USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Week 3 Poll: December 8, 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 - 23

1

5-0

646

2

Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) - 1

2

5-0

616

3

Delta State University (Miss.) - 1

4

7-0

570

4

University of Alaska Anchorage

6

6-0

544

5

University of Indianapolis (Ind.) - 1

8

7-0

534

6

Gannon University (Pa.)

9

9-0

492

7

Fort Lewis College (Colo.)

3

9-1

447

8

Clayton State University (Ga.)

11

4-0

405

9

Emporia State University (Kan.)

5

6-1

394

10

California University of Pennsylvania

10

5-1

377

T11

Minnesota State University, Mankato

12

6-1

347

T11

Washburn University (Kan.)

15

6-0

347

13

University of California-San Diego

13

3-0

335

14

West Texas A&M University

7

6-1

333

15

University of Tampa (Fla.)

16

7-0

288

16

Quincy University (Ill.)

17

9-0

281

17

Francis Marion University (S.C.)

18

7-0

221

18

Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.)

22

7-1

151

19

Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)

14

4-1

148

20

Virginia State University

24

7-0

116

21

Stonehill College (Mass.)

21

8-2

106

22

Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.)

23

5-1

99

23

Lander University (S.C.)

25

4-0

88

24

Arkansas Tech University

NR

7-0

74

25

Southeastern Oklahoma State University

NR

7-0

61

Dropped Out: Northern Kentucky University -13, University of Central Oklahoma - 59.

Others Receiving Votes: Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) - 59; Millersville University of Pennsylvania - 44; Minnesota State University, Moorhead - 39; Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) - 35; Shaw University (N.C.) - 28; Tarleton State University (Texas) - 24; Tusculum College (Tenn.) - 20; Assumption College (Mass.) - 16; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) - 14; Texas A&M University-Kingsville - 13; Adams State College (Colo.) - 12; Drury University (Mo.) - 12; West Chester University of Pennsylvania - 11; Fort Valley State University (Ga.) - 10; Bentley University (Mass.) - 7; Newberry College (S.C.) - 3; Humboldt State University (Calif.) - 2; Lynn University (Fla.) - 2; University of South Carolina Aiken - 2; Augustana College (S.D.) -  1; University of Central Missouri - 1; Florida Southern College - 1; Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) - 1; University of Montevallo (Ala.) - 1.