USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
February 14, 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
|
24-0
|
197
|
|
2
|
University of Chicago (Ill.) - 3 |
2
|
22-0
|
194
|
|
3
|
George Fox University (Ore.) |
3
|
23-0
|
185
|
|
4
|
DePauw University (Ind.) |
4
|
21-1
|
176
|
|
5
|
Calvin College (Mich.) |
5
|
22-1
|
164
|
|
6
|
William Paterson University (N.J.) |
6
|
23-1
|
159
|
|
7
|
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
7
|
22-0
|
150
|
|
8
|
University of Mount Union (Ohio) |
8
|
22-1
|
148
|
|
9
|
Lewis & Clark College (Ore.) |
9
|
20-2
|
135
|
|
10
|
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point |
10
|
20-3
|
122
|
|
11
|
Juniata College (Pa.) |
11
|
23-1
|
121
|
|
12
|
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
13
|
19-3
|
113
|
|
13
|
University of St Thomas (Minn.) |
15
|
22-1
|
100
|
|
14
|
Hope College (Mich.) |
14
|
20-3
|
96
|
|
15
|
Lebanon Valley College (Pa.) |
16
|
21-2
|
84
|
|
16
|
Washington University (Mo.) |
17
|
18-4
|
79
|
|
17
|
Babson College (Mass.) |
18
|
20-2
|
68
|
|
18
|
Franklin College (Ind.) |
12
|
21-2
|
67
|
|
19
|
University of Wisconsin - River Falls |
20
|
19-4
|
61
|
|
20
|
Illinois Wesleyan University |
23
|
18-5
|
49
|
|
21
|
Centre College (Ky.) |
19
|
21-2
|
35
|
|
22
|
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire |
25
|
18-5
|
31
|
|
23
|
Louisiana College |
24
|
19-3
|
20
|
|
24
|
Kean University (N.J.) |
21
|
20-4
|
18
|
|
25
|
Johns Hopkins University (Md.) |
22
|
20-3
|
13
|
Others receiving votes: King's College (Pa.) 4; Howard Payne University (Texas) 3; Messiah College (Pa.) 3; Williams College (Ma.) 3; Ithaca College (N.Y.) 1; Mount St Mary College (N.Y.) 1.
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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