Holy Family Women’s Basketball Ranked 10th in New Coaches’ Poll
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (December 12, 2012) - The Holy Family women's basketball team jumped three positions in the latest edition of the USA Today Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll released yesterday. The Tigers defeated Philadelphia University (56-48) on the road on Tuesday, then downed Concordia College (77-49) at home to jump into the top ten.
The ranking is the highest for Holy Family this season since debuting at 12 in preseason rankings.
USA TODAY Sports DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
USA TODAY Sports 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 Rank |
Record |
Total Points |
|
1 |
Ashland University (Ohio) -31 |
1 |
10-0 |
775 |
|
2 |
Bentley University (Mass.) |
2 |
7-0 |
741 |
|
3 |
University of South Carolina - Aiken |
3 |
6-0 |
704 |
|
4 |
Clayton State University (Ga.) |
4 |
5-0 |
656 |
|
5 |
University of Indianapolis (Ind.) |
5 |
6-0 |
642 |
|
6 |
Augustana College (S.D.) |
7 |
7-0 |
609 |
|
7 |
Washburn University (Kan.) |
8 |
6-0 |
585 |
|
8 |
Gannon University (Pa.) |
10 |
8-1 |
511 |
|
9 |
Simon Fraser University (BC) |
12 |
8-1 |
481 |
|
10 |
Holy Family University (Pa.) |
13 |
8-1 |
426 |
|
11 |
Fort Hays State University (Kan.) |
17 |
8-0 |
411 |
|
12 |
Wayne State College (Neb.) |
15 |
5-1 |
400 |
|
13 |
Shaw University (N.C.) |
9 |
1-0 |
394 |
|
14 |
Limestone College (S.C.) |
20 |
6-0 |
279 |
|
15 |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
14 |
6-1 |
257 |
|
16 |
Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) |
18 |
8-2 |
248 |
|
17 |
Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) |
19 |
5-1 |
226 |
|
18 |
Pittsburg State University (Kan.) |
11 |
6-2 |
207 |
|
19 |
Colorado Mesa University |
25 |
8-0 |
198 |
|
20 |
California State University - Chico |
NR |
6-0 |
196 |
|
21 |
Western Washington University |
6 |
6-2 |
191 |
|
22 |
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania |
16 |
5-1 |
128 |
|
23 |
Rollins College (Fla.) |
22 |
6-2 |
116 |
|
24 |
University of Tampa (Fla.) |
NR |
7-0 |
107 |
|
25 |
University of Wisconsin - Parkside |
24 |
4-1 |
101 |
Dropped Out: University of Central Missouri; Emporia State University (Kan.).
Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota State University - Mankato 95; Assumption College (Mass.) 69; Midwestern State University (Texas) 62; University of Central Missouri 60; Augusta State University (Ga.) 28; Edinboro University (Pa.) 27; Dowling College (N.Y.) 23; Millersville University of Pennsylvania 23; CW Post Campus - LIU (N.Y.) 14; Saint Mary's University (Texas) 10; Tusculum College (Tenn.) 10; Wingate University (N.C.) 10; University of Alaska - Anchorage 9; Glenville State College (W.Va.) 6; University of Central Oklahoma 6; Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) 5; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) 5; California State University - Monterey Bay 3; Metropolitan State University of Denver (Colo.) 3; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) 3; Valdosta State University (Ga.) 3; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) 2; Montana State University - Billings 2; Stonehill College (Mass.) 2; Union University (Tenn.) 2; Academy of Art University (Calif.) 1; California University of Pennsylvania 1; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) 1; Tarleton State University (Texas) 1.