USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
February 21, 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
|
25-0
|
197
|
|
2
|
University of Chicago (Ill.) - 3 |
2
|
24-0
|
194
|
|
3
|
George Fox University (Ore.) |
3
|
25-0
|
185
|
|
4
|
DePauw University (Ind.) |
4
|
23-1
|
176
|
|
5
|
Calvin College (Mich.) |
5
|
23-1
|
166
|
|
6
|
University of Mount Union (Ohio) |
8
|
24-1
|
156
|
|
7
|
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
7
|
25-0
|
153
|
|
8
|
Lewis & Clark College (Ore.) |
9
|
23-2
|
143
|
|
9
|
William Paterson University (N.J.) |
6
|
23-2
|
131
|
|
10
|
Juniata College (Pa.) |
11
|
24-1
|
129
|
|
11
|
University of St Thomas (Minn.) |
13
|
24-1
|
119
|
|
12
|
Washington University (Mo.) |
16
|
20-4
|
114
|
|
13
|
Babson College (Mass.) |
17
|
23-2
|
99
|
|
14
|
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point |
10
|
21-4
|
96
|
|
15
|
Franklin College (Ind.) |
18
|
23-2
|
93
|
|
16
|
Illinois Wesleyan University |
20
|
20-5
|
77
|
|
17
|
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire |
22
|
20-5
|
76
|
|
18
|
Hope College (Mich.) |
14
|
21-4
|
59
|
|
19
|
Lebanon Valley College (Pa.) |
15
|
22-3
|
49
|
|
20
|
University of Wisconsin - River Falls |
19
|
20-5
|
42
|
|
21
|
Louisiana College |
23
|
22-4
|
35
|
|
22
|
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
12
|
19-5
|
32
|
|
23
|
Kean University (N.J.) |
24
|
21-4
|
24
|
|
24
|
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater |
NR
|
20-5
|
18
|
|
25
|
Johns Hopkins University (Md.) |
25
|
22-3
|
17
|
Dropped Out: Centre College (Ky.).
Others receiving votes: Centre College (Ky.) 11; Messiah College (Pa.) 4; Howard Payne University (Texas) 3; Ithaca College (N.Y.) 1; King's College (Pa.) 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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