December 15, 2009

USA Today ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll - Dec. 15, 2009

USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Week 4 Poll: December 15, 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 - 22

1

7-0

644

2

Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) - 2

2

7-0

572

3

Delta State University (Miss.) - 1

3

8-0

558

4

University of Indianapolis (Ind.) - 1

5

7-0

549

5

University of Alaska Anchorage 

4

8-0

539

6

Gannon University (Pa.)

6

10-0

528

7

Fort Lewis College (Colo.)

7

11-1

446

8

Washburn University (Kan.)

T11

7-0

398

9

Emporia State University (Kan.)

9

7-1

383

10

California University of Pennsylvania

10

6-1

376

11

Minnesota State University, Mankato

T11

8-1

357

T12

Quincy University (Ill.)

16

10-0

299

T12

University of Tampa (Fla.)

15

9-0

299

14

University of California-San Diego 

13

3-0

297

15

Clayton State University (Ga.)

8

4-1

293

16

West Texas A&M University 

14

8-1

268

17

Francis Marion University (S.C.)

17

7-0

238

18

Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.)

18

8-1

187

19

Virginia State University 

20

7-0

179

20

Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)

19

5-1

143

21

Lander University (S.C.)

23

6-0

140

22

Carson-Newman College (Tenn.)

NR

9-0

102

23

Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.)

22

7-1

97

24

Arkansas Tech University 

24

8-0

89

25

Southeastern Oklahoma State University 

25

9-0

78

Dropped Out: Stonehill College (Mass.) - 34.

Others Receiving Votes: Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) - 74; Millersville University of Pennsylvania - 57; Shaw University (N.C.) - 47; Tusculum College (Tenn.) - 38; Glenville State College (W.Va.) - 26; Fort Valley State University (Ga.) - 15; Indiana University of Pennsylvania -15; Minnesota State University, Moorhead -15; Assumption College (Mass.) - 13; Lynn University (Fla.) - 12; Bentley University (Mass.) - 11; Queens University of Charlotte (N.C.) - 9; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) - 7; Tarleton State University (Texas) - 6; Augustana College (S.D.) - 4; Adams State College (Colo.) - 2; Newberry College (S.C.) - 2; Florida Southern College - 1; Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) - 1; University of Montevallo (Ala.) -1; University of Bridgeport (Conn.) - 1.