UWRF Falcon women basketball #20 in this week USA TODAY/ ESPN Poll
Posted by Falcons Fan on January 20, 2010
USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION III TOP 25 COACHES’ POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 7 Poll: January 19, 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 | Illinois Wesleyan University – 7 |
1
|
15-0
|
175
|
| 2 | Amherst College (Mass.) |
2
|
15-0
|
167
|
| 3 | Kean University (N.J.) |
3
|
17-1
|
159
|
| T4 | Hope College (Mich.) |
5
|
14-1
|
150
|
| T4 | Washington University (Mo.) |
4
|
13-1
|
150
|
| 6 | George Fox University (Ore.) |
7
|
13-2
|
135
|
| 7 | University of Scranton (Pa.) |
9
|
12-2
|
127
|
| 8 | Calvin College (Mich.) |
12
|
14-1
|
125
|
| 9 | William Paterson University (N.J.) |
11
|
16-1
|
122
|
| 10 | Messiah College (Pa.) |
15
|
14-1
|
111
|
| 11 | Marymount University (Va.) |
6
|
15-1
|
108
|
| 12 | Bowdoin College (Maine) |
8
|
12-2
|
89
|
| 13 | Christopher Newport University (Va.) |
21
|
15-0
|
88
|
| 14 | Thomas More College (Ky.) |
17
|
13-2
|
79
|
| 15 | Moravian College (Pa.) |
19
|
13-2
|
77
|
| 16 | University of Puget Sound (Wash.) |
22
|
13-2
|
60
|
| 17 | Carthage College (Wis.) |
10
|
12-3
|
58
|
| 18 | Muhlenberg College (Pa.) |
13
|
11-2
|
57
|
| 19 | Tufts University (Mass.) |
14
|
13-2
|
47
|
| 20 | University of Wisconsin – River Falls |
16
|
14-2
|
45
|
| 21 | University of Chicago (Ill.) |
24
|
10-4
|
28
|
| 22 | Washington & Jefferson College (Pa.) |
25
|
13-2
|
24
|
| T23 | Mount Union College (Ohio) |
NR
|
14-2
|
20
|
| T23 | University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point |
NR
|
13-3
|
20
|
| 25 | Howard Payne University (Texas) |
18
|
12-3
|
17
|
Dropped Out: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, Emmanuel College (Mass.).
Others Receiving Votes: Lewis & Clark College (Ore.) – 15; University of Mary Washington (Va.) – 8; Gettysburg College (Pa.) – 6; Colby College (Maine) – 3; Simpson College (Iowa) – 2; Gustavus Adolphus College (Minn.) – 1; Lebanon Valley College (Pa.) – 1; University of Rochester (N.Y.) – 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).
