
188 |
| 8 |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
4 |
25-2 |
176 |
| 9 |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
11 |
25-3 |
173 |
| 10 |
York College (Pa.) |
5 |
25-2 |
155 |
| 11 |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
14 |
24-3 |
142 |
| 12 |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
6 |
22-4 |
140 |
| 13 |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
12 |
23-5 |
131 |
| 14 |
Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
15 |
24-3 |
115 |
| 15 |
University of Scranton (Pa.) |
18 |
23-4 |
111 |
| 16 |
New York University |
20 |
21-4 |
108 |
| 17 |
Bowdoin College (Maine) |
25 |
21-4 |
79 |
| 18 |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
13 |
22-4 |
76 |
| 19 |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
16 |
21-4 |
72 |
| 20 |
Eastern Connecticut State University |
17 |
25-3 |
60 |
| 21 |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
19 |
22-5 |
50 |
| 22 |
College of St. Benedict (Minn..) |
NR |
24-3 |
32 |
| 23 |
DeSales University (Pa.) |
NR |
23-4 |
29 |
| 24 |
Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.) |
22 |
24-4 |
27 |
| 25 |
The College of New Jersey |
NR |
23-4 |
16 |
Dropped Out: Greensboro College (N.C.), Mississippi College, Marymount University (Va.).
Others Receiving Votes:Greensboro College (N.C.) - 13; University of Mary Washington (Va.) - 10; Brandeis University (Mass.) - 9; Howard Payne University (Texas) - 4; Marymount University (Va.) - 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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