Wolves Receive Votes In Preseason Poll

ABERDEEN, SD - The Northern State women's basketball team received votes in the recently released USA Today/ESPN Top 25 Coaches' Poll. The Wolves, picked to finish first in the NSIC, did not make it into the top 25, but received 19 votes in the first poll of the season.

Although no NSIC teams made the treasured Top 25, several received votes. Wayne State topped all league institutions with 69 points, followed by Northern State with 19, MSU Moorhead with 7, and Concordia-St. Paul with 6. The North Central Region was well-represented in the poll, with North Dakota (NCC) receiving a #2 position with seven first place votes and 613 total points. St. Cloud State (NCC) fell in at #4 with 558 points and Regis University (RMAC) made #23 with 104 points. Several other Region teams received votes but no ranking.

The USA Today ESPN Top 25 Poll is compiled based on votes from the Board of Coaches, made up of 28 head coaches at Division II institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The poll is released each Tuesday afternoon.

USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Preseason Poll: October 31, 2006
USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th

Rank, Institution	Points
1. Grand Valley State Univ. (Mich.) - 17	656
2. University of North Dakota - 7	613
3. Emporia State University (Kan.) -1	577
4. Saint Cloud State University (Minn.)	558
5. California State University, Chico	493
6. Washburn University (Kan.)	468
7. Henderson State University (Ark.)	438
8. Glenville State College (W. Va.)	402
9. American International College (Mass.)	387
10. Drury University (Mo.)	369
11. West Texas A&M University	356
12. Southern Connecticut State University	347
13. Delta State University (Miss.) - 1	339
14. University Of Charleston (W. Va.)	313
15. Northern Kentucky University	273
16. Western Washington University	267
17. Wingate University (N.C.)	263
18. Shaw University (N.C.) - 1	250
19. Florida Gulf Coast University	176
20. Rollins College (Fla.)	168
21. University Of California-San Diego	113
22. Fort Valley State University (Ga.)	112
23. Regis University (Colo.)	104
24. Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)	102
25. California University Of Pennsylvania	86

Others Receiving Votes: Stonehill College (Mass.) - 78; Wayne State College (Neb.) - 69; Clayton State University (Ga.) - 60; Holy Family University (Penn.) - 59; Angelo State University (Texas) - 54; Anderson University (S.C.) - 28; Elizabeth City State University (Va.) - 21; Northern State University (S.D.) - 19; Saint Augustine's College (N.C.) - 16; Missouri Western State - 13; Seattle University (Wash.) - 12; Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.) - 11; Columbus State University (Ga.) - 10; Michigan Technological University - 10; University Of New Haven (Conn.) - 10; Lewis University (Ill.) - 9; Wheeling Jesuit University (W. Va.) - 9; Barton College (N.C.) - 7; Central Washington University - 7; Minnesota State University, Moorhead - 7; Concordia University, St. Paul - 6; North Carolina Central University - 6; Augustana College (S.D.) - 5; College Of Saint Rose (N.Y.) - 4; Lake Superior State University (Mich.) - 4; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) - 2; Metropolitan State College of Denver (Colo.) - 2; University Of West Alabama - 2; Bentley College (Mass.) - 1; North Georgia College & State University - 1; Paine College (Ga.) - 1; University Of Nebraska, Kearney - 1; University Of Tampa (Fla.) - 1.

 

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