GRAND FORKS, N.D.--The unbeaten Fighting Sioux women's basketball team remains ranked No. 1 nationally in the latest USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 women's basketball poll released today by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
UND, 11-0 on the season, collected 20 first-place votes and 596 total points to remain ahead of second-ranked Delta State. The Statesmen garnered three first-place votes and 571 total points.
The University of Alaska Anchorage collected the only other first-place vote in this week's poll.
The Fighting Sioux are one of three North Central Conference teams appearing in this week's poll, joining No. 19 South Dakota and No. 21 Minnesota State.
UND hosts Bemidji State on Thursday at the Betty Engelstad Sioux Center, the final game prior to the Christmas break for the Sioux.
| Rank |
Institution - First Place Votes |
Previous Ranking |
Record |
Points |
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| 1. |
University of North Dakota - 20 |
1 |
11-0 |
596 |
| 2. |
Delta State University (Miss.) - 3 |
2 |
8-0 |
571 |
| 3. |
University Of California-San Diego |
3 |
8-0 |
545 |
| 4. |
University Of Alaska Anchorage - 1 |
4 |
10-0 |
535 |
| 5. |
Indiana University Of Pennsylvania |
5 |
9-1 |
486 |
| 6. |
Drury University (Mo.) |
6 |
5-1 |
463 |
| 7. |
Washburn University (Kan.) |
8 |
6-1 |
427 |
| 8. |
Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) |
9 |
8-0 |
425 |
| 9. |
Valdosta State University (Ga.) |
7 |
9-1 |
423 |
| 10. |
Southern Connecticut State University |
10 |
8-2 |
386 |
| 11. |
Northern Kentucky University |
13 |
6-1 |
297 |
| 12. |
California State University, Chico |
12 |
6-2 |
295 |
| 13. |
Holy Family University (Pa.) |
16 |
7-0 |
266 |
| 14. |
Emporia State University (Kan.) |
14 |
6-2 |
265 |
| 15. |
Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) |
18 |
5-0 |
234 |
| 16. |
Stonehill College (Mass.) |
15 |
9-1 |
210 |
| 17. |
Clayton State University (Ga.) |
11 |
5-3 |
200 |
| 18. |
Texas A&M University-Commerce |
17 |
7-2 |
195 |
| 19. |
University Of South Dakota |
22 |
10-1 |
163 |
| 20. |
West Texas A&M University |
19 |
5-2 |
149 |
| 21. |
Minnesota State University, Mankato |
25 |
10-0 |
128 |
| 22. |
University Of South Carolina Aiken |
21 |
7-1 |
127 |
| 23. |
Missouri Southern State University |
24 |
8-0 |
124 |
| 24. |
Florida Institute of Technology |
20 |
6-1 |
115 |
| 25. |
Franklin Pierce University |
NR |
9-1 |
30 |
Dropped Out: Shaw University (N.C.).
Others Receiving Votes: Anderson University (S.C.) - 29; Ferris State University (Mich.) - 19; Shaw University (N.C.) - 18; Augustana College (S.D.) - 15; Assumption College (Mass.) - 12; University of West Georgia - 9; Barry University (Fla.) - 8; Lander University (S.C.) - 7; Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.) - 5; North Georgia College & State University - 5; Bryant University (R.I.) - 4; Fairmont State University (W. Va.) - 3; University Of Nebraska - Kearney - 3; West Liberty State College (W. Va.) - 3; Armstrong Atlantic State University (Ga.) - 2; Columbus State University (Ga.) - 1; Fayetteville State University (N.C.) - 1; Sonoma State University (Calif.) - 1
The USA TODAY ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 29 head coaches at Division II institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2007-08 board: Gie Parsons - Non-voting Chair (Clarion University), Barbara Stevens (Bentley College), Brad Vanden Boogaard (Oklahoma Panhandle State University), Brandon Schneider (Emporia State University), Carol Russell (University of Nebraska - Kearney), Chris Ratcliff (University of Arkansas at Monticello), David Smith (Bellarmine University), Denny Downing (Texas A&M University-Commerce), Gary Brown (Bluefield State College), Greg Bruce (Western Oregon Univ.), Jamie Pewinski (Lake Superior State), Jacques Curtis (Shaw University), Jay Sparks (Columbus State), Jeff Dow (Anderson University), Jessica Smith (Univ. of New Haven), Joddie Gleason (Humboldt State University), John Barnes (Michigan Tech), Kevin Pederson (Lander University), Kip Drown (CSU Pueblo), Kristin Trn (Shippensburg University), Linda Raunig (Regis University), Linden Weese (Eastern New Mexico), Mark Swasey (Franklin Pierce University), Molly Goodenbour (California State University, Chico), Paul Fessler (Concordia University, St. Pauls), Sandra Rushing (Delta State University), Shannan Bergen (University of West Florida), Sherry Winn (University of Charleston), and Vanessa Taylor (Johnson C. Smith University).
-WBCA.org "The Address for Women's Basketball"-
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