Wayne State College has matched its' highest-ever national ranking in women's basketball as the Wildcats moved up three spots to fourth in this week's USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll released Tuesday afternoon. The Wildcats received a total of 656 points in voting conducted by various Division II head coaches from across the country to match the school's highest-ever national ranking achieved on November 29th and December 6th earlier this season.
The Wildcats won a pair of home games last weekend, beating St. Cloud State 63-41 and Concordia-St. Paul 59-54, extending the club's current home-court win streak to 39 straight games at Rice Auditorium. This weekend, WSC is on the road for games at Southwest Minnesota State Friday at 6:00 p.m. and Minnesota State Saturday at 4:00 p.m.
Listed below is this week's USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll:
USA TODAY/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll (January 31, 2012)
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Rank School (First-Place Votes) Pts Record Rank
1. California – San Diego (32) 800 20-0 1
2. Edinboro (Pa.) 749 18-0 3
3. Metro State (Colo.) 727 18-1 4
4. Wayne State (Neb.) 656 19-2 7
5. Clayton State (Ga.) 635 19-2 2
6. Ashland (Ohio) 599 18-1 9
7. Fort Lewis (Colo.) 594 16-2 8
8. Alaska-Anchorage 524 19-3 12
9. Bentley (Mass.) 498 17-3 5
10. Northeastern State (Okla.) 493 17-2 6
11. Washburn (Kan.) 452 18-3 14
12. Pittsburg State (Kan.) 432 18-2 16
13. Arkansas Tech 342 13-3 13
14. Rollins (Fla.) 340 15-3 10
15. Grand Canyon (Ariz.) 333 15-2 11
16. South Carolina – Aiken 302 16-3 15
17. Indiana (Pa.) 295 16-2 18
18. Florida Southern 287 16-3 19
19. Lander (S.C.) 239 15-3 24
20. Gannon (Pa.) 197 15-3 20
21. Dowling College (N.Y.) 156 16-3 23
22. Emporia State (Kan.) 135 14-4 17
23. Newman Univ. (Kan.) 125 17-2 NR
24. Wisconsin-Parkside 65 15-4 NR
25. Augustana (S.D.) 63 16-3 NR
Others Receiving Votes: California State Polytechnic University - Pomona 43; Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) 42; Southern Connecticut State University 42; University of District of Columbia 31; Ferris State University (Mich.) 29; Assumption College (Mass.) 24; Tarleton State University (Texas) 21; University of Indianapolis (Ind.) 21; Michigan Technological University 16; Catawba College (N.C.) 14; Northern Kentucky University 13; Pace University (N.Y.) 13; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 6; Shaw University (N.C.) 6; California State University - Monterey Bay 5; Southern New Hampshire University 5; Delta State University (Miss.) 4; Wingate University (N.C.) 4; Winston-Salem State University (N.C.) 3; Midwestern State University (Texas) 2; University of Alabama - Huntsville 2; California State University - Los Angeles 1; Philadelphia University (Pa.) 1; Tusculum College (Tenn.) 1; University of Central Missouri 1; West Chester University of Pennsylvania 1.
