Bentley Women Climb to 15th in USA Today/ESPN Div. II Rankings
WALTHAM, Mass. -- The Bentley University women's basketball will enter this weekend's NCAA Division II East Regional ranked 15th in the latest USA Today/ESPN Division II coaches poll, which was announced Tuesday by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
It's a jump of two places in the rankings for the Falcons, who topped Franklin Pierce University on Sunday to claim their record 15th Northeast-10 Conference playoff championship. That win boosted coach Barbara Stevens' team to 25-4 on the season, the 17th time in the program's history that Bentley has had at least 25 wins.
Bentley will host the NCAA Division II East Regional this weekend, with the Falcons facing C.W. Post Friday at 6 pm in the opening round.
USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
Week 16 Poll: March 8, 2011
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 Rank |
Record |
Total Points |
|
1 |
Arkansas Tech University -15 |
2 |
27-2 |
684 |
|
2 |
Clayton State University (Ga.) -10 |
1 |
29-1 |
663 |
|
3 |
Michigan Technological University -1 |
5 |
26-2 |
597 |
|
4 |
Delta State University (Miss.) |
3 |
26-3 |
594 |
|
5 |
Fort Lewis College (Colo.) -1 |
6 |
28-2 |
589 |
|
6 |
Lander University (S.C.) -1 |
4 |
27-3 |
526 |
|
7 |
Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) |
8 |
27-2 |
464 |
|
8 |
University of South Carolina - Aiken |
12 |
26-5 |
451 |
|
9 |
Wayne State College (Neb.) |
7 |
25-3 |
435 |
|
10 |
Metro State College of Denver (Colo.) |
10 |
26-2 |
424 |
|
11 |
Northeastern State University (Okla.) |
9 |
24-4 |
383 |
|
12 |
University of Alaska - Anchorage |
16 |
26-6 |
333 |
|
13 |
Dixie State College of Utah |
14 |
24-3 |
330 |
|
14 |
Western Washington University |
11 |
26-3 |
313 |
|
15 |
Bentley University (Mass.) |
17 |
25-4 |
300 |
|
16 |
Quincy University (Ill.) |
13 |
25-3 |
285 |
|
17 |
Edinboro University (Pa.) |
21 |
25-3 |
241 |
|
18 |
Holy Family University (Pa.) |
15 |
23-4 |
238 |
|
19 |
Northwest Missouri State University |
22 |
25-4 |
212 |
|
20 |
Tarleton State University (Texas) |
18 |
24-4 |
174 |
|
21 |
Florida Southern College (Fla.) |
24 |
25-4 |
151 |
|
22 |
California State Univ. - Monterey Bay |
19 |
26-3 |
147 |
|
23 |
California Poly Pomona |
NR |
25-4 |
105 |
|
24 |
Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) |
23 |
24-4 |
92 |
|
25 |
Washburn University (Kan.) |
20 |
22-6 |
81 |