Thursday, February 2, 2006

LADY SAINTS NAB 15 VOTES IN LATEST DII POLL

Dahlonega, Ga. – North Georgia College & State University received 15 votes in this week’s USA Today ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. It marks the sixth consecutive week the Lady Saints have received votes and the most votes so far this season.

Riding a 10-game winning streak and posting a perfect 13-0 record in the Peach Belt Conference, North Georgia continues to gain more recognition from the national pollsters. The Lady Saints aren’t the only undefeated team in conference play not to get a top 25 nod from the polls. Of the 18 undefeated teams in conference play across the nation, seven are ranked in the top 25, five received votes this week, and six did not receive any votes this week.

The top 10 in the nation shuffled little this week, with the exception of Stonehill College who fell from ninth to 15th this week. Washburn continued its dominance of the poll with 21 first place votes and a perfect 20-0 record.

The USA Today ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 27 head coaches at Division II institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).

USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL

WBCA/ESPN/USA Today Division II Poll (1/31/06)
Rank	Team	Last Week	Record	Points
1.	Washburn (21)	1	20-0	597
2.	North Dakota- Grand Forks (3)	2	23-0	573
3.	Emporia State	3	19-1	553
4.	Saint Cloud State	4	19-1	523
5.	Drury	5	18-1	502
6.	Charleston (W.Va)	7	18-1	459
7.	Glenville State	6	15-1	442
8.	Western Washington	8	17-1	436
9.	Rollins	10	17-0	396
10.	Henderson State	11	17-2	341
11.	Delta State	13	18-1	338
12.	Florida Gulf Coast	14	20-1	308
13.	California State Bakersfield	17	16-1	300
14.	Grand Valley State	15	17-3	287
15.	Stonehill	9	18-2	284
16.	California State Chico	12	14-3	219
17	Fort Valley State	20	17-1	218
18	Clayton State	22	15-3	134
19.	West Texas A&M	18	15-3	134
20.	American International	16	16-4	101
21.	California San Diego	25	14-2	92
22.	Lake Superior State	19	16-4	84
23.	Minnesota Duluth	21	16-5	73
24.	Southern Conn. State	NR	18-3	61
25	Wayne State	NR	18-2	46

Others Receiving Votes: Valdosta State (Ga.) - 42; Northern Kentucky - 40; Regis (Colo.) - 36; Shaw (N.C.) - 22; Wingate (N.C.) - 22; Presbyterian (S.C.) - 19; Fairmont State (W.Va.) - 18; North Carolina Central - 18; Seattle Pacific (Wash.) - 16; North Georgia - 15; Central Arkansas - 15; Pace (N.Y.) - 13; Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.) - 9; Holy Family (Penn.) - 8; Lewis (Ill.) - 3; Anderson (S.C.) - 2; Angelo State (Texas) -1.

2005-2006 opponents in italics

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