USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
Week 4 Poll: December 13, 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 |
Previous Rank
|
Record
|
Total Points
|
|
1
|
Bentley University (Mass.) -31 |
1
|
9-0
|
798
|
|
2
|
Arkansas Tech University -1 |
2
|
6-0
|
740
|
|
3
|
Metropolitan State College of Denver (Colo.) |
3
|
8-0
|
709
|
|
4
|
University of California - San Diego |
5
|
9-0
|
702
|
|
5
|
Clayton State University (Ga.) |
6
|
7-1
|
663
|
|
6
|
Fort Lewis College (Colo.) |
7
|
6-1
|
601
|
|
7
|
Michigan Technological University |
8
|
7-1
|
562
|
|
8
|
Edinboro University (Pa.) |
9
|
8-0
|
542
|
|
9
|
Wayne State College (Neb.) |
4
|
9-1
|
535
|
|
10
|
University of Alaska - Anchorage |
10
|
7-2
|
463
|
|
11
|
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona |
11
|
6-0
|
460
|
|
12
|
Assumption College (Mass.) |
14
|
8-0
|
438
|
|
13
|
Rollins College (Fla.) |
16
|
7-1
|
359
|
|
14
|
Northeastern State University (Okla.) |
13
|
7-1
|
305
|
|
15
|
Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) |
17
|
6-1
|
300
|
|
16
|
University of South Carolina - Aiken |
18
|
7-1
|
287
|
|
17
|
University of Wisconsin - Parkside |
20
|
7-2
|
248
|
|
18
|
Pittsburg State University (Kan.) |
NR
|
10-0
|
231
|
|
19
|
Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) |
12
|
6-2
|
222
|
|
20
|
Florida Southern College |
25
|
7-1
|
201
|
|
21
|
Washburn University (Kan.) |
15
|
9-3
|
185
|
|
22
|
University of Central Missouri |
22
|
7-1
|
124
|
|
23
|
Emporia State University (Kan.) |
NR
|
7-1
|
105
|
|
24
|
Shaw University (N.C.) |
24
|
1-1
|
92
|
|
25
|
Ashland University (Ohio) |
NR
|
7-1
|
77
|
Dropped Out: Tusculum College (Tenn.); Drury University (Mo.); Delta State University (Miss.).
Others Receiving Votes: Dowling College (N.Y.) 43; Lander University (S.C.) 42; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 37; Tusculum College (Tenn.) 34; Drury University (Mo.) 30; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 29; Missouri S&T 28; Delta State University (Miss.) 27; Truman State University (Mo.) 26; Indiana University of Pennsylvania 24; University of District of Columbia 23; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) 18; Northwest Missouri State University 12; Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) 11; Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) 11; University of Central Oklahoma 10; Augustana College (S.D.) 9; University of Indianapolis (Ind.) 9; Quincy University (Ill.) 8; Dixie State College of Utah 7; Gannon University (Pa.) 5; Holy Family University (Pa.) 5; Newberry College (S.C.) 1; Newman University (Kan.) 1; Wingate University (N.C.) 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.
