Michigan Tech Women's Basketball Remains at No. 5 in USA TODAY ESPN Coaches' Poll

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Women's Basketball Stays at No. 5 in National Poll

LILBURN, Ga. — The Michigan Tech women’s basketball team remained at No. 5 in this week’s USA TODAY/ESPN Division II Coaches’ Poll. The Huskies won their final two regular season games last week to run their record to 25-2 overall and 20-2 in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

Tech, which has been ranked in the nation’s top five all season, defeated Lake Superior State 84-68 last Thursday (Feb. 25) and Saginaw Valley State 85-73 last Saturday (Feb. 27).

The four teams ranked ahead of Tech in the national poll are Gannon (30-0), Franklin Pierce (25-1), Indianapolis (26-2) and Fort Lewis (28-2).

Michigan Tech is No. 1 in the latest NCAA Midwest Region Rankings ahead of No. 2 Indianapolis.

The Huskies begin their 2009-10 postseason this week by hosting Northwood tonight in a GLIAC Tournament quarterfinal game at 5:30 p.m. With a win, Tech would host the GLIAC Final Four on campus Friday and Saturday (Mar. 5-6).

USA TODAY/ESPN Division II Coaches’ Poll
1. Gannon University (Pa.) -24 1 30-0 671
2. Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) -3 2 25-1 627
3. University of Indianapolis (Ind.) 3 26-2 612
4. Fort Lewis College (Colo.) 4 28-2 557
5. Michigan Technological University 5 25-2 529
6. Arkansas Tech University 7 25-2 507
7. Fort Valley State University (Ga.) 8 26-1 494
8. Delta State University (Miss.) 9 23-2 480
9. Lander University (S.C.) 10 24-2 417
10. Washburn University (Kan.) 11 23-3 403
11. West Texas A&M University 6 26-3 388
12. University of California - San Diego 14 24-3 361
13. University of Alaska - Anchorage 13 22-3 348
14. Holy Family University (Pa.) 15 26-1 308
15. Emporia State University (Kan.) 12 23-4 296
16. University of Tampa (Fla.) 16 24-3 290
17. Francis Marion University (S.C.) 18 24-3 253
18. Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) 17 22-3 249
19. Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) 19 23-4 177
20. Western Washington University 21 22-4 152
21. Clayton State University (Ga.) 22 21-6 106
22. Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) 20 22-5 86
23. Millersville University of Pennsylvania 23 23-4 81
24. Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) 24 20-6 66
25. Tarleton State University (Texas) 25 22-5 55

Dropped Out: Virginia State University -12.

Others Receiving Votes: Wayne State College (Neb.) -50; California University of Pennsylvania -40; Seton Hill University (Pa.) -36; Northeastern State University (Okla.) -30; Fayetteville State University (N.C.) -24; Pace University (N.Y.) -11; Quincy University (Ill.) -11; Virginia State University -9; University of Wisconsin, Parkside -8; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) -7; Adams State College (Colo.) -6; Virginia Union University -4; Drury University (Mo.) -3; Stonehill College (Mass.) -3; Bentley University (Mass.) -2; Newberry College (S.C.) -2; West Virginia Wesleyan -2; Augustana College (S.D.) -1; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona -1; Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) -1; University of Central Oklahoma (Okla.) -1; University of Southern Indiana -1; Valdosta State University (Ga.) -1.

Michigan Tech’s Ranking By Week
Date Rank
Preseason 1
Nov. 24 1
Dec. 1 1
Dec. 8 1
Dec. 15 1
No polls Dec. 22 or Dec. 29
Jan. 5 5
Jan. 12 5
Jan. 19 5
Jan. 26 4
Feb. 2 4
Feb. 9 4
Feb. 16 3
Feb. 23 5
Mar. 2 5