Thursday,
November 8, 2001
BLUE
HOSE RECEIVE VOTES FOR USA
Today/Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division II Top
25 Coaches Preseason Poll
CLINTON,
SC — Presbyterian
College women’s basketball team received votes for the
preseason 2001-02 WBCA/USA
Today NCAA Division II women’s basketball released
today.
The Blue
Hose (0-0) open exhibition action this Sunday, November 11
when they host the Low Country All-Stars at 3:00 pm. PC
returns three starters and nine letterwinners from last
year’s team that went 22-8 overall and finished tied for
second in the South Atlantic Conference regular season. PC
opens the regular season next weekend at the Armstrong
Atlantic State University Tip-Off Classic November 16-17. The
following is the USA Today/Women’s Basketball Coaches
Association Division II Top 25 Coaches Preseason Poll:
USA Today/Women’s Basketball Coaches Association Division II Top 25 Coaches Preseason Poll
| Rank | Institution | 2000-01 Record |
| 1. | California Poly Pomona (21) | 27-3 |
| 2. | North Dakota University (1) | 27-4 |
| 3. | Delta State University | 32-3 |
| 4. | Columbus State University (2) | 31-1 |
| 5. | Bentley College | 31-3 |
| 6. | University of Southern Indiana | 28-4 |
| 7. | Emporia State University | 29-2 |
| 8. | North Dakota State University | 25-8 |
| 9. | University of Shippensburg | 28-5 |
| 10. | Bloomsburg University | 24-7 |
| 11. | Northern Kentucky University | 25-5 |
| 12. | Northern Michigan University | 25-5 |
| 13. | Rollins College | 26-4 |
| 14. | Texas A&M Kingsville | 27-8 |
| 15. | Pace University | 24-8 |
| 16. | University of Minnesota-Duluth | 22-10 |
| 17. | University of Nebraska-Kearney | 27-3 |
| 18. | Francis Marion University | 24-7 |
| 19. | College of Saint Rose | 24-6 |
| 20. | Seattle Pacific University | 24-5 |
| 21. | Michigan Tech. University | 26-4 |
| 22. | Catawba College | 25-5 |
| 23. | Missouri Western University | 24-7 |
| 24. | University of Pittsburgh-Johnstown | 24-3 |
| 25. | Barry University | 21-9 |
Others Receiving Votes: Arkansas Tech 58; Western Washington 46; Fort Valley State 39; Presbyterian 38; University Of South Carolina-Aiken 31; North Carolina Central 28; Florida Southern 23; Midwestern State 20; West Chester 20; Bellarmine 16; Central Missouri State 14; Saint Cloud State 12; West Liberty State 12; Angelo State 11; Abilene Christian 7; Lincoln Memorial 7; West Texas A&M 7; American International 6; Gannon 6; Augustana 4; Southwest Baptist 3; South Dakota 3; UC-Davis 3; Shepherd 2; Central Arkansas 2; Drury 1; Kennesaw State 1; Longwood 1