ATLANTA, Ga. – The Wayne State women’s basketball team ranks 11th in the latest USA Today Sports Top 25 Division II Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Poll.
The Warriors improved to 2-0 overall with a 107-35 home court victory over Michigan-Dearborn (2-4 overall) Tuesday night at the Matthaei.
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 | School - First Place Votes | Previous Rank | Record | Total Points |
| 1 | Emporia State University (Kan.) - 22 | 2 | 5-0 | 773 |
| 2 | Wayne State College (Neb.) - 4 | 3 | 7-0 | 756 |
| 3 | Lewis University
(Ill.) - 6 |
4 | 5-0 | 725 |
| 4 | Nova Southeastern University (Fla) | 1 | 5-1 | 630 |
| 5 | Northern State University (S.D.) | 12 | 7-0 | 607 |
| 6 | West Texas A&M University | T8 | 4-1 | 524 |
| 7 | Washburn University (Kan.) | 18 | 6-0 | 515 |
| 8 | Pittsburg State University (Kan.) | 10 | 7-1 | 504 |
| 9 | University of Tampa (Fla.) | 6 | 5-1 | 408 |
| 10 | Stonehill College (Mass.) | 23 | 5-0 | 376 |
| 11 | Wayne State University (Mich.) | 13 | 2-0 | 355 |
| 12 | Limestone College (S.C.) | 15 | 5-1 | 315 |
| 13 | Drury University (Mo.) | 7 | 4-2 | 312 |
| 14 | Colorado Mesa University | 16 | 3-1 | 307 |
| 15 | Rollins College (Fla.) | 14 | 5-1 | 304 |
| 16 | Adelphi University (N.Y.) | 25 | 6-0 | 275 |
| 17 | Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania | 20 | 4-1 | 272 |
| 18 | University of Alaska - Anchorage | NR | 5-0 | 247 |
| 19 | Union University (Tenn.) | NR | 4-0 | 231 |
| 20 | Harding University (Ark.) | T8 | 4-2 | 217 |
| 21 | University of Central Missouri | 24 | 5-1 | 149 |
| 22 | California State Polytechnic University - Pomona | 17 | 2-2 | 137 |
| 23 | Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) | NR | 5-0 | 135 |
| 24 | West Liberty University (W.Va.) | 21 | 4-1 | 126 |
| 25 | Gannon University (Pa.) | 5 | 3-2 | 110 |
Others receiving votes: Edinboro University (Pa.) 106; Bentley University
(Mass.) 97; Arkansas Tech University (Ark.) 88; California
University of Pennsylvania (Pa.) 82; University of North Georgia
77; Assumption College (Mass.) 64; Grand Valley State
University (Mich.) 60; West Chester University of
Pennsylvania 56; California State University - San Bernardino 44;
Michigan Technological University 38; Midwestern
State University (Texas) 33; Western Washington University 32;
Missouri Southern State University (Mo.) 29; Florida Institute of
Technology (Fla.) 28; University of District of Columbia (D.C.) 28;
Indiana University of Pennsylvania 27; Fort Hays State University
(Kan.) 25; Saint Cloud State University (Minn.) 22; Simon Fraser
University (B.C.) 20; California Baptist University 18; Concordia
University (Minn.) 17; Philadelphia University (Pa.) 15; Humboldt
State University (Calif.) 14; Virginia State University (Va.) 13;
Columbus State University (Ga.) 8; Southeastern Oklahoma State
University (Okla.) 8; Texas A&M International University 8;
University of New Haven (Conn.) 8; Minnesota State University -
Mankato 5; Rockhurst University (Mo.) 5; University of
Findlay (Ohio) 4; California State University - East Bay
2; Minot State University (N.D.) 2; Tarleton State University
(Texas) 2; University of North Alabama (Ala.) 2; Northern
Michigan University 1; University of Wisconsin - Parkside
1.
The USA TODAY Sports committee of coaches is made up of 32 head
coaches at Division II institutions. All are members of the Women's
Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2014-15 committee: Mark
Kellogg- Chair (West Texas A&M University), Tom Shirley
(Philadelphia University), Julie Plant (Saint Anselm College), Kim
Lusk (Saint Thomas Aquinas), Carrie Seymour (Pace University), Stan
Swank (Edinboro University), Mary Fleig (Millersville University of
Pa.), Jacques Curtis (Shaw University), Lynn Ullom (West Liberty
University), Wendy Lee (Mount Olive University), Ann Hancock
(Wingate University), Cindy Hilbrich (University of Montevallo),
Erika Lang-Montgomery (Flagler College), Jeff Curtis (Maryville
University-St. Louis), Shannon Sword (Ursuline College), Lisa
Carlsen (Lewis University), Craig Roden (Delta State University),
LeAnn Freeland (Nova Southeastern University), Cassandra Moorer
(Stillman College), Beth Jillson (Texas Woman’s University),
Rusty Kennedy (Western New Mexico University), Louis Whorton
(University of Arkansas-Fort Smith), Linda Raunig (Regis
University), Tim Kirby (Harding University), Sheila Green-Gerding
(Minot State University), Annette Wiles (University of Minnesota
Duluth), Ronda Hubbard (Missouri Southern State University), Joddie
Gleason (Humboldt State University), Renee Jimenez (California
State University San Bernardino), LeNay Larson (Academy of Art
University), and Kevin Woodin (Montana State Univ., Billings).
*Please note that all voters for the DII poll are required to vote
each week between 9 p.m. Sunday and 1 p.m. Tuesday ET.
