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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 3 Poll: December 9, 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 |
Kean University (N.J.) - 7 |
3 |
6-0 |
245 |
| 2 |
Hope College (Mich.) - 2 |
4 |
5-0 |
239 |
| 3 |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) - 1 |
5 |
6-0 |
230 |
| 4 |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
6 |
5-0 |
217 |
| 5 |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
7 |
7-0 |
195 |
| 6 |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
1 |
4-1 |
186 |
| 7 |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
9 |
5-0 |
185 |
| 8 |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
10 |
7-0 |
181 |
| 9 |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
2 |
6-0 |
170 |
| 10 |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
13 |
7-0 |
168 |
| 11 |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
14 |
8-0 |
154 |
| 12 |
Marymount University (Va.) |
15 |
5-0 |
132 |
| 13 |
New York University |
16 |
7-0 |
130 |
| 14 |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
17 |
7-0 |
122 |
| 15 |
Brandeis University (Mass.) |
21 |
8-0 |
114 |
| 16 |
DeSales University (Pa.) |
18 |
6-1 |
79 |
| 17 |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
20 |
5-1 |
78 |
| t18 |
Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
23 |
6-0 |
61 |
| t18 |
University of Chicago (Ill.) |
22 |
6-1 |
61 |
| t18 |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
NR |
6-1 |
61 |
| 21 |
Howard Payne University (Texas) |
11 |
6-1 |
58 |
| 22 |
University of Southern Maine |
25 |
6-0 |
43 |
| 23 |
Moravian College (Pa.) |
NR |
5-1 |
32 |
| 24 |
Whitman College (Wash.) |
NR |
6-0 |
28 |
| 25 |
Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) |
12 |
3-2 |
21 |
Dropped Out: DePauw University (Ind.), Saint Norbert College (Wis.), Washington University (Mo.).
Others Receiving Votes: Washington University (Mo.) - 18; George Fox University (Ore.) - 17; Emory University (Ga.) - 9; Whitworth University (Wash.) - 7; Saint Norbert College (Wis.) - 6; DePauw University (Ind.) - 3.
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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