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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 7 Poll: January 20, 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 |
| t1 |
Illinois Wesleyan University - 4 |
t1 |
14-0 |
243 |
| t1 |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) - 6 |
t1 |
14-0 |
243 |
| 3 |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
3 |
15-1 |
232 |
| 4 |
Hope College (Mich.) |
4 |
12-1 |
217 |
| 5 |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
5 |
15-1 |
210 |
| 6 |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
6 |
14-1 |
201 |
| 7 |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
9 |
15-1 |
179 |
| 8 |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
7 |
16-0 |
173 |
| 9 |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
10 |
15-1 |
169 |
| 10 |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
t11 |
15-0 |
162 |
| 11 |
New York University |
t11 |
13-1 |
148 |
| t12 |
Brandeis University (Mass.) |
8 |
11-2 |
137 |
| t12 |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
t11 |
11-1 |
137 |
| 14 |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
15 |
13-2 |
115 |
| 15 |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
16 |
13-2 |
98 |
| t16 |
DeSales University (Pa.) |
19 |
12-2 |
83 |
| t16 |
Marymount University (Va.) |
18 |
12-2 |
83 |
| 18 |
Moravian College (Pa.) |
14 |
14-2 |
79 |
| 19 |
Washington University (Mo.) |
20 |
11-3 |
71 |
| 20 |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
21 |
12-2 |
66 |
| 21 |
York College (Pa.) |
22 |
14-1 |
62 |
| t22 |
Kean University (N.J.) |
25 |
13-3 |
38 |
| t22 |
Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
23 |
9-2 |
38 |
| 24 |
Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.) |
NR |
14-1 |
29 |
| 25 |
University of Chicago (Ill.) |
NR |
11-3 |
11 |
Dropped Out: University of Southern Maine, Howard Payne University (Texas).
Others Receiving Votes: DePauw University (Ind.) - 7; University of Texas - Dallas - 6; Howard Payne University (Texas) - 4; University of Scranton (Pa.) - 4; Whitman College (Wash.) - 3; Bowdoin College (Maine) - 1; Greensboro College (N.C.) - 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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