GRAND FORKS, N.D.--For the fourth consecutive week the Fighting Sioux women's basketball team (23-1, 6-0 NCC) is ranked No. 1 in the nation according to the latest USA Today/ESPN Division II Women's Basketball Top 25, released earlier today.
UND received 18 of a possible 25 first-place votes and garnered 609 total points. Missouri Western held on to its No. 2 ranking with four first-place votes and 602 points. Fourth-ranked Florida Gulf Coast received the remaining three first-place votes.
The Sioux ran their winning streak to 18 games with road wins at Minnesota State last Thursday and at eighth-ranked Augustana on Saturday. UND has now won a school-record 24 straight road games and 24 straight North Central Conference games and will conclude a three-game road swing on Thursday with a game at St. Cloud State.
| Rank |
Institution - First Place Votes |
Last Week's Rank |
Record |
Points |
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| 1. |
University of North Dakota - 18 |
1 |
23-1 |
609 |
| 2. |
Missouri Western State - 4 |
2 |
20-0 |
602 |
| 3. |
Southern Connecticut State University |
4 |
20-0 |
571 |
| 4. |
Florida Gulf Coast University - 3 |
5 |
21-0 |
537 |
| 5. |
Washburn University (Kan.) |
3 |
17-2 |
533 |
| 6. |
Glenville State College (W. Va.) |
7 |
18-2 |
498 |
| 7. |
Lewis University (Ill.) |
9 |
17-2 |
466 |
| 8. |
California State University, Chico |
6 |
14-2 |
431 |
| 9. |
Delta State University (Miss.) |
12 |
16-3 |
405 |
| 10. |
West Texas A&M University |
13 |
16-3 |
384 |
| 11. |
Emporia State University (Kan.) |
11 |
14-4 |
374 |
| 12. |
Grand Valley State University (Mich.) |
10 |
16-4 |
307 |
| 13. |
Augustana College (S.D.) |
8 |
20-4 |
306 |
| 14. |
American International College (Mass.) |
17 |
16-4 |
266 |
| 15. |
Holy Family University (Penn.) |
16 |
17-2 |
249 |
| 16. |
University of South Dakota |
14 |
15-4 |
239 |
| 17. |
Clayton State University (Ga.) |
15 |
16-2 |
238 |
| 18. |
Northern State University (S.D.) |
22 |
16-4 |
177 |
| 19. |
University of California, San Diego |
25 |
13-3 |
165 |
| 20. |
Henderson State University (Ark.) |
19 |
15-4 |
138 |
| 21. |
Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) |
20 |
16-3 |
126 |
| 22. |
Metropolitan State College of Denver (Colo.) |
18 |
15-4 |
121 |
| 23. |
Regis University (Colo.) |
NR |
15-4 |
66 |
| 24. |
Stonehill College (Mass.) |
21 |
16-5 |
58 |
| 25. |
Anderson University (S.C.) |
23 |
16-3 |
55 |
Dropped Out: Wingate University (N.C.).
Others Receiving Votes: Gannon University (Pa.) - 40; Florida Institute of Technology - 26; Valdosta State University (Ga.) - 26; Bentley College (Mass.) - 23; College of Saint Rose (N.Y.) - 14; Elizabeth City State University (N.C.) - 14; Augusta State University (Ga.) - 12; North Carolina Central University - Durham 11; Minnesota State University, Moorhead - 9; Southern Illinois University Edwardsville - 8; Rollins College (Fla.) - 4; Harding University (Ark.) - 3; East Stroudsburg University (Pa.) - 2; University Of Alaska, Anchorage - 2; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) - 1.
