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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL

Week 11 Poll:
February 14, 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
Last Week's Rank
Record
Points
1
University of California - San Diego -32
1
24-0
800
2
Edinboro University (Pa.)
2
22-0
763
3
Wayne State College (Neb.)
3
23-2
707
4
Clayton State University (Ga.)
4
22-2
687
5
Ashland University (Ohio)
5
22-1
663
6
Bentley University (Mass.)
7
21-3
618
7
Metropolitan State College of Denver (Colo.)
8
21-2
612
8
Pittsburg State University (Kan.)
10
22-2
543
9
Rollins College (Fla.)
11
19-3
492
10
Fort Lewis College (Colo.)
6
19-3
483
11
University of Alaska - Anchorage
12
22-4
453
12
Northeastern State University (Okla.)
14
20-3
436
13
University of South Carolina - Aiken
15
19-3
410
14
Arkansas Tech University
13
17-3
403
15
Washburn University (Kan.)
9
21-4
377
T16
Grand Canyon University (Ariz.)
16
18-3
272
T16
University of Wisconsin - Parkside
19
19-4
272
18
Lander University (S.C.)
17
18-4
250
19
Gannon University (Pa.)
18
18-4
235
20
Emporia State University (Kan.)
21
17-5
166
21
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
20
18-4
112
22
Southern Connecticut State University
NR
19-4
75
23
Augustana College (S.D.)
NR
19-4
68
24
Florida Southern College
NR
18-5
60
25
University of District of Columbia
23
18-4
55


Dropped Out: Ferris State University (Mich.); Johnson C Smith University (N.C.); California State Polytechnic University - Pomona.

Others Receiving Votes:
Ferris State University (Mich.) 51; Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) 48; Dowling College (N.Y.) 44; Northern Kentucky University 42; California State Polytechnic University - Pomona 29; Tarleton State University (Texas) 28; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 24; Catawba College (N.C.) 17; Delta State University (Miss.) 17; University of Alabama - Huntsville 16; Michigan Technological University 13; Colorado State University - Pueblo 11; California State University - Monterey Bay 10; University of Central Missouri 6; Wingate University (N.C.) 6; Holy Family University (Pa.) 5; Shaw University (N.C.) 5; Midwestern State University (Texas) 4; Newman University (Kan.) 4; Assumption College (Mass.) 2; Harding University (Ark.) 2; Pace University (N.Y.) 2; Montana State University - Billings 1; Quincy University (Ill.) 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.