December 1, 2009

USA Today ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll - Dec. 1, 2009

USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Week 2 Poll: December 1, 2009

USA TODAY ESPN Division II Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first-place votes to 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

Michigan Technological University - 24

1

3-0

696

2

Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) - 1

2

4-0

659

3

Fort Lewis College (Colo.) - 2

5

8-0

621

4

Delta State University (Miss.) - 1

4

5-0

616

5

Emporia State University (Kan.)

7

5-0

547

6

University of Alaska Anchorage

8

4-0

543

7

West Texas A&M University 

9

5-0

499

8

University of Indianapolis (Ind.)

10

5-0

479

9

Gannon University (Pa.)

11

9-0

478

10

California University of Pennsylvania 

3

4-1

417

11

Clayton State University (Ga.)

13

3-0

387

12

Minnesota State University, Mankato 

6

5-1

362

13

University of California-San Diego 

12

1-0

350

14

Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)

14

3-0

348

15

Washburn University (Kan.)

16

4-0

319

16

University of Tampa (Fla.)

17

5-0

270

17

Quincy University (Ill.)

19

6-0

242

18

Francis Marion University (S.C.)

22

5-0

177

19

University of Central Oklahoma 

18

3-1

158

20

Northern Kentucky University 

15

3-1

141

21

Stonehill College (Mass.)

21

6-2

115

22

Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.)

24

6-1

99

23

Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.)

23

3-1

85

24

Virginia State University 

NR

7-0

66

25

Lander University (S.C.)

NR

3-0

59

Dropped Out: Drury University (Mo.), Holy Family University (Pa.).

Others Receiving Votes: Arkansas Tech University - 57; Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) - 46; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) - 42; Millersville University of Pennsylvania - 30; Northwood University (Mich.) - 27; Drury University (Mo.) -  26; Holy Family University (Pa.) - 26; Minnesota State University, Moorhead - 20; West Chester University of Pennsylvania - 14; Bentley University (Mass.) - 9; Seton Hill University (Pa.) - 9; Fort Valley State University (Ga.) - 8; University of Findlay (Ohio) - 8; University of South Carolina Aiken - 8; Texas A&M University-Kingsville - 7; Southeastern Oklahoma State University - 6; Caldwell College (N.J.) - 5; University of New Haven (Conn.) -  4; Assumption College (Mass.) - 3; Dowling College (N.Y.) - 3; Shaw University (N.C.) - 2; Texas Woman's University - 2; Winona State University (Minn.) - 2; Adams State College (Colo.) - 1; Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) - 1; University of Minnesota-Duluth -1.