FINAL BCSP WOMEN'S TOP TEN
1. COPPIN STATE (22-9) - Derek Brown's Lady Eagles repeated as both the regular season and tournament champions of the MEAC, finishing with an 19-0 mark in league games, then battled national power Connecticut in a first round NCAA game. That's enough to unseat three-time champ, Shaw.
2. SHAW (29-5) - Jacques Curts's Lady Bears won their
fourth straight CIAA Tourney title, second straight South Atlantic
Region title but fell again in the national quarterfinals. CIAA
win streak at 77 games..
3. FORT VALLEY STATE (28-3) - Lady Wildcats went 20-0 to take SIAC regular season crown, lost in tournament finals to Paine and lost by one in South Regional
4. SOUTHERN (20-11) - Tied for first with Jackson State in SWAC regular season, won tournament title over Alabama State and lost badly to Duke in first round of NCAA.
5. JACKSON STATE (17-14) - Tied Southern for SWAC regular season crown. Lost in Tournament semis.
6. DELAWARE STATE (21-9) - Finished as runners-up to Coppin State in MEAC regular season and tournament.
7. J. C. SMITH (20-11) - CIAA W. Div. winner, finished as tournament runners-up. Ousted in first round of S. Atlantic Regional.
8. N. C. CENTRAL (23-7) - Finihsed behind JC Smith in CIAA W. Div. Lost to Shaw in CIAA Tourney semis and again to Lady Bears in S. Atlantic Regional semis.
9. ELIZABETH CITY STATE (20-9) - Runners-up to Shaw in CIAA East, lost controversial semifinal game to JC Smith in CIAA Tourney.
10. PAINE (22-8) - Finished behind Ft. Valley State in SIAC regular season, knocked off FVSU in tourney finals before losing in first round of South Regional.
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