ATLANTA, Ga. – Michigan Tech leapfrogged Wayne State in the latest USA Today Sports Top 25 Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll. The Huskies are currently ranked No. 11 while the Warriors remain in the No. 12 spot.
Michigan Tech's (20-1, 16-1 GLIAC) Jillian Ritchie helped extend the Huskies' winning streak to 11 games with a trio of wins. She had eight points and seven rebounds in a rivalry win over Northern Michigan on Monday. On Thursday, Ritchie posted a career-high 23 points at Ferris State and followed up with 11 points and eight rebounds at Grand Valley on Saturday, snapping the Lakers' 11-game home win streak. The senior captain helped Tech take a four-game lead in the GLIAC North standings with five games to go.
Wayne State's (19-2, 15-2 GLIAC) Shareta Brown recorded the second triple-double in women's history at WSU in Monday's win over Findlay with 24 points, 16 rebounds and 10 assists and five steals. She followed with 13 points, eight rebounds and four assists against Tiffin, before recording 33 points, 20 rebounds and four assists in the victory at Ohio Dominican.
Grand Valley State (15-6, 12-5 GLIAC) and Ashland (17-6, 13-4 GLIAC) are receiving votes in this week's poll.
The USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first place votes to the right, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th.
| Rank | Institution - First Place Votes |
Previous Rank
|
Record
|
Total Points
|
| 1 | Lewis University (Ill.) - 31 |
1
|
23-0
|
799
|
| 2 | Fort Hays State University (Kan.) |
3
|
22-1
|
735
|
| 3 | University of Alaska - Anchorage |
2
|
22-1
|
722
|
| 4 | Limestone College (S.C.) |
4
|
22-1
|
674
|
| 5 | Livingstone College (N.C.) - 1 |
8
|
21-0
|
614
|
| 6 | West Texas A&M University |
7
|
18-2
|
588
|
| 7 | Columbus State University (Ga.) |
11
|
22-1
|
524
|
| 8 | Adelphi University (N.Y.) |
9
|
20-2
|
523
|
| 9 | Emporia State University (Kan.) |
6
|
18-3
|
516
|
| 10 | Pittsburg State University (Kan.) |
10
|
21-3
|
486
|
| 11 | Michigan Technological University |
13
|
20-1
|
482
|
| 12 | Wayne State University (Mich.) |
12
|
19-2
|
446
|
| 13 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) |
5
|
19-2
|
417
|
| 14 | Rollins College (Fla.) |
14
|
18-2
|
395
|
| 15 | Stonehill College (Mass.) |
15
|
18-2
|
387
|
| 16 | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania |
17
|
19-2
|
318
|
| 17 | Drury University (Mo.) |
19
|
18-3
|
266
|
| 18 | Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) |
21
|
17-3
|
229
|
| 19 | Wayne State College (Neb.) |
22
|
21-3
|
228
|
| 20 | California University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) |
NR
|
19-3
|
162
|
| 21 | Florida Institute of Technology |
18
|
18-3
|
136
|
| 22 | Midwestern State University (Tex.) |
NR
|
18-3
|
107
|
| 23 | Cedarville University (Ohio) |
NR
|
21-2
|
93
|
| 24 | Arkansas Tech University |
25
|
17-3
|
84
|
| 25 | Humboldt State University (Calif.) |
23
|
18-3
|
69
|
Dropped Out: Northern State University
(S.D.); Harding University (Ark.); Nova Southeastern University
(Fla.).
Others receiving votes: Northern State
University (S.D.) 65; Union University (Tenn.) 63; Harding
University (Ark.) 53; California Baptist University (Calif.) 39;
University of New Haven (Conn.) 31; University of District of
Columbia 24; Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) 20; Lander
University (S.C.) 18; Washburn University (Kan.) 15; California
State Polytechnic University - Pomona 13; California State
University - Dominguez Hills 13; University of Colorado - Colorado
Springs 11; Grand Valley State University (Mich.)
9; University of North Georgia 7; University of Wisconsin
- Parkside 5; Minnesota State University - Mankato 4; California
State University - San Bernardino 3; Ashland University
(Ohio) 2; Lincoln University (Pa.) 2; Colorado Mesa
University 1; Hawaii Pacific University 1; Missouri Southern State
University 1.
