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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Preseason Poll: November 5, 2008
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 Year's
Final Rank |
Last Year's
Final Record |
Points |
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| 1. |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater - 5 |
3 |
29-4 |
228 |
| 2. |
Oglethorpe University (Ga.) - 2 |
6 |
27-7 |
212 |
| 3. |
Kean University (N.J.) |
7 |
28-4 |
201 |
| 4. |
Washington University (Mo.) - 2 |
25 |
19-8 |
197 |
| 5. |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
5 |
28-4 |
196 |
| 6. |
Hope College (Mich.) |
4 |
30-1 |
181 |
| 7. |
University of Rochester (N.Y.) |
18 |
26-6 |
178 |
| 8. |
Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) |
13 |
27-3 |
163 |
| 9. |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
9 |
29-1 |
145 |
| 10. |
University of Chicago (Ill.) |
14 |
22-6 |
140 |
| 11. |
DeSales University (Pa.) |
20 |
26-4 |
132 |
| 12. |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
17 |
26-3 |
119 |
| 13. |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
2 |
30-3 |
116 |
| 14. |
Howard Payne University (Texas) |
1 |
33-0 |
115 |
| 15. |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
8 |
26-4 |
97 |
| 16. |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
11 |
27-3 |
94 |
| 17. |
Saint Norbert College (Wis.) |
NR |
22-5 |
69 |
| 18. |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
12 |
27-3 |
68 |
| 19. |
The College of New Jersey |
NR |
22-7 |
66 |
| 20. |
College of St. Benedict (Minn.) |
NR |
20-6 |
60 |
| 21. |
University of Mary Washington (Va.) |
10 |
28-3 |
49 |
| 22. |
University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire |
23 |
23-7 |
45 |
| t23. |
Bowdoin College (Maine) |
NR |
19-9 |
44 |
| t23. |
Marymount University (Va.) |
NR |
23-5 |
44 |
| 25. |
Hardin-Simmons University (Texas) |
NR |
21-6 |
42 |
Others Receiving Votes: Randolph-Macon College (Va.) - 29; University of Southern Maine - 29; William Smith College (N.Y.) - 29; McMurry University (Texas) - 18; New York University - 16; Muhlenberg College (Pa.) - 15; University of Puget Sound (Wash.) - 12; Albion College (Mich.) - 11; George Fox University (Ore.) - 11; University of Scranton (Pa.) - 11; University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point - 10; Chapman University (Calif.) - 9; Eastern Connecticut State University - 8; Maryville University (Mo.) - 8; State University of New York at Cortland - 8; Emmanuel College (Mass.) - 7; Medaille College (N.Y.) - 4; Carthage College (Wisc.) - 3; Franklin & Marshall College (Pa.) - 3; Saint Lawrence University (N.Y.) - 2; William Paterson University (N.J.) - 2; Emory University (Ga.) - 1; Greensboro College (N.C.) - 1; Salem State College (Mass.) - 1; Western Connecticut State University - 1.
The USA TODAY ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 11 head coaches
at Division III institutions. All are members of the Women's
Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2008-09 board: Nan Carney-DeBord
- Non-voting Chair (Ohio Wesleyan University), Aaron Roussell (University of
Chicago), Amie Bradley (Trinity University), Brian Niemuth (Simpson College),
Doreen Carden (Albion College), G.P. Gromacki (University of Scranton), James Scheible (University of Rochester),
Michele Sharp (Kean University), Mike Strong (University of Scranton), Ron Rohn
(Muhlenberg College), and Suzy Barcomb (University
of Puget Sound).
*Please note that all voters for the DIII poll are required to vote each week
between 8 a.m. Monday and 1 p.m Tuesday ET.
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