March 9, 2010

USA Today ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll - March 9, 2010

USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Week 14 Poll: March 9, 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

Gannon University (Pa.) -24

1

33-0

647

2

Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) -2

2

28-1

616

3

Michigan Technological University

5

28-2

576

4

Arkansas Tech University

6

28-2

550

5

University of Indianapolis (Ind.)

3

26-3

518

6

Fort Lewis College (Colo.)

4

30-3

493

7

Washburn University (Kan.)

10

26-3

451

8

Delta State University (Miss.)

8

25-3

446

9

West Texas A&M University

11

28-3

445

10

Fort Valley State University (Ga.)

7

26-2

416

11

Lander University (S.C.)

9

25-3

354

12

University of California - San Diego

12

25-4

311

13

Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)

18

23-3

309

14

University of Alaska - Anchorage

13

23-4

294

15

Emporia State University (Kan.)

15

24-5

250

16

Holy Family University (Pa.)

14

28-2

248

17

University of Tampa (Fla.)

16

25-4

222

18

Western Washington University

20

23-4

207

19

Clayton State University (Ga.)

21

21-6

203

20

Francis Marion University (S.C.)

17

26-4

200

21

Concordia University, St. Paul  (Minn.)

19

24-4

124

22

Wayne State College (Neb.)

NR

26-4

84

23

Carson-Newman College (Tenn.)

22

24-5

82

24

Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.)

24

21-7

54

25

California University of Pennsylvania

NR

23-7

46

Dropped Out: Tarleton State University (Texas) -43; Millersville University of Pennsylvania -40.

Others Receiving Votes: Drury University (Mo.) -39; Northeastern State University (Okla.) -38; Fayetteville State University (N.C.) -34; Seton Hill University (Pa.) -23; University of Wisconsin, Parkside -20; Quincy University (Ill.) -11; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) -7; Newberry College (S.C.) -6; Stonehill College (Mass.) -6; Tusculum College (Tenn.) -6; Fairmont State University (W.Va.) -4; Pace University (N.Y.) -4; Virginia State University -4; University of Minnesota, Duluth -3; Barry University (Fla.) -2; Bentley University (Mass.) -2; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona -1; Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) -1; Lynn University (Fla.) -1; Northern Michigan University -1; University of Central Oklahoma -1.