USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
January 31, 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
|
19-0
|
197
|
|
2
|
University of Chicago (Ill.) - 3 |
2
|
18-0
|
194
|
|
3
|
George Fox University (Ore.) |
3
|
19-0
|
185
|
|
4
|
Calvin College (Mich.) |
4
|
19-0
|
176
|
|
5
|
DePauw University (Ind.) |
6
|
17-1
|
163
|
|
6
|
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
5
|
17-1
|
159
|
|
7
|
Lewis & Clark College (Ore.) |
7
|
18-1
|
156
|
|
8
|
William Paterson University (N.J.) |
8
|
19-1
|
140
|
|
9
|
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
9
|
20-0
|
135
|
|
10
|
University of Mount Union (Ohio) |
10
|
18-1
|
129
|
|
11
|
Juniata College (Pa.) |
12
|
19-1
|
111
|
|
12
|
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point |
13
|
17-3
|
107
|
|
T13
|
Franklin College (Ind.) |
14
|
18-1
|
104
|
|
T13
|
Washington University (Mo.) |
11
|
15-3
|
104
|
|
15
|
Lebanon Valley College (Pa.) |
16
|
17-2
|
81
|
|
16
|
Hope College (Mich.) |
17
|
17-3
|
75
|
|
17
|
University of St Thomas (Minn.) |
20
|
17-1
|
71
|
|
18
|
Babson College (Mass.) |
18
|
16-2
|
70
|
|
19
|
Centre College (Ky.) |
24
|
17-1
|
42
|
|
20
|
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire |
19
|
16-4
|
38
|
|
21
|
Kean University (N.J.) |
21
|
18-3
|
34
|
|
22
|
Williams College (Mass.) |
22
|
17-3
|
32
|
|
23
|
Johns Hopkins University (Md.) |
NR
|
17-2
|
25
|
|
24
|
Illinois Wesleyan University |
23
|
14-5
|
16
|
|
25
|
University of Wisconsin - River Falls |
25
|
16-4
|
13
|
Dropped Out: Muhlenberg College (Pa.)
Others receiving votes: Tufts University (Mass.) 11; Louisiana College (La.) 10; Messiah College (Pa.) 9; Howard Payne University (Texas) 7; Muhlenberg College (Pa.) 6.
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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