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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 9 Poll: February 3, 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 |
1 |
18-0 |
250 |
| 2 |
Hope College (Mich.) |
3 |
16-1 |
235 |
| 3 |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
4 |
18-1 |
230 |
| 4 |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
6 |
17-1 |
221 |
| 5 |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
7 |
19-0 |
209 |
| 6 |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
9 |
17-2 |
205 |
| 7 |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) |
10 |
18-2 |
188 |
| 8 |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
11 |
17-2 |
174 |
| 9 |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
12 |
18-2 |
157 |
| 10 |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
5 |
19-1 |
152 |
| 11 |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
2 |
17-3 |
147 |
| 12 |
York College (Pa.) |
14 |
19-1 |
141 |
| 13 |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
13 |
17-2 |
135 |
| 14 |
New York University |
8 |
16-2 |
117 |
| 15 |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
17 |
15-2 |
105 |
| 16 |
Washington University (Mo.) |
t20 |
14-4 |
103 |
| 17 |
Kean University (N.J.) |
19 |
17-3 |
89 |
| 18 |
DeSales University (Pa.) |
15 |
16-2 |
68 |
| 19 |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
24 |
17-3 |
67 |
| 20 |
Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
22 |
17-3 |
58 |
| 21 |
Brandeis University (Mass.) |
18 |
13-4 |
44 |
| 22 |
Moravian College (Pa.) |
16 |
17-3 |
38 |
| 23 |
University of Scranton (Pa.) |
t25 |
15-4 |
27 |
| 24 |
Marymount University (Va.) |
t25 |
15-4 |
21 |
| 25 |
Eastern Connecticut State University |
NR |
17-2 |
20 |
Dropped Out: University of Chicago (Ill.), University of Texas-Dallas, University of Mary Washington (Va.).
Others Receiving Votes: Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.) - 16; Mississippi College - 12; Greensboro College (N.C.) - 6; University of Mary Washington (Va.) - 6; University of Chicago (Ill.) - 6; University of Texas-Dallas - 2; Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) - 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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