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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 8 Poll: January 27, 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 |
Illinois Wesleyan University - 10 |
t1 |
16-0 |
250 |
| 2 |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
3 |
17-1 |
240 |
| 3 |
Hope College (Mich.) |
4 |
14-1 |
223 |
| 4 |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
9 |
17-1 |
213 |
| 5 |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
8 |
18-0 |
211 |
| 6 |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
t1 |
15-1 |
206 |
| 7 |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
10 |
17-0 |
195 |
| 8 |
New York University |
11 |
15-1 |
174 |
| 9 |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
6 |
15-2 |
166 |
| 10 |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
5 |
16-2 |
163 |
| 11 |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
14 |
16-2 |
146 |
| 12 |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
7 |
16-2 |
144 |
| 13 |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
15 |
15-2 |
118 |
| 14 |
York College (Pa.) |
21 |
16-1 |
116 |
| 15 |
DeSales University (Pa.) |
t16 |
14-2 |
109 |
| 16 |
Moravian College (Pa.) |
18 |
16-2 |
98 |
| 17 |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
t12 |
13-2 |
78 |
| 18 |
Brandeis University (Mass.) |
t12 |
12-3 |
76 |
| 19 |
Kean University (N.J.) |
t22 |
15-3 |
65 |
| t20 |
University of Chicago (Ill.) |
25 |
11-3 |
53 |
| t20 |
Washington University (Mo.) |
19 |
12-4 |
53 |
| 22 |
Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
t22 |
14-3 |
45 |
| 23 |
University of Texas - Dallas |
NR |
15-2 |
35 |
| 24 |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
NR |
15-3 |
24 |
| t25 |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
20 |
14-3 |
13 |
| t25 |
Marymount University (Va.) |
t16 |
13-4 |
13 |
| t25 |
University of Scranton (Pa.) |
NR |
13-4 |
13 |
Dropped Out: Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.).
Others Receiving Votes: Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.) - 4; Eastern Connecticut State University - 3; Greensboro College (N.C.) - 2; The College of New Jersey - 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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