December 8, 2009 -- The Emporia State women's basketball team is ranked #9 in the most recent WBCA Top 25 Poll. Washburn moved up the poll to #11 after being ranked 15th last week. West Texas A & M at #15 and Southeastern Oklahoma State at #25 are the other teams from the South Central Region ranked in the polls.

USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Week 3 Poll: December 8, 2009

USA TODAY ESPN Division II Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first-place votes to the right, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th.
Rank Institution - First Place Votes
Previous Ranking

Record

Points
1 Michigan Technological University - 23
1

5-0

646
2 Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) - 1
2

5-0

616
3 Delta State University (Miss.) - 1
4

7-0

570
4 University of Alaska Anchorage
6

6-0

544
5 University of Indianapolis (Ind.) - 1
8

7-0

534
6 Gannon University (Pa.)
9

9-0

492
7 Fort Lewis College (Colo.)
3

9-1

447
8 Clayton State University (Ga.)
11

4-0

405
9 Emporia State University (Kan.)
5

6-1

394
10 California University of Pennsylvania
10

5-1

377
T11 Minnesota State University, Mankato
12

6-1

347
T11 Washburn University (Kan.)
15

6-0

347
13 University of California-San Diego
13

3-0

335
14 West Texas A&M University
7

6-1

333
15 University of Tampa (Fla.)
16

7-0

288
16 Quincy University (Ill.)
17

9-0

281
17 Francis Marion University (S.C.)
18

7-0

221
18 Johnson C. Smith University (N.C.)
22

7-1

151
19 Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)
14

4-1

148
20 Virginia State University
24

7-0

116
21 Stonehill College (Mass.)
21

8-2

106
22 Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.)
23

5-1

99
23 Lander University (S.C.)
25

4-0

88
24 Arkansas Tech University
NR

7-0

74
25 Southeastern Oklahoma State University
NR

7-0

61