LILBURN, Ga. — The Michigan Tech women’s basketball team retained its top ranking in the USA TODAY ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll. The Huskies were the preseason No. 1 in both the USA TODAY ESPN poll and the Division II Bulletin poll.
Tech opened its season 3-0 with three impressive victories. The Huskies won 85-68 at Minnesota Duluth on Nov. 15 to start the 2009-10 campaign. They then traveled to Springfield, Mo., where they defeated Missouri Western 67-37 and Texas A&M Commerce 71-51 in neutral site contests. Michigan Tech’s three wins came by an average margin of 22.3 points.
Michigan Tech is the only Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference team in the top 25. Both Grand Valley State and Hillsdale dropped out of the poll after suffering losses in the opening week.
There are four other Midwest Region teams nationally-ranked—No. 10 Indianapolis, No. 15 Northern Kentucky, No. 19 Quincy and No. 20 Drury.
Michigan Tech will not play this week. The next action for the Huskies will come Dec. 3 vs. Wayne State.
USA TODAY ESPN Division II Coaches’ Poll
Institution
- First Place Votes
Previous
Ranking
Record
Points
1.
Michigan Technological University - 25
1
3-0
696
2.
Franklin Pierce University (N.H.)
2
2-0
656
3.
California University of Pennsylvania
3
2-0
626
4. Delta
State University (Miss.) - 1
4
3-0
587
5. Fort
Lewis College (Colo.) - 2
5
6-0
584
6.
Minnesota State University, Mankato
6
3-0
552
7. Emporia
State University (Kan.)
7
3-0
529
8.
University of Alaska Anchorage
8
2-0
499
9. West
Texas A&M University
10
3-0
426
10.
University of Indianapolis (Ind.)
11
2-0
412
11. Gannon
University (Pa.)
19
6-0
362
12.
University of California-San Diego
14
1-0
335
13.
Clayton State University (Ga.)
13
0-0
324
14.
Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)
16
2-0
321
15.
Northern Kentucky University
15
2-0
309
16.
Washburn University (Kan.)
18
1-0
290
17.
University of Tampa (Fla.)
22
3-0
203
18.
University of Central Oklahoma
12
2-1
186
19. Quincy
University (Ill.)
24
3-0
160
20. Drury
University (Mo.)
NR
3-0
135
21.
Stonehill College (Mass.)
9
4-2
120
22.
Francis Marion University (S.C.)
NR
3-0
108
23.
Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.)
20
2-1
93
24.
Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.)
NR
4-0
81
25. Holy
Family University (Pa.)
17
1-1
73
Dropped Out: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Hillsdale College (Mich.), Grand Valley State University (Mich.).
Others Receiving Votes: University of South Carolina-Aiken 45; Lander University (S.C.) - 43; Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) - 34; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) - 33; Arkansas Tech University - 32; Virginia State University - 28; Shaw University (N.C.) - 19; Indiana University of Pennsylvania - 18; Augustana College (S.D.) - 16; Millersville University of Pennsylvania - 16; Minnesota State University, Moorhead - 14; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) - 13; Bentley University (Mass.) - 12; Fort Valley State University (Ga.) - 12; College of Saint Rose (N.Y.) - 10; Barton College (N.C.) - 9; Caldwell College (N.J.) - 9; Georgia College & State University - 8; Hillsdale College (Mich.) - 8; Philadelphia University (Pa.) - 7; Rollins College (Fla.) - 5; Seton Hill University (Pa.) - 5; University of Findlay (Ohio) - 5; University of The Incarnate Word (Texas) - o 5; Texas Woman's University - 4; Valdosta State University (Ga.) - 4; West Chester University of Pennsylvania - 4; Molloy College (N.Y.) - 3; Ouachita Baptist University (Ark.) - 3; Southeastern Oklahoma State University - 3; Adams State College (Colo.) - 2; University of Charleston (W. Va.) - 2; Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) - 1; University of Minnesota-Duluth - 1.
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