Women's Basketball
UC Women Remain at No. 7
January 18, 2006
The University of Charleston women's basketball team remains at No. 7 in the latest USA TODAY/ ESPN Top 25 Coaches' Poll released on January 17. The Golden Eagles are currently 14-1 on the season and 6-0 in West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference play. UC dropped from No. 5 to No. 7 in last week's poll following a 49-54 loss to Indiana (PA).
Conference foe Glenville State (13-0, 4-0) jumped from No. 7 to No. 6 in last week's poll and remained in the No. 6 spot this week, setting up a potential Top 10 matchup between the Golden Eagles and Pioneers on January 26 at Glenville. UC and Glenville State are the lone unbeaten squads in the WVIAC and currently hold onto the No. 1 and No. 2 conference ratings.
Fairmont State is the third WVIAC squad ranked in the poll holding down the No. 25 spot from last week.
USA TODAY/ ESPN Top 25 Coaches' Poll
Released January 17, 2006
|
Rank |
Institution (1st Place) |
Previous |
Record |
Points |
|
1. |
Washburn (23) |
1 |
16-0 |
598 |
|
2. |
North Dakota (2) |
2 |
20-0 |
577 |
|
3. |
Emporia State |
3 |
16-1 |
547 |
|
4. |
Saint Cloud State |
5 |
17-0 |
516 |
|
5. |
Drury University |
4 |
14-1 |
501 |
|
6. |
Glenville State |
6 |
12-0 |
485 |
|
7. |
Charleston |
7 |
14-1 |
434 |
|
8. |
Henderson State |
8 |
15-1 |
422 |
|
9. |
Western Washington |
9 |
13-1 |
398 |
|
10. |
Rollins |
10 |
13-0 |
388 |
|
11. |
Stonehill |
11 |
16-0 |
378 |
|
12. |
Chico State |
12 |
11-2 |
289 |
|
13. |
Grand Valley State |
16 |
14-3 |
267 |
|
14. |
Florida Gulf Coast |
15 |
16-1 |
266 |
|
15. |
Delta State |
18 |
14-1 |
239 |
|
16. |
American International |
13 |
13-2 |
238 |
|
17. |
West Texas A&M |
17 |
12-2 |
223 |
|
18. |
Lake Superior State |
14 |
12-3 |
209 |
|
19. |
Cal State-Bakersfield |
19 |
12-1 |
198 |
|
20. |
Minnesota-Duluth |
20 |
16-3 |
131 |
|
21. |
Clayton State |
23 |
11-2 |
88 |
|
22. |
Valdosta State |
22 |
12-4 |
66 |
|
23. |
Fort Valley State |
NR |
13-1 |
58 |
|
24. |
Angelo State |
21 |
11-4 |
51 |
|
25. |
Fairmont State |
25 |
12-2 |
43 |
Dropped Out: Saint Augustine's
Others Receiving Votes: Southern Connecticut State 35; Saint Augustine's 28; Wingate 18; Wayne State (Neb.) 16; Cal-San Diego 13; North Carolina Central 11; Seattle Pacific 11; Shaw 11; Missouri Western State 10; Northern Kentucky 10; North Georgia 8; Regis 5; Missouri-Rolla 3; West Florida 3; Michigan Tech 2; Presbyterian 2; Central Arkansas 2; Bentley 1; Saint Michael's 1.