USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Week 8 Poll: January 26, 2010

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

Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) -23

1

17-0

644

2

University of Indianapolis (Ind.) -2

3

19-0

621

3

Gannon University (Pa.) -1

4

20-0

589

4

Michigan Technological University

5

16-1

544

5

Emporia State University (Kan.)

6

17-1

518

6

Delta State University (Miss.)

2

15-1

503

7

Arkansas Tech University

9

18-0

493

8

Fort Lewis College (Colo.)

10

18-2

426

9

West Texas A&M University 

11

19-2

399

10

University of California - San Diego

7

15-1

396

11

Lander University (S.C.)

14

16-1

357

12

Carson-Newman College (Tenn.)

8

16-1

355

13

University of Alaska - Anchorage

13

14-2

326

14

Fort Valley State University (Ga.)

12

16-1

291

15

Washburn University (Kan.)

15

14-3

287

16

University of Tampa (Fla.)

16

17-2

283

17

Francis Marion University (S.C.)

17

15-2

248

18

Clayton State University (Ga.)

19

14-3

226

19

Holy Family University (Pa.)

22

15-1

160

20

California University of Pennsylvania

21

13-4

130

21

Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)

18

13-3

111

22

Western Washington University

NR

15-2

98

23

Concordia University (Minn.)

20

15-3

87

24

Millersville University of Pennsylvania

NR

14-3

57

25

Tarleton State University (Texas)

24

15-3

54

Dropped Out: Quincy University (Ill.) -44;  Virginia State University -28.

Others Receiving Votes: Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) -42; Florida Southern -26; Stonehill (Mass.) -23; University of Wisconsin, Parkside -17; Georgia College & State -14; Bowie State (Md.) -8; Augustana College (S.D.) -7; Bentley (Mass.) -7; Northwest Nazarene (Idaho) -7; Northeastern State (Okla.) -6; Shaw (N.C.) -6; Adams State (Colo.) -5; Texas A&M, Kingsville -5; Elizabeth City State (N.C.) -1; Newberry (S.C.) -1.