MONTICELLO –
The University of Arkansas
at Monticello women’s
basketball team has earned
nine votes in this week’s
USA Today ESPN/WBCA
Division II Top 25 poll,
released Tuesday.
UAM (14-4, 6-1 GSC) ended
the first half of conference
play in sole possession of
second place in the GSC-West
Division after knocking off
No. 20 Arkansas Tech at home
this past Thursday by a
final score of 81-64. UAM
trails only Delta State in
the division, which stands
7-0.
Following the historic upset
over Arkansas Tech, the team
used a dominating second
half to record a comfortable
87-66 win over Southern
Arkansas on the road.
Delta State at No. 25 is the
only representative of the
Gulf South Conference in
this week’s poll. Arkansas
Tech received 35 votes and
Valdosta State received four
votes.
|
Rank |
Institution - First
Place Votes |
Previous Ranking |
Record |
Points |
|
1. |
University of Alaska
Anchorage (27) |
1 |
20-1 |
675 |
|
2. |
California
University of
Pennsylvania |
3 |
17-2 |
621 |
|
3. |
Fort Lewis College
(Colo.) |
5 |
18-1 |
593 |
|
4. |
Emporia State
University (Kan.) |
4 |
18-2 |
579 |
|
5. |
Minnesota State
University-Mankato |
6 |
19-1 |
570 |
|
6. |
Northern Kentucky
University |
2 |
17-2 |
529 |
|
7. |
Hillsdale College
(Mich.) |
7 |
17-2 |
519 |
|
8. |
Michigan
Technological
University |
10 |
17-2 |
481 |
|
9. |
West Texas A&M
University |
13 |
17-3 |
399 |
|
10. |
Washburn University
(Kan.) |
t11 |
17-3 |
396 |
|
11. |
Stonehill College
(Mass.) |
15 |
17-3 |
348 |
|
12. |
University of
California, San
Diego |
17 |
19-2 |
313 |
|
13. |
Indiana University
of Pennsylvania |
9 |
16-3 |
307 |
|
14. |
University of
Central Oklahoma |
16 |
15-3 |
305 |
|
15. |
Tusculum College
(Tenn.) |
8 |
17-3 |
300 |
|
16. |
University of
District of Columbia
|
18 |
17-2 |
273 |
|
17. |
Francis Marion
University (S.C.) |
19 |
16-1 |
254 |
|
18. |
Rollins College
(Fla.) |
t11 |
17-2 |
247 |
|
19. |
Seattle Pacific
University (Wash.) |
14 |
13-4 |
174 |
|
20. |
Minnesota State
University-Moorhead |
22 |
16-4 |
144 |
|
21. |
Saint Mary's
University (Texas) |
25 |
18-2 |
130 |
|
22. |
Lenoir-Rhyne
University (N.C.) |
NR |
18-2 |
100 |
|
23. |
University of South
Carolina-Aiken |
23 |
16-5 |
88 |
|
24. |
Franklin Pierce
University (N.H.) |
NR |
15-4 |
60 |
|
25. |
Delta State
University (Miss.) |
NR |
17-5 |
48 |
Dropped Out: Arkansas
Tech University, Grand
Valley State University
(Mich.), Clark Atlanta
University (Ga.).
Others Receiving Votes:
Quincy University (Ill.) -
45; Saint Cloud State
University (Minn.) - 36;
Arkansas Tech University -
35; Clark Atlanta University
(Ga.) - 32; Clayton State
University (Ga.) - 30; Holy
Family University (Pa.) -
22; Grand Valley State
University (Mich.) - 20;
Fayetteville State
University (N.C.) - 17;
Virginia State University -
15; American International
College (Mass.) - 11;
Georgia College & State
University - 11; Northwood
University (Mich.) - 10;
University of Arkansas,
Monticello - 9; College
of Saint Rose (N.Y.) - 7;
Bentley College (Mass.) - 6;
Fort Valley State University
(Ga.) - 5; Valdosta State
University (Ga.) - 4;
University of Indianapolis
(Ind.) - 3; Augustana
College (S.D.) - 1; Florida
Southern College - 1; Pace
University (N.Y.) - 1;
Pittsburg State University
(Kan.) - 1.