USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
CONGRATULATIONS TO GEORGE FOX UNIVERSITY FOR TAKING HOME THE DIII CROWN!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Final Poll: March 24, 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 |
George Fox University (Ore.) - 10 |
2 |
32-0 |
250 |
| 2 |
Washington University (Mo.) |
5 |
26-5 |
237 |
| 3 |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
1 |
30-1 |
219 |
| 4 |
The College of New Jersey |
25 |
27-5 |
217 |
| 5 |
Hope College (Mich.) |
3 |
28-2 |
215 |
| 6 |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
8 |
29-3 |
211 |
| 7 |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
4 |
26-4 |
164 |
| t8 |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
9 |
27-4 |
161 |
| t8 |
University of Scranton (Pa.) |
15 |
26-5 |
161 |
| 10 |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
6 |
28-3 |
157 |
| 11 |
Brandeis University (Mass.) |
NR |
20-8 |
151 |
| 12 |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
7 |
24-4 |
141 |
| 13 |
York College (Pa.) |
10 |
27-3 |
129 |
| 14 |
New York University |
16 |
23-5 |
117 |
| t15 |
Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
14 |
26-4 |
110 |
| t15 |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
13 |
24-6 |
110 |
| 17 |
College of St. Benedict (Minn.) |
22 |
26-4 |
108 |
| 18 |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
12 |
23-5 |
88 |
| 19 |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
19 |
22-5 |
69 |
| 20 |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
18 |
23-5 |
52 |
| 21 |
Bowdoin College (Maine) |
17 |
25-5 |
47 |
| 22 |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
11 |
24-4 |
40 |
| 23 |
Greensboro College (N.C.) |
NR |
27-3 |
17 |
| 24 |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
21 |
22-5 |
16 |
| 25 |
Kean University (N.J.) |
NR |
22-7 |
15 |
Dropped Out: Eastern Connecticut State University, DeSales University (Pa.), Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.).
Others Receiving Votes: Eastern Connecticut State University - 14; Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) - 10; DeSales University (Pa.) - 9; Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.) - 5; Concordia University (Wis.) - 4; Capital University (Ohio) - 2; State University of New York at Cortland - 2; University of Puget Sound - (Wash.) - 2.
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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