Tuesday,
February 26, 2008
TUSCULUM
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL MOVES UP TO NO. 21 IN
LILBURN, Ga. --- For a second straight week, the Tusculum College
women’s basketball team is listed in this week’s USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 as the Pioneers are up one spot
and are No. 21 in the poll.
Tusculum (23-3, 12-1 in South
Atlantic Conference) received 134 total points and is the highest ranked team
in the NCAA II South Atlantic Region.
Undefeated Delta State (24-0)
holds down the top spot with 672 total points and 26 first place votes, while
Seattle Pacific (24-0) is second again with 648 points. South Dakota is third with 619 points,
including a first place nod, while Holy Family is fourth, followed by Drury,
North Dakota, West Georgia, Concordia-St. Paul, Alaska Anchorage and Arkansas
Tech.
Stonehill
is 11th, followed by Fort Lewis, Indiana (Pa.), Anderson (S.C.),
Valdosta State, West Texas A&M, Washburn, Hillsdale, Franklin Pierce, Cal
State Chico, Tusculum, Emporia State, Francis Marion, California (Pa.) and West
Liberty State.
The Pioneers have won their last
eight games and wrap up their regular season schedule Wednesday at Mars Hill,
beginning at 6 p.m. Tusculum has already
clinched at least a share of the SAC Championship and can claim the outright
title with a win on Wednesday.
- NCAA –
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USA Today/ESPN
Division II Coaches’ Poll |
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|
Rk. |
Team
(1st Place Votes) |
Prv. |
|
1 |
Delta
State (26) |
1 |
|
2 |
Seattle
Pacific |
2 |
|
3 |
South
Dakota (1) |
4 |
|
4 |
Holy
Family |
T6 |
|
5 |
Drury |
T6 |
|
6 |
North
Dakota |
3 |
|
7 |
West
Georgia |
10 |
|
8 |
Concordia-St.
Paul |
5 |
|
9 |
Alaska
Anchorage |
11 |
|
10 |
Arkansas
Tech |
12 |
|
11 |
Stonehill |
13 |
|
12 |
Fort
Lewis |
8 |
|
13 |
Indiana
(Pa.) |
9 |
|
14 |
Anderson
(S.C.) |
15 |
|
15 |
Valdosta
State |
14 |
|
16 |
West
Texas A&M |
16 |
|
17 |
Washburn |
17 |
|
18 |
Hillsdale |
19 |
|
19 |
Franklin
Pierce |
20 |
|
20 |
CSU
Chico |
21 |
|
21 |
TUSCULUM |
22 |
|
22 |
Emporia
State |
18 |
|
23 |
Francis
Marion |
23 |
|
24 |
California
(Pa.) |
NR |
|
25 |
West
Liberty State |
NR |
|
Others Receiving Votes: Michigan Tech 16; Saint Mary’s
(Texas) 16; Nebraska-Kearney 16; CSU San Bernardino 15; Shepherd 13;
Assumption 10; Missouri S&T 10; Clayton State 5; Tampa 5; Fairmont
State 3; Wayne State (Neb.) 3; Indianapolis 2; USC Aiken 2; American
International 1; Armstrong Atlantic State 1; Bowie State 1. |
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