USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
January 24, 2012
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 |
Last Week's Rank
|
Record
|
Points
|
|
1
|
Amherst College (Mass.) - 5 |
1
|
17-0
|
197
|
|
2
|
University of Chicago (Ill.) - 3 |
2
|
16-0
|
194
|
|
3
|
George Fox University (Ore.) |
3
|
17-0
|
185
|
|
4
|
Calvin College (Mich.) |
4
|
17-0
|
175
|
|
5
|
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
5
|
16-0
|
168
|
|
6
|
DePauw University (Ind.) |
6
|
15-1
|
159
|
|
7
|
Lewis & Clark College (Ore.) |
7
|
16-1
|
151
|
|
8
|
William Paterson University (N.J.) |
8
|
17-1
|
136
|
|
9
|
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
T9
|
18-0
|
131
|
|
10
|
University of Mount Union (Ohio) |
T9
|
16-1
|
127
|
|
11
|
Washington University (Mo.) |
11
|
14-2
|
126
|
|
12
|
Juniata College (Pa.) |
13
|
17-1
|
106
|
|
13
|
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point |
15
|
15-3
|
96
|
|
14
|
Franklin College (Ind.) |
17
|
15-1
|
83
|
|
15
|
Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
14
|
14-2
|
76
|
|
16
|
Lebanon Valley College (Pa.) |
18
|
15-2
|
73
|
|
17
|
Hope College (Mich.) |
12
|
15-3
|
65
|
|
18
|
Babson College (Mass.) |
20
|
14-2
|
60
|
|
19
|
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire |
21
|
15-3
|
59
|
|
20
|
University of St Thomas (Minn.) |
22
|
15-1
|
57
|
|
21
|
Kean University (N.J.) |
16
|
16-3
|
32
|
|
22
|
Williams College (Mass.) |
24
|
16-2
|
31
|
|
23
|
Illinois Wesleyan University |
NR
|
13-4
|
26
|
|
24
|
Centre College (Ky.) |
25
|
15-1
|
24
|
|
25
|
University of Wisconsin - River Falls |
19
|
14-4
|
22
|
Dropped Out: Piedmont College (Ga.).
Others receiving votes: Howard Payne University (Texas) 12; Johns Hopkins University (Md.) 7; Messiah College (Pa.) 7; Ithaca College (N.Y.) 5; Tufts University (Mass.) 4; Louisiana College 3; Piedmont College (Ga.) 3.
The USA TODAY ESPN board of coaches is made up of nine head coaches at Division III institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2011-12 board: Patricia Manning- Non-voting Chair (Williams College), Kate Costanzo (Allegheny College), Nancy Fahey (Washington University-St. Louis), Julie Fulks (Lewis & Clark College), Kim Martin (Saint Joseph College), Stephanie Flamini (Guilford College), Dawn Henderson (The College of New Jersey), James Scheible (University of Rochester), and Mike Strong (University of Scranton).
*Please note that all voters for the DIII poll are required to vote each week
between 10 p.m. Sunday and 1 p.m. Tuesday ET.
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