Wednesday, February 8, 2006

NORTH GEORGIA WOMEN RECEIVE 10 VOTES IN THIS WBCA POLL

Dahlonega, Ga. – North Georgia College & State University received 10 votes in this week’s USA Today ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll. It marks the seventh consecutive week the Lady Saints have received votes this season.

The Lady Saints challenge Lander University this evening as they look to win their 12th consecutive game and 15th Peach Belt Conference contest. North Georgia is currently 18-3 overall and in the driver’s seat to win their fifth consecutive conference championship and first PBC championship.

PBC rival Clayton State University remained 18th in this week’s poll. The 18-3 Lady Lakers will travel to Dahlonega on February 22 for the Lady Saints final home game of the season.

2005 NCAA DII National Champion Washburn University continues to dominate the polls as they secured 22 first place votes. The Lady Blues have now won 41 games in a row dating back to last season. North Dakota took one more first place votes this week as they remained second in the nation. Emporia State also held its ground, remaining third this week.

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 DII WOMEN’S TOP 25 COACHES’ POLL

Rank	Team	Last Week	Record	Points
1.	Washburn (22)	1	22-0	646
2.	North Dakota (4)	2	25-0	627
3.	Emporia State	3	20-1	598
4.	Drury	5	20-1	555
5.	Saint Cloud State	4	20-2	534
6.	Charleston (W.Va)	6	20-1	509
7.	Glenville State	7	19-1	487
8.	Western Washington	8	19-1	471
9.	Rollins	9	20-0	419
10.	Delta State	11	19-1	392
11.	Henderson State	10	19-3	369
12.	Cal State Bakersfield	13	18-1	344
13.	Florida Gulf Coast	12	22-1	333
14.	Grand Valley State	14	18-3	307
15.	Stonehill	15	20-2	285
16.	Fort Valley State	17	20-1	254
17	Cal State Chico	16	16-3	237
18	Clayton State	18	18-3	202
19.	West Texas A&M	19	18-3	168
20.	American International	20	18-4	126
21.	California San Diego	21	15-3	114
22.	Southern Conn. State	24	20-3	113
23.	Wayne State	25	19-2	88
24.	Northern Kentucky	NR	18-3	53
25	Lake Superior State	22	17-5	48

Others Receiving Votes: Regis (Colo.) - 41; Shaw (N.C.) -19; Wingate (N.C.) - 19; Seattle Pacific (Wash.) -14; Anderson (S.C.) -12; Pace (N.Y.) - 12; Presbyterian (S.C.) - 11; North Georgia -10; North Carolina Central - 6; Minnesota-Duluth - 6; Holy Family (Penn.) - 5; State U. West Georgia - 5; Central Arkansas - 4; Wheeling Jesuit (W.Va.) - 3; Northern State (S.D.) - 2; Michigan Tech. - 1; West Florida - 1

2005-2006 opponents in italics

Regional opponents in bold

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