USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Week 9 Poll: February 2, 2010
USA TODAY ESPN 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 Ranking
|
Record
|
Points
|
|
1
|
Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) -23
|
1
|
19-0
|
667
|
|
2
|
University of Indianapolis (Ind.) -3
|
2
|
21-0
|
649
|
|
3
|
Gannon University (Pa.) -1
|
3
|
22-0
|
621
|
|
4
|
Michigan Technological University
|
4
|
18-1
|
575
|
|
5
|
Emporia State University (Kan.)
|
5
|
19-1
|
556
|
|
6
|
Fort Lewis College (Colo.)
|
8
|
20-2
|
481
|
|
7
|
Arkansas Tech University
|
7
|
18-1
|
478
|
|
8
|
University of California - San Diego
|
10
|
17-1
|
459
|
|
9
|
West Texas A&M University
|
9
|
20-2
|
449
|
|
10
|
Lander University (S.C.)
|
11
|
18-1
|
422
|
|
11
|
Fort Valley State University (Ga.)
|
14
|
19-1
|
394
|
|
12
|
Delta State University (Miss.)
|
6
|
16-2
|
382
|
|
13
|
Washburn University (Kan.)
|
15
|
16-3
|
325
|
|
14
|
University of Tampa (Fla.)
|
16
|
18-2
|
309
|
|
T15
|
Clayton State University (Ga.)
|
18
|
16-3
|
253
|
|
T15
|
Francis Marion University (S.C.)
|
17
|
17-2
|
253
|
|
17
|
Holy Family University (Pa.)
|
19
|
17-1
|
238
|
|
18
|
University of Alaska - Anchorage
|
13
|
15-3
|
235
|
|
T19
|
Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)
|
21
|
15-3
|
175
|
|
T19
|
Western Washington University
|
22
|
17-2
|
175
|
|
21
|
Carson-Newman College (Tenn.)
|
12
|
16-3
|
174
|
|
22
|
California University of Pennsylvania
|
20
|
15-4
|
149
|
|
23
|
Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.)
|
23
|
16-4
|
69
|
|
24
|
Quincy University (Ill.)
|
NR
|
15-5
|
44
|
|
25
|
Bowie State University (Md.)
|
NR
|
11-4
|
42
|
Along with being ranked #6 in the nation, the Skyhawks have also achieved national recognition in the stat books which include being ranked 1st in the nation with a scoring margin of 28.2, 2nd in the country for their field goal percentage (50.4%), 4th in scoring with 1,817 points total (82.6), 5th for assists per game (19.2), 4th in steals per game (15.6), 17th for assist-to-turnover ratio (423-396/1.07), 3rd in the country with a turnover margin of 8.36, 12th for points allowed (1,197/54.4), 19th for 3-pointers per game (7.4), and 3rd in the nation with a 3-point percentage of 40.47. The Hawks were also recognized for their individual stats with Allison Rosel ranking 6th in country for her field goal percentage of 61.7% (116/188), Katie Mackey ranking #7 in the nation with her free throw percentage of 89.2% (58/65), and point guard Abby Jackson is ranked 2nd in the country with a 3-point percentage of 53.2% (50/94).
