LILBURN, Ga. --- The Tusculum College women's basketball team, fresh off the program's first-ever Food Lion South Atlantic Conference Tournament Championship, are receiving votes in this week's edition of the USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll.
Tusculum (20-9) has won six straight games and 11 of its last 13 to post the program's third consecutive 20-win season, accomplishing the feat with a 67-55 win over Newberry College in the SAC Tournament Championship to punch its third straight ticket to the NCAA Tournament.
The Pioneers are one of seven teams that are listed in this week's poll and were selected to participate in this weekend's NCAA Division II Southeast Region Tournament.
Also ranked are Lander University (No. 11), Clayton State University (No. 19), Francis Marion University (No. 20), Carson-Newman College (No. 23) and Lenoir-Rhyne University (No. 24). Newberry is also receiving votes in addition to the Pioneers.
Tusculum returns to the court on Friday when the Pioneers travel to Greenwood, S.C. to participate in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region Tournament, hosted by Lander University. The seventh-seeded Pioneers, who are making their third consecutive appearance in the NCAA Tournament, will take on second-seeded No. 19 Clayton State University in the quarterfinal round at 2:30 p.m.
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USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
|
Rank |
Institution- First Place Votes |
Previous Ranking |
Record |
|
1 |
Gannon University - 24 |
1 |
33-0 |
|
2 |
Franklin Pierce University - 2 |
2 |
28-1 |
|
3 |
Michigan Technological University |
5 |
28-2 |
|
4 |
Arkansas Tech University |
6 |
28-2 |
|
5 |
University of Indianapolis |
3 |
26-3 |
|
6 |
Fort Lewis College |
4 |
30-3 |
|
7 |
Washburn University |
10 |
26-3 |
|
8 |
Delta State University |
8 |
25-3 |
|
9 |
West Texas A&M University |
11 |
28-3 |
|
10 |
Fort Valley State University |
7 |
26-2 |
|
11 |
Lander University |
9 |
25-3 |
|
12 |
University of California - San Diego |
12 |
25-4 |
|
13 |
Seattle Pacific University |
18 |
23-3 |
|
14 |
University of Alaska - Anchorage |
13 |
23-4 |
|
15 |
Emporia State University |
15 |
24-5 |
|
16 |
Holy Family University |
14 |
28-2 |
|
17 |
University of Tampa |
16 |
25-4 |
|
18 |
Western Washington University |
20 |
23-4 |
|
19 |
Clayton State University |
21 |
21-6 |
|
20 |
Francis Marion University |
17 |
26-4 |
|
21 |
Concordia University, St. Paul |
19 |
24-4 |
|
22 |
Wayne State College |
NR |
26-4 |
|
23 |
Carson-Newman College |
22 |
24-5 |
|
24 |
Lenoir-Rhyne University |
24 |
21-7 |
|
25 |
California University of Pennsylvania |
NR |
23-7 |
Dropped Out: Tarleton State University - 43; Millersville University of Pennsylvania -40.
Others Receiving Votes: Drury University - 39; Northeastern State University - 38; Fayetteville State University - 34; Seton Hill University - 23; University of Wisconsin, Parkside - 20; Quincy University - 11; Northwest Nazarene University - 7; Newberry College - 6; Stonehill College - 6; Tusculum College - 6; Fairmont State University - 4; Pace University - 4; Virginia State University - 4; University of Minnesota, Duluth - 3; Barry University - 2; Bentley University - 2; California State Polytechnic University, Pomona - 1; Grand Canyon University - 1; Lynn University - 1; Northern Michigan University - 1; University of Central Oklahoma - 1.
2009-10 Opponents in Italics
