USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
February 28, 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
|
27-0
|
197
|
|
2
|
University of Chicago (Ill.) - 3 |
2
|
25-0
|
194
|
|
3
|
George Fox University (Ore.) |
3
|
27-0
|
185
|
|
4
|
DePauw University (Ind.) |
4
|
26-1
|
175
|
|
5
|
Calvin College (Mich.) |
5
|
25-1
|
169
|
|
6
|
University of Mount Union (Ohio) |
6
|
26-1
|
159
|
|
7
|
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
7
|
27-0
|
153
|
|
8
|
William Paterson University (N.J.) |
9
|
25-2
|
136
|
|
9
|
Lewis & Clark College (Ore.) |
8
|
24-3
|
134
|
|
10
|
University of St Thomas (Minn.) |
11
|
26-1
|
129
|
|
11
|
Babson College (Mass.) |
13
|
25-2
|
110
|
|
12
|
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point |
14
|
23-4
|
106
|
|
13
|
Washington University (Mo.) |
12
|
20-5
|
105
|
|
14
|
Juniata College (Pa.) |
10
|
25-2
|
101
|
|
15
|
Franklin College (Ind.) |
15
|
25-2
|
97
|
|
16
|
Illinois Wesleyan University |
16
|
22-5
|
90
|
|
17
|
Lebanon Valley College (Pa.) |
19
|
24-3
|
66
|
|
18
|
Hope College (Mich.) |
18
|
22-5
|
56
|
|
19
|
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire |
17
|
20-6
|
49
|
|
20
|
University of Wisconsin - Whitewater |
24
|
21-6
|
39
|
|
21
|
Louisiana College |
21
|
25-4
|
37
|
|
22
|
University of Wisconsin - River Falls |
20
|
21-6
|
28
|
|
23
|
Centre College (Ky.) |
NR
|
24-3
|
24
|
|
24
|
Kean University (N.J.) |
23
|
22-5
|
22
|
|
25
|
Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
NR
|
22-5
|
10
|
Dropped Out: Johns Hopkins University (Md.); University of Rochester (N.Y.).
Others receiving votes: Johns Hopkins University (Md.) 8; Catholic University 6; Ithaca College (N.Y.) 6; Tufts University (Mass.) 3; University of Rochester (N.Y.) 3; Thomas More College (Ky.) 2; Howard Payne University (Texas) 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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