WSC Women Fall To 15th In Latest Poll
Posted: 05 December, 2012
WAYNE - The Wayne State College women’s basketball team is ranked 15th in this week’s USA Today Sports Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday afternoon.The Wildcats received a total of 311 points in voting conducted by various Division II head coaches from across the country and dropped six spots from last week’s poll following Saturday’s 82-56 setback at then #10 Augustana.
Wayne State, 3-1 on the season, will be at home this weekend for a pair of Northern Sun Conference matchups, hosting Sioux Falls Friday at 6 p.m. and Southwest Minnesota State Saturday at 4 p.m. The Wildcats have won 49 straight games at Rice Auditorium in Wayne.
Listed below is the USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll:
USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll (December 4, 2012)
Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Rank Record Points
| 1 | Ashland University (Ohio) - 31 | 1 | 8-0 | 775 |
| 2 | Bentley University (Mass.) | 2 | 5-0 | 741 |
| 3 | South Carolina - Aiken | 4 | 5-0 | 690 |
| 4 | Clayton State (Ga.) | 5 | 5-0 | 643 |
| 5 | University of Indianapolis (Ind.) | 6 | 4-0 | 619 |
| 6 | Western Washington | 8 | 6-0 | 585 |
| 7 | Augustana (S.D.) | 10 | 5-0 | 555 |
| 8 | Washburn (Kan.) | 12 | 5-0 | 524 |
| 9 | Shaw (N.C.) | 7 | 1-0 | 484 |
| 10 | Gannon (Pa.) | 11 | 6-1 | 473 |
| 11 | Pittsburg State (Kan.) | 3 | 5-1 | 436 |
| 12 | Simon Fraser (B.C.) | 16 | 8-1 | 374 |
| 13 | Holy Family (Pa.) | 14 | 6-1 | 366 |
| 14 | Indiana (Pa.) | 19 | 6-0 | 332 |
| 15 | Wayne State (Neb.) | 9 | 3-1 | 311 |
| 16 | Bloomsburg (Pa.) | 25 | 5-0 | 236 |
| 17 | Fort Hays State (Kan.) | 23 | 6-0 | 209 |
| 18 | Grand Canyon (Ariz.) | 18 | 6-2 | 206 |
| 19 | Nova Southeastern (Fla.) | 17 | 5-1 | 176 |
| 20 | Limestone College (S.C.) | NR | 6-0 | 164 |
| 21 | Emporia State (Kan.) | 20 | 3-1 | 161 |
| 22 | Rollins (Fla.) | 13 | 5-2 | 134 |
| 23 | Central Missouri | NR | 5-0 | 101 |
| 24 | Wisconsin-Parkside | 21 | 3-1 | 81 |
| 25 | Colorado Mesa | NR | 6-0 | 74 |
Others Receiving Votes: California State University - Chico 70; Midwestern State University (Texas) 64; Edinboro University (Pa.) 63; Assumption College (Mass.) 59; University of Tampa (Fla.) 49; Minnesota State University - Mankato 39; Drury University (Mo.) 29; Tusculum College (Tenn.) 28; California University of Pennsylvania 27; Dowling College (N.Y.) 20; University of Alaska - Anchorage 20; Augusta State University (Ga.) 18; CW Post Campus - LIU (N.Y.) 14; Michigan Technological University 14; Wingate University (N.C.) 12; Valdosta State University (Ga.) 11; Colorado State University - Pueblo 10; Fort Lewis College (Colo.) 9; Saint Mary's University (Texas) 9; Glenville State College (W.Va.) 8; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) 8; Truman State University (Mo.) 7; Missouri Western State (Mo.) 6; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) 6; Lander University (S.C.) 5; Florida Southern College 4; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) 3; Academy of Art University (Calif.) 2; Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) 2; Newberry College (S.C.) 2; Union University (Tenn.) 2; California State University - Monterey Bay 1; Delta State University (Miss.) 1; Tarleton State University (Texas) 1; University of Findlay (Ohio) 1; William Jewell College (Mo.) 1.
