The Washburn Lady Blues basketball team moved up to No. 7 in the final regular season WBCA Top 25 Coaches Poll of the season. Washburn will open up NCAA tournament play on Friday at 2:30 p.m. when they take on Central Missouri in the first round of the NCAA South Central Regional in Canyon, Texas.
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.
