Saturday, January 7, 2017

Virginia Union Moves Up To #3 In NCAA Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll


RICHMOND, Virginia -- The Virginia Union University women's basketball team continued their climb in the WBCA/USA Today Top 25 rankings by being ranked third in the nation in the latest poll, released on Tuesday, January 3, 2017.

The Lady Panthers are now third in the nation behind Ashland University (14-0) and Emporia State University (12-1). There are a total of 322 colleges playing women's basketball at the NCAA Division II level.

The ranking marks the highest place a VUU women's team has occupied since the 1982-83 team finished the season as National Champions (last year's squad finished the season ranked #4).

The Lady Panthers are also the only CIAA team to be ranked in the WBCA/USA Today poll.

VUU also captured the top spot in the latest D2SIDA Atlantic Region Poll, released on Tuesday, January 3.

Virginia Union is undefeated at 11-0 overall and 1-0 in the CIAA, and sit atop the Northern Division of the CIAA.

The Lady Panthers travel to Raleigh, N.C., to face Shaw University in a rematch of the 2016 CIAA Championship Game at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 5.

WBCA NCAA DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES POLL - January 3, 2017
RankSchool (Record)PointsFirst-Place
Votes
Last Week's
Rank
1Ashland (14-0)598221
2Emporia State (12-1)55605
3Virginia Union (11-0)51226
4Bellarmine (10-1)49004
5Angelo State (10-0)48607
6Pittsburg State (11-1)48503
7Alaska-Anchorage (10-0)47608
8California, PA (11-1)44402
9Colorado State-Pueblo (13-0)42209
10Lincoln Memorial (11-0)405010
11California Baptist (13-2)362011
12Drury (11-2)297014
13Arkansas Tech (7-1)267015
14Winona State (12-2)261016
15Seattle Pacific (11-1)228013
16Lewis (11-2)200017
17Bentley (11-3)194012
18Wheeling Jesuit (9-1)186018
19Columbus State (8-0)156023
20Central Oklahoma (11-1)104019
21Grand Valley State (9-3)98021
21North Georgia (10-1)98024
23Clayton State (9-2)80022
24Minnesota State-Moorhead (11-1)710NR
25Northern State (10-2)65025
Dropped Out: No. 20 Florida Southern (8-4).
Others receiving votes: Eckerd (10-2) 52; Saint Mary's, TX (11-2) 29; Adelphi (11-2) 28; Simon Fraser (12-2) 24; Queens, NY (10-3) 17; Central Missouri (10-1) 17; Regis, CO (10-2) 11; West Florida (9-2) 11; Limestone (7-3) 10; Anderson, SC (8-2) 9; Glenville State (9-1) 8; Caldwell (10-3) 7; Fort Hays State (11-2) 7

D2SIDA ATLANTIC REGION POLL
1. Virginia Union - 40 points - previously 2
2. California - 35 - 1
3. Wheeling Jesuit - 31 - 3
4. Mercyhurst - 30 - 4
5. Glenville State - 24 - 5
6. Edinboro - 20 - 8
7. IUP - 15 - 9
8. Chowan - 10 - 6
9. East Stroudsburg - 7 - 10
10. Bowie State - 5 - NR

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