Tuesday,
March 11, 2008
TUSCULUM
RANKED NO. 19 IN USA TODAY/ESPN POLL
LILBURN, Ga. --- For a second straight week, the Tusculum Pioneers
are ranked 19th in the latest USA
Today/ESPN Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll announced officials
Tuesday.
The Pioneers (26-4) have won 11
of their last 12 games and are preparing for their first-ever NCAA
Tournament. Tusculum is the No. 2 seed
in this weekend’s South Atlantic Regional which will be hosted by Francis
Marion University in Florence, S.C. TC
will face No. 7 seed Lander this Friday night at 8 p.m. from the Smith
University Center on the FMU campus.
Tusculum is enjoying one of its
best seasons in school history having already claimed its first South Atlantic
Conference Championship.
- TC -
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USA Today/ESPN
Division II Coaches’ Poll |
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Rk. |
Team
(1st Place Votes) |
Prv. |
|
1 |
Delta
State (25) |
1 |
|
2 |
Seattle
Pacific |
2 |
|
3 |
South
Dakota (1) |
3 |
|
4 |
Holy
Family |
4 |
|
5 |
Concordia-St.
Paul |
6 |
|
6 |
North
Dakota |
5 |
|
7 |
Drury |
8 |
|
8 |
Stonehill |
10 |
|
9 |
Alaska
Anchorage |
7 |
|
10 |
West
Texas A&M |
15 |
|
11 |
Fort
Lewis |
9 |
|
12 |
Indiana,
Pa. |
16 |
|
13 |
Arkansas
Tech |
13 |
|
14 |
CSU-Chico |
18 |
|
15 |
Anderson,
S.C. |
12 |
|
16 |
West
Georgia |
11 |
|
17 |
Valdosta
State |
14 |
|
18 |
Franklin
Pierce |
17 |
|
19 |
TUSCULUM |
19 |
|
20 |
Saint
Mary’s, Texas |
24 |
|
21 |
Michigan
Tech |
25 |
|
22 |
Hillsdale |
23 |
|
23 |
California,
Pa. |
22 |
|
24 |
Washburn |
20 |
|
25 |
Emporia
State |
21 |
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Others Receiving Votes: Wingate 33; Fairmont State 29; Lander 23; Bryant
11; Bentley 10; Clayton State 9; Missouri S&T 9; Tampa 9; Armstrong
Atlantic State 6; Augusta State 5; Nebraska-Kearney 5; Indianapolis
5; West Liberty State 5; Assumption 4; Nova Southeastern 4; Shepherd
4; USC Aiken 3; Wayne State (Neb.) 3; Francis Marion 2; Shaw 2; Northern
Kentucky 1; Colorado State-Pueblo 1. 2007-08 Opponents in Italics |
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