USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
Week 5 Poll: January 3, 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 |
Previous Rank
|
Record
|
Total Points
|
|
1
|
Arkansas Tech University -24 |
2
|
8-0
|
700
|
|
2
|
Metropolitan State College of Denver (Colo.) -3 |
3
|
11-0
|
696
|
|
3
|
University of California - San Diego -1 |
4
|
12-0
|
685
|
|
4
|
Bentley University (Mass.) -1 |
1
|
11-1
|
634
|
|
5
|
Clayton State University (Ga.) |
5
|
12-1
|
632
|
|
6
|
Fort Lewis College (Colo.) |
6
|
10-1
|
567
|
|
7
|
Edinboro University (Pa.) -1 |
8
|
10-0
|
557
|
|
8
|
Wayne State College (Neb.) |
9
|
12-1
|
548
|
|
9
|
University of Alaska - Anchorage |
10
|
12-2
|
497
|
|
10
|
Rollins College (Fla.) |
13
|
9-1
|
435
|
|
11
|
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona |
11
|
8-1
|
406
|
|
12
|
Northeastern State University (Okla.) |
14
|
12-1
|
388
|
|
13
|
Pittsburg State University (Kan.) |
18
|
12-0
|
360
|
|
14
|
University of South Carolina - Aiken |
16
|
9-1
|
352
|
|
T15
|
Assumption College (Mass.) |
12
|
10-1
|
321
|
|
T15
|
Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) |
15
|
8-1
|
321
|
|
17
|
University of Wisconsin - Parkside |
17
|
8-2
|
240
|
|
18
|
Ashland University (Ohio) |
25
|
10-1
|
194
|
|
19
|
Emporia State University (Kan.) |
23
|
9-1
|
192
|
|
20
|
Washburn University (Kan.) |
21
|
11-3
|
190
|
|
21
|
Michigan Technological University (Mich.) |
7
|
8-3
|
130
|
|
22
|
Florida Southern College |
20
|
9-2
|
110
|
|
23
|
Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) |
19
|
8-3
|
89
|
|
24
|
Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
NR
|
10-0
|
83
|
|
25
|
Dowling College (N.Y.) |
NR
|
9-2
|
71
|
Dropped Out: University of Central Missouri 22; Shaw University (N.C.) 24.
Others Receiving Votes: Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 67; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 66; University of Indianapolis (Ind.) 34; Missouri S & T 29; Gannon University (Pa.) 25; Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) 18; Delta State University (Miss.) 16; University of District of Columbia 15; Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) 13; University of Central Missouri 10; Newman University (Kan.) 8; Georgia Southwestern State University 7; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) 7; Augustana College (S.D.) 6; Lander University (S.C.) 6; California State University - Monterey Bay 4; Truman State University (Mo.) 4; University of Mary (N.D.) 4; California State University - Chico 3; Dixie State College of Utah 3; Wingate University (N.C.) 3; Northern Kentucky University (Ky.) 2; West Chester University of Pennsylvania 1; Western Washington University 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.
