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Shaw Lady Bears ranked Fourth in
the Nation
November 8, 2005
Raleigh, NC – The Shaw University Lady Bears have received
their highest national pre-season ranking with the #4 spot of
the USA Today ESPN Top 25. The Bears who are the 3-time defending
CIAA Champions are coming off a record breaking 32-2 season,
which was a school record for most wins. Last season SU won the
CIAA and South Atlantic Regional title and advanced to the NCAA
Elite -8.
USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first-place
votes in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first
place through one point for 25th.
| Rank, Institution |
Points |
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| 1. Washburn University - Topeka (18) |
663 |
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| 2. Drury University - Springfield (4) |
611 |
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| 3. Seattle Pacific University - Seattle |
554 |
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| 4. Shaw University - Raleigh (1) |
523 |
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| 5. University Of Charleston - Charleston (1) |
509 |
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| 6. Merrimack College - North Andover |
453 |
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| 7. Grand Valley State University - Allendale |
442 |
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| 8. University of North Dakota - Grand Forks (2) |
438 |
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| 9. Emporia State University - Emporia (1) |
392 |
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| 10. Saint Cloud State University - Saint Cloud |
336 |
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| 11. Bentley College - Waltham |
314 |
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| 12. California University Of PA - California |
305 |
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| 13. Anderson College - Anderson |
282 |
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| 14. Western Washington University - Bellingham |
259 |
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| 15. Henderson State University - Arkadelphia |
256 |
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| 16. California State University - Chico |
252 |
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| 17. University Of Central Arkansas - Conway |
240 |
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| 18. Angelo State University - San Angelo |
230 |
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| 19. Carson-Newman College - Jefferson City |
222 |
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| 20. Fairmont State University - Fairmont |
163 |
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| 21. Lake Superior State University - Sault Sainte Marie |
111 |
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| 22. Valdosta State University - Valdosta |
111 |
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| 23. Central Missouri State University - Warrensburg |
100 |
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| 24. Glenville State College - Glenville |
97 |
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| 25. Regis University - Denver |
96 |
Others Receiving Votes: Quincy University
- Quincy 92; Concordia University - Saint Paul 88; Rollins College
- Winter Park 81; Wingate University - Wingate 59; Columbus State
University - Columbus 49; American International College - Springfield
46; Elizabeth City State University - Elizabeth City
31; Southern Conn. St. University - New Haven 26; Paine
College - Augusta 23; Metro State College of Denver - Denver
20; California State University - Bakersfield 19; Millersville
University Of Pennsylvania - Millersville 19; Bellarmine University
- Louisville 18; Gannon University - Erie 18; University Of Minnesota-Duluth
- Duluth 16; Saint Augustine's College - Raleigh 15;
Tuskegee University - Tuskegee Institute
15; University Of Southern
Indiana - Evansville 15; Abilene Christian University - Abilene
14; Missouri Western State - Saint Joseph 12; Central Washington
University - Ellensburg 11; Clayton College & State University
- Morrow 11; Fort Valley State University
- Fort Valley 10; Belmont
Abbey College - Belmont 9; Georgia College & State University
- Milledgeville 9; Lewis University - Romeoville 9; West Texas
A&M University - Canyon 9; California State University, Dominguez
Hills - Carson 8; Minnesota State University - Moorhead 8; University
Of Pittsburgh - Johnstown 8; Florida Tech - Melbourne 7; Wheeling
Jesuit University - Wheeling 7; California State Poly University
- Pomona 6; North Carolina Central University
- Durham 6; Michigan
Tech. University - Houghton 5; Pace University - Pleasantville
5; Armstrong Atlantic State University - Savannah 3; Florida
Gulf Coast University - Fort Myers 3; Ashland University - Ashland
2; Fort Hays State University - Hays 2; Northeastern State University
- Tahlequah 1; Wayne State College - Wayne 1.
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). The 2005-06 board: Barbara Stevens, Bentley College; Brandon Schneider,
Emporia State University; Carmen Dolfo, Western Washington Univ.; Dawn Plitzuweit,
Grand Valley State University; Denny Downing, Texas A&M University-Commerce;
Gary Brown, Bluefield State College; Jacques Curtis, Shaw University; Joddie
Gleason, Humboldt State University; Joe Frager, Southern Connecticut State;
John Siers, Lees McRae College; Johnny Jacumin, Wingate University; Kelley
Watts, Adelphi University; Kristin Dunbar, Lake Superior State University;
Kristin Trn, Shippensburg University; Linda Raunig, Regis University; Lynn
Plett, Lewis University; Mandy Mattox, Mars Hill College; Nyla Milleson, Drury
University; Paul Fessler, Concordia University, St. Pauls; Roger Hodge, Armstrong
Atlantic State University; Sandra Rushing, Delta State University; Shannan
Bergen, University of West Florida; Shelly Pond, Southwestern Oklahoma State
University; Sherri Harris, Stillman College; Sherry Winn, University of Charleston;
Timi Brown, Mesa State University; Tom Andersen, Chadron State College.
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