USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
Preseason Poll: November 1, 2011
USA TODAY ESPN Division II Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first-place votes to the right, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th.
|
Rank
|
Institution- First Place Votes |
Last Year's Final Rank
|
Last Year's Final Record
|
Points
|
|
1
|
Clayton State University (Ga.) -27 |
1
|
35-1
|
732
|
|
2
|
Bentley University (Mass.) -1 |
8
|
28-5
|
625
|
|
3
|
Michigan Technological University |
2
|
31-3
|
607
|
|
4
|
Arkansas Tech University |
3
|
30-3
|
596
|
|
5
|
Delta State University (Miss.) |
7
|
28-4
|
540
|
|
6
|
Fort Lewis College (Colo.) |
11
|
28-3
|
515
|
|
7
|
Metro State College of Denver (Colo.) |
5
|
30-3
|
426
|
|
8
|
Shaw University (N.C.) |
12
|
25-12
|
402
|
|
9
|
Wayne State College (Neb.) |
14
|
26-4
|
399
|
|
10
|
Lander University (S.C.) |
6
|
29-4
|
398
|
|
11
|
Washburn University (Kan.) |
NR
|
22-7
|
346
|
|
12
|
University of Alaska - Anchorage |
15
|
27-7
|
291
|
|
13
|
University of California - San Diego |
NR
|
20-11
|
274
|
|
14
|
Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) |
9
|
29-3
|
270
|
|
15
|
Northwest Missouri State University |
4
|
29-5
|
229
|
|
16
|
University of Wisconsin - Parkside |
NR
|
24-7
|
221
|
|
17
|
University of South Carolina - Aiken |
13
|
27-6
|
216
|
|
18
|
Holy Family University (Pa.) |
20
|
24-5
|
201
|
|
19
|
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona |
10
|
28-5
|
198
|
|
20
|
Tarleton State University (Texas) |
21
|
25-5
|
196
|
|
21
|
Grand Valley State University (Mich.) |
NR
|
20-8
|
192
|
|
22
|
Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) |
NR
|
24-8
|
191
|
|
23
|
Edinboro University (Pa.) |
25
|
26-4
|
158
|
|
24
|
Northeastern State University (Okla.) |
16
|
25-5
|
152
|
|
25
|
Drury University (Mo.) |
NR
|
20-10
|
141
|
Others Receiving Votes: Dixie State College of Utah 123; Barton College (N.C.) 120; Rollins College (Fla.) 103; Emporia State University (Kan.) 96; Quincy University (Ill.) 93; Fort Valley State University (Ga.) 82; Saint Thomas Aquinas (N.Y.) 81; Western Washington University 63; Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) 62; Wingate University (N.C.) 53; University of Central Oklahoma 39; Florida Southern College 38; University of Charleston (W.Va.) 31; University of Tampa (Fla.) 31; University of Arkansas - Fort Smith 29; West Texas A&M University 26; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 23; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) 18; Ashland University (Ohio) 12; Assumption College (Mass.) 12; Winona State University (Minn.) 12; California State University - Monterey Bay 11; California University of Pennsylvania 9; Concordia University (Minn.) 9; Limestone College (S.C.) 9; Augustana College (S.D.) 7; Valdosta State University (Ga.) 7; Northern Kentucky University 6; Ouachita Baptist University (Ark.) 6; West Liberty University (W.Va.) 4; Glenville State College (W.Va.) 3; Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) 3; Tusculum College (Tenn.) 3; Columbus State University (Ga.) 2; Concord College (W.Va.) 2; Miles College (Ala.) 2; Texas Woman's University 1; University of Central Missouri 1.
The USA TODAY ESPN board of coaches is made up of 33 head coaches at Division II institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2011-12 board: Carmen Dolfo - Non-voting Chair (Western Washington University), Linda Cimino (Caldwell College), Mike Brandt (University of South Carolina - Aiken), Lester Butler (University of the District of Columbia), Dennis Cox (Clayton State University), Charity Elliott (University of California - San Diego), Corey Fox (Limestone College), Meghan Burke Brown (Southern Connecticut State University), Chris Kielsmeier (Wayne State College), Cleve Wright (Gannon University), Kelly Kruger (Adams State College), Ferne Labati (Seton Hill University), Shawna Lavender (Abilene Christian University), Jason Martens (Saint Mary's University, Texas), Patrick Mashuda (Chowan University), Stephen McDonald (Fairmont State University), Claudette Charney (Hillsdale College), Tim Kirby (Harding University), Todd Starkey (Lenoir Rhyne University), Tim O'Hagan (Molloy College), Sandra Rushing (Delta State University), Rick Stein (University of Southern Indiana), Paul Fessler (Concordia University, St. Paul), Latricia Trammell (Western State College of Colorado), Tracey Dorow (Ferris State University), Phillip Wallace (Miles College), Sally Brooks (Angelo State University), Glenn Wilkes (Rollins College), Lane Lord (Pittsburg State University), Nancy Winstel (Northern Kentucky University), Tim Moser (University of Alaska, Anchorage), Trent May (Grand Canyon University), and Van Girard (California State Univ. Dominguez Hills).
*Please note that all voters for the DII poll are required to vote each week between 8 a.m. Monday and 1 p.m. Tuesday ET.
