April 6, 2016

April 6, 2016

The USA TODAY Sports Division III Top 25 women’s basketball coaches’ 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

Thomas More College (Ky.) - 8

1

33-0

200

2

Tufts University (Mass.)

7

28-4

191

3

Amherst College (Mass.)

4

30-2

183

4

University of Scranton (Pa.)

3

30-1

164

4

University of Texas - Tyler

5

30-2

164

6

George Fox University (Ore.)

2

29-1

162

7

Washington University (Mo.)

10

23-6

150

8

Wartburg College (Iowa)

NR

23-8

149

9

Albright College (Pa.)

8

27-3

130

10

University of St Thomas (Minn.)

9

26-4

127

11

University of Rochester (N.Y.)

16

23-6

120

12

Maryville College (Tenn.)

12

26-4

109

13

Hope College (Mich.)

6

26-2

99

14

Muhlenberg College (Pa.)

11

25-3

98

15

University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh

15

23-6

74

16

Ohio Northern University

14

23-5

72

17

Christopher Newport University (Va.)

21

24-5

61

18

University of Wisconsin - River Falls

19

23-6

57

19

University of New England (Maine)

13

25-4

49

20

Bowdoin College (Maine)

23

22-7

42

21

Carnegie Mellon University (Pa.)

NR

21-7

39

22

Bluffton University (Ohio)

17

25-3

36

23

University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point

24

21-8

30

24

University of Mary Washington (Va.)

20

24-5

28

25

Wheaton College (Ill.)

18

22-6

23


Dropped Out: Marymount University (Va.); Trinity University (Texas).

Others receiving votes: Marymount University (Va.) 20; Denison University (Ohio) 8; Trinity University (Texas) 5; Birmingham Southern College (Ala.) 4; Montclair State University (N.J.) 3; Stevens Institute of Technology (N.J.) 3.

The USA TODAY Sports committee of coaches is made up of nine head coaches at Division III institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2015-16 committee: Patricia Manning- Non-voting Chair (Williams College), Jeff Hans (Thomas More College), Dan Roiger (Saint Lawrence University), Darrin Travillian (Maryville College), Mike Durbin (College of Saint Benedict), Betsy Witman (York College (Pa.)), Anthony Ewing (University of New England), Jessica Ott (Milwaukee School of Engineering), and Kate Pearson (Cabrini College).

*Please note that all voters for the DIII poll are required to vote each week between 9 p.m. Sunday and 1 p.m. Tuesday ET.

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