Lakers remain 4th in NCAA Division II national poll
MORROW, GA –The Clayton State women's basketball team held steady at fourth in the latest edition of the USA Today Sports/ESPN NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll released yesterday.
The Lakers (5-0) were off last week as the University's fall semester ended with finals. Clayton State will return to action on Saturday, traveling to face Georgia Southwestern. The matchup will be the squad's Peach Belt Conference opener and tipoff is at 1:30 p.m.
Clayton State will play at home again on Monday, December 17th, hosting Columbus State in conference action. The game starts at 5:30 p.m.
Ashland, with a 10-0 record, sits atop the poll, followed by Bentley and Peach Belt Conference rival USC Aiken, who is ranked 3rd with a 5-0 start.
USA TODAY Sports 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 |
Ashland University (Ohio) -31 |
1 |
10-0 |
775 |
|
2 |
Bentley University (Mass.) |
2 |
7-0 |
741 |
|
3 |
University of South Carolina - Aiken |
3 |
6-0 |
704 |
|
4 |
Clayton State University (Ga.) |
4 |
5-0 |
656 |
|
5 |
University of Indianapolis (Ind.) |
5 |
6-0 |
642 |
|
6 |
Augustana College (S.D.) |
7 |
7-0 |
609 |
|
7 |
Washburn University (Kan.) |
8 |
6-0 |
585 |
|
8 |
Gannon University (Pa.) |
10 |
8-1 |
511 |
|
9 |
Simon Fraser University (BC) |
12 |
8-1 |
481 |
|
10 |
Holy Family University (Pa.) |
13 |
8-1 |
426 |
|
11 |
Fort Hays State University (Kan.) |
17 |
8-0 |
411 |
|
12 |
Wayne State College (Neb.) |
15 |
5-1 |
400 |
|
13 |
Shaw University (N.C.) |
9 |
1-0 |
394 |
|
14 |
Limestone College (S.C.) |
20 |
6-0 |
279 |
|
15 |
Indiana University of Pennsylvania |
14 |
6-1 |
257 |
|
16 |
Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) |
18 |
8-2 |
248 |
|
17 |
Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) |
19 |
5-1 |
226 |
|
18 |
Pittsburg State University (Kan.) |
11 |
6-2 |
207 |
|
19 |
Colorado Mesa University |
25 |
8-0 |
198 |
|
20 |
California State University - Chico |
NR |
6-0 |
196 |
|
21 |
Western Washington University |
6 |
6-2 |
191 |
|
22 |
Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania |
16 |
5-1 |
128 |
|
23 |
Rollins College (Fla.) |
22 |
6-2 |
116 |
|
24 |
University of Tampa (Fla.) |
NR |
7-0 |
107 |
|
25 |
University of Wisconsin - Parkside |
24 |
4-1 |
101 |
Dropped Out: University of Central Missouri; Emporia State University (Kan.).
Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota State University - Mankato 95; Assumption College (Mass.) 69; Midwestern State University (Texas) 62; University of Central Missouri 60; Augusta State University (Ga.) 28; Edinboro University (Pa.) 27; Dowling College (N.Y.) 23; Millersville University of Pennsylvania 23; CW Post Campus - LIU (N.Y.) 14; Saint Mary's University (Texas) 10; Tusculum College (Tenn.) 10; Wingate University (N.C.) 10; University of Alaska - Anchorage 9; Glenville State College (W.Va.) 6; University of Central Oklahoma 6; Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) 5; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) 5; California State University - Monterey Bay 3; Metropolitan State University of Denver (Colo.) 3; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) 3; Valdosta State University (Ga.) 3; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) 2; Montana State University - Billings 2; Stonehill College (Mass.) 2; Union University (Tenn.) 2; Academy of Art University (Calif.) 1; California University of Pennsylvania 1; Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) 1; Tarleton State University (Texas) 1.
