USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 13 Poll: March 2, 2010
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 |
Previous Ranking |
Record |
Points |
|
1 |
Amherst College (Mass.) - 7 |
1 |
27-0 |
175 |
|
2 |
Kean University (N.J.) |
2 |
26-1 |
162 |
|
3 |
Illinois Wesleyan University |
3 |
26-1 |
159 |
|
4 |
Hope College (Mich.) |
4 |
27-1 |
157 |
|
5 |
George Fox University (Ore.) |
5 |
25-2 |
152 |
|
6 |
Washington University (Mo.) |
6 |
23-2 |
139 |
|
7 |
Marymount University (Va.) |
7 |
26-1 |
132 |
|
8 |
Christopher Newport University (Va.) |
9 |
28-0 |
122 |
|
9 |
Moravian College (Pa.) |
10 |
25-2 |
118 |
|
10 |
William Paterson University (N.J.) |
8 |
25-2 |
112 |
|
11 |
DePauw University (Ind.) |
14 |
25-3 |
101 |
|
12 |
Calvin College (Mich.) |
11 |
24-4 |
96 |
|
13 |
Thomas More College (Ky.) |
16 |
25-3 |
87 |
|
14 |
Louisiana College (La.) |
15 |
24-2 |
83 |
|
15 |
University of Puget Sound (Wash.) |
13 |
23-4 |
78 |
|
16 |
Carthage College (Wis.) |
12 |
22-4 |
72 |
|
17 |
Messiah College (Pa.) |
21 |
23-4 |
64 |
|
18 |
University of Scranton (Pa.) |
T17 |
22-5 |
48 |
|
19 |
Mount Union College (Ohio) |
25 |
24-4 |
40 |
|
20 |
Colby College (Maine) |
22 |
23-4 |
39 |
|
21 |
Tufts University (Mass.) |
23 |
20-5 |
30 |
|
22 |
Lebanon Valley College (Pa.) |
T19 |
23-4 |
27 |
|
23 |
University of Chicago (Ill.) |
T19 |
19-6 |
21 |
|
24 |
Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.) |
T17 |
23-4 |
17 |
|
25 |
State University of NY at Farmingdale |
NR |
25-1 |
16 |
Dropped Out: Muhlenberg College (Pa.).
Others Receiving Votes: University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point - 10, University of Mary Washington (Va.) - 7, Muhlenberg College (Pa.) - 5, Saint Norbert College (Wis.) - 3, State University of New York at Cortland - 3.
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).
