02-15-2005 |
February 15, 2005 USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th.
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Rank
Team
Record
Pts.
Prev.
1.
Drury University (24)
23-1
624
1
2.
Shaw University (1)
23-1
596
3
3.
Washburn University
22-2
567
4
4.
Seattle Pacific University
20-2
518
2
5.
Anderson College
24-2
509
6
6.
Fairmont State University
23-2
480
7
7.
Emporia State University
20-3
469
8
8.
Angelo State University
20-2
458
9
9.
Lake Superior State University
18-4
400
5
10.
California University of PA
20-4
378
11
11.
Merrimack College
20-4
373
12
12.
University of Charleston
22-3
358
10
13.
Western Washington University
19-3
315
14
14.
Central Missouri State University
20-4
292
13
15.
University of North Dakota
19-5
249
20
16.
Bentley College
21-6
232
19
17.
Augustana College
20-6
193
16
18.
California State University-Chico
17-4
184
15
19.
Southern Connecticut State University
20-4
156
18
20.
California State University Poly-Pomona
16-5
147
17
21.
Grand Valley State University
20-4
95
NR
22.
Valdosta State University
18-4
82
22
23.
University of Minnesota-Duluth
17-6
59
21
24.
Regis University
19-4
54
25
25.
American International College
19-7
50
23
Dropped out: No. 24 Bellarmine University
Others Receiving Votes: Clarion University (45); Michigan Tech. University (32); Carson-Newman College (24); Minnesota State University - Moorhead (22); Bellarmine University (18); Clayton College & State University (13); Concordia University (13); Glenville State College (12); Quincy University (11); California State University- Bakersfield (10); Columbus State University (10); Missouri Western State (10); University Of Indianapolis (9); Fort Valley State University (8); Wingate University (7); Henderson State University (6); Armstrong Atlantic State University (5); California State University, Dominguez Hills (5); Johnson C. Smith University (4); Metro State College of Denver (4); Wheeling Jesuit University (4); Saint Cloud State University (3); Saint Martin's College (3); University Of Wisconsin-Parkside (3); Belmont Abbey College (2); Pace University (2); Pittsburg State University (1); Southwest Minnesota State University (1)