USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 4 Poll: December 16, 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 |
Hope College (Mich.) - 3 |
2 |
7-0 |
239 |
| t2 |
Illinois Wesleyan University - 3 |
4 |
6-0 |
238 |
| t2 |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) - 4 |
3 |
8-0 |
238 |
| 4 |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
5 |
7-0 |
201 |
| 5 |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
6 |
7-1 |
199 |
| 6 |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
10 |
9-0 |
194 |
| 7 |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
8 |
8-0 |
189 |
| 8 |
Kean University (N.J.) |
1 |
7-1 |
188 |
| 9 |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
9 |
6-1 |
171 |
| 10 |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
14 |
8-0 |
169 |
| 11 |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
11 |
9-0 |
156 |
| t12 |
Brandeis University (Mass.) |
15 |
8-0 |
138 |
| t12 |
New York University |
13 |
8-0 |
138 |
| 14 |
DeSales University (Pa.) |
16 |
7-1 |
98 |
| 15 |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
17 |
5-1 |
94 |
| 16 |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
18t |
8-1 |
89 |
| 17 |
Marymount University (Va.) |
12 |
5-1 |
73 |
| 18 |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
7 |
5-2 |
68 |
| 19 |
Howard Payne University (Texas) |
21 |
7-1 |
66 |
| 20 |
Moravian College (Pa.) |
23 |
7-1 |
65 |
| 21 |
University of Southern Maine |
22 |
8-0 |
59 |
| 22 |
Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
18t |
6-1 |
54 |
| 23 |
Whitman College (Wash.) |
24 |
8-1 |
37 |
| 24 |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
NR |
6-0 |
35 |
| 25 |
University of Chicago (Ill.) |
18t |
7-2 |
22 |
Dropped Out: Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio).
Others Receiving Votes: Emory University (Ga.) - 18; Washington University (Mo.) - 7; Whitworth University (Wash.) - 3; Bowdoin College (Maine) - 2; Capital University (Ohio) - 1; College of St. Benedict (Minn.) - 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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