Michigan Tech and Grand Valley State Land in First USA TODAY/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll
LILBURN, Ga. - The Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) had two teams in the USA TODAY ESPN Division II Top 25 women's basketball preseason poll. Michigan Technological University is ranked 17th, while Grand Valley State University landed at No. 23.
The University of Findlay and Northern Michigan University were listed in the "Others Receiving Votes" category.
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.
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Rank
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Institution- First Place Votes | Last Year's Final Rank | Last Year's Final Record | Points |
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1
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Arkansas Tech University -15 | 6 | 31-3 | 671 |
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2
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Delta State University (Miss.) -4 | 8 | 27-4 | 621 |
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3
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Tusculum College (Tenn.) -2 | 9 | 23-10 | 569 |
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4
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Lander University (S.C.) -1 | 11 | 27-4 | 516 |
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5
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Holy Family University (Pa.) | 13 | 30-3 | 478 |
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6
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Emporia State University (Kan.) -6 | 1 | 30-5 | 464 |
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7
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West Texas A&M University | 12 | 30-4 | 460 |
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8
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Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) | 7 | 27-4 | 450 |
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9
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Washburn University (Kan.) | 10 | 27-4 | 414 |
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10
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University of Indianapolis (Ind.) | 14 | 26-4 | 397 |
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11
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University of California - San Diego | 15 | 25-5 | 376 |
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12
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Fort Lewis College (Colo.) | 3 | 35-4 | 363 |
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13
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University of Alaska - Anchorage | 16 | 24-5 | 362 |
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14
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Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) | 4 | 32-2 | 261 |
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15
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Gannon University (Pa.) | 2 | 37-1 | 252 |
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16
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Drury University (Mo.) | 21 | 28-7 | 241 |
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17
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Michigan Technological University | 5 | 28-2 | 240 |
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18
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Wayne State College (Neb.) | NR | 26-5 | 198 |
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19
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California University of Pennsylvania | NR | 24-8 | 197 |
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20
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Fort Valley State University (Ga.) | 17 | 26-3 | 182 |
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21
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Clayton State University (Ga.) | 22 | 24-7 | 177 |
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22
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Northeastern State University (Okla.) | 24 | 28-7 | 161 |
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23
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Grand Valley State University (Mich.) | NR | 18-10 | 150 |
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24
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Bentley University (Mass.) -1 | NR | 19-11 | 148 |
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25
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University of Tampa (Fla.) | 18 | 26-5 | 132 |
Others Receiving Votes: Millersville University of
Pennsylvania 100; Concordia University (Minn.) 95; California State
University - Chico 77; Francis Marion University (S.C.) 68;
University of Charleston (W.Va.) 52; West Liberty University
(W.Va.) 44; University of Wisconsin - Parkside 38; Augustana
College (S.D.) 34; Western Washington University 34; Barton College
(N.C.) 30; Indiana University of Pennsylvania 30; Carson-Newman
College (Tenn.) 26; Florida Southern College 26; Saint Mary's
University (Texas) 26; University of Findlay (Ohio)
23; Shaw University (N.C.) 22; Pace University (N.Y.)
17; Fairmont State University (W.Va.) 16; Minnesota State
University - Mankato 16; University of Southern Indiana 16;
Tarleton State University (Texas) 15; Bowie State University (Md.)
13; Stonehill College (Mass.) 13; Colorado School of Mines 11;
University of Central Missouri 11; Adams State College (Colo.) 10;
Colorado State University - Pueblo 10; Northern
Michigan University 10; Assumption College (Mass.) 9;
Glenville State College (W.Va.) 8; Virginia State University 8;
Fayetteville State University (N.C.) 7; Grand Canyon University
(Ariz.) 6; University of South Carolina - Aiken 5; Lenoir-Rhyne
University (N.C.) 4; Rollins College (Fla.) 4; University of
Central Oklahoma 3; University of New Haven (Conn.) 3; Lewis
University (Ill.) 2; CW Post Campus - LIU (N.Y.) 1; Northern
Kentucky University 1; Southeastern Oklahoma State University
1.
The USA TODAY ESPN board of coaches is made up of 30 head
coaches at Division II institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association
(WBCA). The 2010-11 board: Carmen Dolfo - Non-voting Chair
(Western Washington University), Gloria Bradley (Wayne State
University), Mike Brandt (University of South Carolina - Aiken),
Lester Butler (University of the District of Columbia), Dennis Cox
(Clayton State University), Charity Elliott (University of
California - San Diego), Corey Fox (Limestone College), Scott
Hyland (Texas A&M University - Kingsville), Chris Kielsmeier
(Wayne State College), Angie Kristensen (Dixie State College of
Utah), Kelly Kruger (Adams State College), Ferne Labati (Seton Hill
University), Shawna Lavender (Abilene Christian University), Jason
Martens (Saint Mary’s University, Texas), Patrick Mashuda
(Chowan University), Stephen McDonald (Fairmont State University),
Ron McHenry (Washburn University), Mark Miller (Holy Family
University), Barbara Nelson (Wingate University), Tim O’Hagan
(Molloy College), Sandra Rushing (Delta State University), Rick
Stein (University of Southern Indiana), Mark Swasey (California
University of Pennsylvania), Latricia Trammell (Western State
College of Colorado), Julie Van Beek (Seattle Pacific University),
Phillip Wallace (Miles College), Dave Wilbers (Arkansas Tech
University), Glenn Wilkes (Rollins College), Helen Williams
(Merrimack College), and Nancy Winstel (Northern Kentucky
University).
*Please note that all voters for the DII poll are required to vote
each week between 8 a.m. Monday and 1 p.m. Tuesday ET.
