USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Preseason Poll: November 4, 2009
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 |
| 1. |
Washington University (Mo.) - 3 |
2 |
26-5 |
167 |
| 2. |
Hope College (Mich.) - 2 |
5 |
28-2 |
163 |
| 3. |
Amherst College (Mass.) |
6 |
29-3 |
159 |
| 4. |
University of Scranton (Pa.) |
t8 |
26-5 |
146 |
| 5. |
George Fox University (Ore.) - 2 |
1 |
32-0 |
144 |
| 6. |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
3 |
30-1 |
119 |
| 7. |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
24 |
22-5 |
106 |
| 8. |
Bowdoin College (Maine) |
21 |
25-5 |
101 |
| 9. |
Brandeis University (Mass.) |
11 |
20-8 |
99 |
| 10. |
Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
t15 |
26-4 |
91 |
| 11. |
Kean University (N.J.) |
25 |
22-7 |
88 |
| 12. |
University of Southern Maine |
NR |
22-7 |
82 |
| 13. |
University of Wisconsin, Whitewater |
18 |
23-5 |
78 |
| 14. |
Capital University (Ohio) |
NR |
22-6 |
66 |
| 15. |
Howard Payne University (Texas) |
NR |
23-6 |
64 |
| 16. |
University of Chicago (Ill.) |
NR |
17-8 |
59 |
| 17. |
Trinity University (Texas) |
NR |
20-8 |
51 |
| 18. |
University of Wisconsin, Stevens Point |
7 |
26-4 |
48 |
| 19. |
Marymount University (Va.) |
NR |
20-7 |
47 |
| 20. |
Moravian College (Pa.) |
NR |
21-7 |
46 |
| 21. |
University of Texas - Dallas |
NR |
21-5 |
40 |
| t22. |
College of St. Benedict (Minn.) |
17 |
26-4 |
30 |
| t22. |
New York University |
14 |
23-5 |
30 |
| 24. |
Hardin-Simmons University (Texas) |
NR |
22-6 |
26 |
| 25. |
Simpson College (Iowa) |
22 |
24-4 |
25 |
Others Receiving Votes: The College of New Jersey - 23; Randolph-Macon College (Va.) - 21; DeSales University (Pa.) - 18; University of Puget Sound (Wash.) - 16; William Paterson University (N.J.) - 16; Thomas More College (Ky.) - 15; Keene State College (N.H.) - 14; University of Wisconsin, Stout - 13; Tufts University (Mass.) - 12; University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire - 9; Baldwin-Wallace College (Ohio) - 8; University of Mary Washington (Va.) - 8; University of Rochester (N.Y.) - 7; Calvin College (Mich.) - 6; Whitman College (Wash.) - 6; Christopher Newport University (Va.) - 3; University of Pittsburgh Greensburg (Pa.) - 2; Messiah College (Pa.) - 1; State University of New York at Cortland - 1; Washington & Jefferson 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 2009-10 board: Nan Carney-DeBord
- Non-voting Chair (Ohio Wesleyan University), Amie Bradley (Trinity University),
Doreen Carden (Albion College), G.P. Gromacki (Amherst College), James Scheible (University of Rochester),
Michele Sharp (Kean University), Mike Strong (University of Scranton), Nancy Fahey (Washington University-St. Louis) 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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