The Emporia State Lady Hornets dropped two spots in this week's ESPN/USA Today/WBCA National Top 25, checking in at #22 this week. This is the 201st poll the Lady Hornets have been in since first appearing in the 1997-98 preseason poll. ESU has received votes in 218 of the 222 polls since then.
The Lady Hornets are one of three MIAA teams in this week's Top 25 with one more team receiving votes. A total of six teams from the South Central Region are ranked in the top 25 with four more teams receiving votes this week.
The 25th Top 25 edition of the Turnpike Tussle is on tap for Wednesday night in White Auditorium when the #22 Lady Hornets play host to #12 Washburn. Both of the teams have been ranked in 24 of the previous 26 meetings. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. with the doors to White Auditorium scheduled to open at 4:30 p.m.

ESPN/USA Today/WBCA Top 25
February 21, 2012
Team (1st Place Votes) Last Rec. Pts
1 UC - San Diego (32) 1 26-0 800
2 Edinboro University (Pa.) 2 24-0 763
3 Wayne State College (Neb.) 3 24-2 711
4 Clayton State University (Ga.) 4 24-2 693
5 Ashland University (Ohio) 5 24-1 664
6 Bentley University (Mass.) 6 23-3 627
7 Metro State (Colo.) 7 23-2 613
8 Alaska - Anchorage 11 24-4 510
9 Northeastern State (Okla.) 12 22-3 501
10 South Carolina - Aiken 13 21-3 485
11 Pittsburg State 8 23-3 458
12 Washburn 15 23-4 435
13 Arkansas Tech University 14 20-3 418
14 Rollins College (Fla.) 9 20-4 372
15 Fort Lewis College (Colo.) 10 20-4 337
16 Wisconsin - Parkside T16 21-4 310
17 Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) T16 19-3 299
18 Gannon University (Pa.) 19 20-4 252
19 Lander University (S.C.) 18 19-5 183
20 Southern Connecticut State 22 21-4 160
21 Florida Southern College 24 20-5 116
22 Emporia State 20 18-6 112
23 District of Columbia 25 20-4 98
24 IUP 21 19-5 81
25 Augustana College (S.D.) 23 19-5 72
Others Receiving Votes: Northern Kentucky 56; Johnson C Smith 47; Ferris State 43; Tarleton State 28; Bloomsburg 27; Ca. Poly-Pomona 18; Alabama-Huntsville 17; Dowling 16; Michigan Tech 12; Cal. State-Monterey Bay 10; Shaw 10; Wingate 8; Newman 7; Colo. State-Pueblo 6; Quincy 6; Central Missouri 6; Holy Family 5; Assumption 2; Midwestern State 2; Delta State 1; Drury 1; Georgia Southwestern State 1; Western Washington 1.
MIAA Teams in Bold
South Central Region Teams in Italics