USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 2 Poll: December 2, 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 |
4-0 |
246 |
| 2 |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) - 3 |
2 |
4-0 |
237 |
| 3 |
Kean University (N.J.) - 1 |
3 |
4-0 |
234 |
| 4 |
Hope College (Mich.) |
4 |
3-0 |
220 |
| 5 |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
5 |
4-0 |
211 |
| 6 |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
6 |
3-0 |
200 |
| 7 |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
7 |
5-0 |
178 |
| 8 |
Washington University (Mo.) |
9 |
4-1 |
174 |
| 9 |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
11 |
4-0 |
166 |
| 10 |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
14 |
5-0 |
151 |
| 11 |
Howard Payne University (Texas) |
12 |
5-0 |
141 |
| 12 |
Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) |
13 |
2-1 |
125 |
| 13 |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
t18 |
5-0 |
124 |
| 14 |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
17 |
5-0 |
121 |
| 15 |
Marymount University (Va.) |
t18 |
3-0 |
100 |
| 16 |
New York University |
22 |
6-0 |
88 |
| 17 |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
20 |
5-0 |
85 |
| 18 |
DeSales University (Pa.) |
8 |
3-1 |
73 |
| 19 |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
10 |
3-2 |
60 |
| 20 |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
15 |
3-1 |
55 |
| 21 |
Brandeis University (Mass.) |
NR |
5-0 |
53 |
| 22 |
University of Chicago (Ill.) |
21 |
4-1 |
52 |
| 23 |
Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
23 |
3-0 |
49 |
| 24 |
Saint Norbert College (Wis.) |
16 |
2-2 |
31 |
| 25 |
University of Southern Maine |
NR |
4-0 |
19 |
Dropped Out: Hardin-Simmons University (Texas), The College of New Jersey.
Others Receiving Votes: George Fox University (Ore.) -11; University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point - 11; Emory University (Ga.) - 10; The College of New Jersey - 7; University of Scranton - 6; Hardin-Simmons University (Texas) - 4; Bowdoin College (Maine) - 2; Calvin College (Mich.) - 2; Mississippi College - 2; Moravian College (Pa.) - Bethlehem 1; Whitman College (Wash.) - 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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