Wayne State College moved up three spots to 7th in the latest USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Women's Basketball Coaches' Poll released Tuesday afternoon. The Wildcats received a total of 568 points in voting conducted by various Division II head coaches from across the country.
The Wildcats won a pair of road games last weekend, winning 70-64 in overtime at Winona State and 76-62 at Upper Iowa. WSC is 17-2 overall and tied for first in the NSIC at 11-2 in league play entering this weekend's homestand vs. St. Cloud State Friday night at 6 p.m. and Saturday afternoon against Concordia-St. Paul at 4 p.m.
Listed below is this week's USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll:
USA TODAY/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll (January 24, 2012)
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Rank School (First-Place Votes) Points Record Rank
1. California – San Diego (26) 794 18-0 1
2. Clayton State (Ga.) (6) 768 18-1 2
3. Edinboro (Pa.) 720 16-0 3
4. Metro State (Colo.) 695 16-1 5
5. Bentley Univ. (Mass.) 638 16-2 6
6. Northeastern State (Okla.) 606 17-1 8
7. Wayne State (Neb.) 568 17-2 10
8. Fort Lewis (Colo.) 565 15-2 4
9. Ashland (Ohio) 496 16-1 12
10. Rollins (Fla.) 476 14-2 7
11. Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 438 13-1 12
12. Alaska-Anchorage 437 17-3 14
13. Arkansas Tech 432 11-3 9
14. Washburn (Kan.) 413 16-3 16
15. South Carolina - Aiken 344 15-2 11
16. Pittsburg State (Kan.) 324 16-2 15
17. Emporia State (Kan.) 283 13-3 20
18. Indiana (Pa.) 207 14-2 18
19. Florida Southern 176 14-3 23
20. Gannon (Pa.) 138 13-3 25
21. Assumption (Mass.) 107 13-4 24
22. Cal. State – Poly Pomona 102 12-4 17
23. Dowling College (N.Y.) 88 14-3 NR
24. Lander (S.C.) 74 13-3 NR
25. Michigan Tech 72 12-4 19
Others Receiving Votes: Newman University (Kan.) 71; California State University - Monterey Bay 64; University of Wisconsin - Parkside 58; Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) 29; Augustana College (S.D.) 26; University of Indianapolis (Ind.) 25; University of District of Columbia 24; Pace University (N.Y.) 20; Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) 16; Tusculum College (Tenn.) 13; Ferris State University (Mich.) 12; Northern Kentucky University 12; West Chester University of Pennsylvania 8; Southern New Hampshire University 7; Catawba College (N.C.) 5; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 5; Midwestern State University (Texas) 5; Philadelphia University (Pa.) 5; Winston-Salem State University (N.C.) 5; Concord College (W.Va.) 4; Delta State University (Miss.) 4; Tarleton State University (Texas) 3; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 2; Cameron University (Okla.) 2; University of Central Missouri 2; Limestone College (S.C.) 1; Valdosta State University (Ga.) 1.
