ATLANTA, Ga. – Michigan Tech jumped up to No. 8 and Wayne State dropped to No. 14 in the latest USA Today Sports Top 25 Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll.
Michigan Tech (22-1, 18-1 GLIAC) sophomore guard Morgan Anderson paced Tech to its 12th and 13th consecutive wins last week and the Huskies clinched the program's 13th GLIAC title. Anderson notched 11 points and two assists in an 88-57 victory over Hillsdale Thursday. She then scored a career-high 21 points in MTU's 53-42 win over Saginaw Valley State Saturday. Anderson hit 6-of-12 3-pointers on the week as the Huskies took a two-game lead on Wayne State with three games to play.
Wayne State's (20-3, 16-3 GLIAC) junior guard Brittany Streetman tied for team-high scoring honors with 13 points against Lake Erie which included 3-for-4 from beyond the arc in a 89-65 victory over the Storm on Thursday. The Warriors fell to Ashland 80-74 as the Eagles swept the season series with Wayne State to remain in the divisional hunt.
Ashland (18-7, 14-5 GLIAC) and Grand Valley State (16-7, 13-6 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 | University of Alaska - Anchorage - 15 |
3
|
23-1
|
727
|
| 2 | Lewis University (Ill.) - 14 |
1
|
24-1
|
699
|
| 3 | Limestone College (S.C.) - 1 |
4
|
24-1
|
667
|
| 4 | West Texas A&M University |
6
|
20-2
|
599
|
| 5 | Fort Hays State University (Kan.) |
2
|
22-2
|
597
|
| 6 | Columbus State University (Ga.) |
7
|
24-1
|
573
|
| 7 | Pittsburg State University (Kan.) |
10
|
23-3
|
548
|
| 8 | Michigan Technological University |
11
|
22-1
|
545
|
| 9 | Indiana University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) |
13
|
21-2
|
475
|
| 10 | Stonehill College (Mass.) |
15
|
20-2
|
457
|
| 11 | Drury University (Mo.) |
17
|
20-3
|
401
|
| 12 | Adelphi University (N.Y.) |
8
|
22-3
|
382
|
| 13 | Emporia State University (Kan.) |
9
|
19-4
|
349
|
| 14 | Wayne State University (Mich.) |
12
|
20-3
|
324
|
| 15 | Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) |
18
|
19-3
|
311
|
| 16 | Wayne State College (Neb.) |
19
|
23-3
|
296
|
| 17 | Rollins College (Fla.) |
14
|
19-3
|
272
|
| 18 | California University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) |
20
|
21-3
|
269
|
| 19 | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania |
16
|
20-3
|
219
|
| T20 | Arkansas Tech University |
24
|
19-3
|
153
|
| T20 | Florida Institute of Technology |
21
|
19-3
|
153
|
| 22 | Humboldt State University (Calif.) |
25
|
20-3
|
140
|
| 23 | Union University (Tenn.) |
NR
|
20-3
|
102
|
| 24 | Midwestern State University (Texas) |
22
|
19-4
|
92
|
| 25 | Cedarville University (Ohio) |
23
|
22-3
|
59
|
Dropped Out: Livingstone College
(N.C.).
Others receiving votes: University of New
Haven (Conn.) 52; University of District of Columbia 42; California
State University - Dominguez Hills 29; California State Polytechnic
University - Pomona 28; Washburn University (Kan.) 25; Livingstone
College (N.C.) 20; California Baptist University 19; University of
Southern Indiana 19; Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) 18; Lander
University (S.C.) 17; Hawaii Pacific University 14; Ashland
University (Ohio) 12; Northern State University (S.D.) 8;
Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) 7; Grand Valley State
University (Mich.) 6; Missouri Southern State University
6; Colorado Mesa University 5; California State University - San
Bernardino 4; Harding University (Ark.) 3; Minnesota State
University - Mankato 2; University of Colorado - Colorado Springs
2; University of the Sciences In Philadelphia (Pa.) 2; University
of North Georgia 1.
