USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
Week 6 Poll: January 10, 2012
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 Week's Rank
|
Record
|
Points
|
|
1
|
Arkansas Tech University -29 |
1
|
9-0
|
786
|
|
2
|
University of California - San Diego -2 |
3
|
14-0
|
764
|
|
3
|
Clayton State University (Ga.) |
5
|
15-1
|
707
|
|
4
|
Fort Lewis College (Colo.) |
6
|
12-1
|
637
|
|
5
|
Edinboro University (Pa.) |
7
|
12-0
|
622
|
|
6
|
Wayne State College (Neb.) |
8
|
15-1
|
613
|
|
7
|
Metropolitan State College of Denver (Colo.) |
2
|
12-1
|
586
|
|
8
|
University of Alaska - Anchorage |
9
|
14-2
|
549
|
|
9
|
Bentley University (Mass.) -1 |
4
|
12-2
|
548
|
|
10
|
Pittsburg State University (Kan.) |
13
|
14-0
|
525
|
|
11
|
Rollins College (Fla.) |
10
|
11-1
|
510
|
|
12
|
Northeastern State University (Okla.) |
12
|
13-1
|
456
|
|
13
|
University of South Carolina - Aiken |
14
|
11-1
|
444
|
|
14
|
Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) |
T15
|
10-1
|
381
|
|
15
|
Ashland University (Ohio) |
18
|
11-1
|
343
|
|
16
|
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona |
11
|
9-2
|
315
|
|
17
|
Washburn University (Kan.) |
20
|
13-3
|
234
|
|
18
|
Emporia State University (Kan.) |
19
|
10-2
|
208
|
|
19
|
Michigan Technological University |
21
|
9-3
|
167
|
|
20
|
Assumption College (Mass.) |
T15
|
10-3
|
139
|
|
T21
|
Gannon University (Pa.) |
NR
|
11-1
|
126
|
|
T21
|
Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
24
|
11-1
|
126
|
|
23
|
University of Wisconsin - Parkside |
17
|
9-3
|
121
|
|
T24
|
California State University - Monterey Bay |
NR
|
10-1
|
66
|
|
T24
|
Missouri S&T |
NR
|
10-2
|
66
|
Dropped Out: Florida Southern College; Dowling College (N.Y.); Franklin Pierce University (N.H.).
Others Receiving Votes: Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) 65; Florida Southern College 47; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 39; Dowling College (N.Y.) 30; Northern Kentucky University 29; Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) 28; Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) 22; Newman University (Kan.) 17; University of Indianapolis (Ind.) 16; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 14; Lander University (S.C.) 13; University of District of Columbia 11; Augustana College (S.D.) 4; Delta State University (Miss.) 4; Pace University (N.Y.) 4; University of Mary (N.D.) 4; Valdosta State University (Ga.) 3; Southern New Hampshire University 2; West Chester University of Pennsylvania 2; Western Washington University 2; Ferris State University (Mich.) 1; Georgia Southwestern State University 1; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) 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.
