USA TODAY SPORTS DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
November 27, 2012
USA TODAY Sports 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 |
Previous Rank
|
Record
|
Total Points
|
|
1
|
DePauw University (Ind.) -8 |
3
|
5-0
|
200
|
|
2
|
University of Mount Union (Ohio) |
4
|
4-0
|
188
|
|
3
|
Calvin College (Mich.) |
5
|
4-1
|
180
|
|
4
|
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point |
1
|
3-1
|
176
|
|
5
|
University of St Thomas (Minn.) |
8
|
2-1
|
167
|
|
6
|
Washington University (Mo.) |
6
|
3-1
|
165
|
|
7
|
Lebanon Valley College (Pa.) |
9
|
4-0
|
147
|
|
8
|
Lewis & Clark College (Ore.) |
10
|
5-0
|
139
|
|
9
|
Amherst College (Mass.) |
11
|
3-0
|
129
|
|
10
|
Messiah College (Pa.) |
14
|
3-0
|
117
|
|
11
|
Hope College (Mich.) |
12
|
3-0
|
114
|
|
12
|
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater |
15
|
3-1
|
101
|
|
13
|
Tufts University (Mass.) |
16
|
4-0
|
99
|
|
14
|
Illinois Wesleyan University |
7
|
2-2
|
95
|
|
15
|
York College (Pa.) |
17
|
4-0
|
89
|
|
16
|
Emory University (Ga.) |
19
|
4-0
|
69
|
|
17
|
Emmanuel College (Mass.) |
20
|
3-0
|
64
|
|
18
|
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
18
|
4-1
|
62
|
|
19
|
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
13
|
4-1
|
54
|
|
20
|
George Fox University (Ore.) |
2
|
1-2
|
51
|
|
21
|
Babson College (Mass.) |
22
|
4-0
|
50
|
|
22
|
Williams College (Mass.) |
25
|
4-0
|
30
|
|
23
|
Carthage College (Wis.) |
23
|
3-1
|
28
|
|
24
|
Juniata College (Pa.) |
24
|
3-0
|
25
|
|
25
|
Simpson College (Iowa) |
NR
|
5-0
|
11
|
Dropped Out: Coe College (Iowa) 21.
Others Receiving Votes: Coe College (Iowa) 7; Ohio Northern University 6; Catholic University of America (DC) 5; Monmouth College (Ill.) 4; Saint Norbert College (Wis.) 4; Ferrum College (Va.) 2; University of Scranton (Pa.) 2; Vassar College (N.Y.) 2; Ithaca College (N.Y.) 1; University of Redlands (Calif.) 1.
The USA TODAY Sports 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 2012-13 board: Patricia Manning- Non-voting Chair (Williams College), Kate Costanzo (Allegheny College), Scott Hemer (State University of New York College at Geneseo), Julie Fulks (Lewis & Clark College), Kim Martin (University of Saint Joseph), Stephanie Flamini (Guilford College), Dawn Henderson (The College of New Jersey), Tim Bernero (Carthage College), and Janice Luck (Albright College).
*Please note that all voters for the DIII poll are required to vote each week between 9 p.m. Sunday and 1 p.m. Tuesday ET.
