WSC Women Up To 12th In The Nation
Posted: 12 December, 2012
WAYNE - The Wayne State College women’s basketball team elevated three spots in the newest USA Today Sports Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday afternoon after WSC climbed from 15th to 12th.The Wildcats received a total of 400 points in voting conducted by various Division II head coaches from across the country as Wayne State went 2-0 last weekend posting wins over University of Sioux Falls and Southwest Minnesota State.
Wayne State will be on the road this weekend for a pair of Northern Sun Conference matchups, traveling to Upper Iowa Friday evening for a 6:00 p.m. matchup and then invading Winona State on Saturday afternoon with tipoff set for 4:00 p.m.
Listed below is the USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll:
USA TODAY Sports Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll (December 11, 2012)
Previous
Rank School (First-Place Votes) Rank Record 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 |
Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota State 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.
