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Women's Basketball Continues To Receive Votes In Coaches' Top 25
Nov. 25, 2008
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Gonzaga University women’s basketball team continues to pick up both wins and votes as the Bulldogs enter the third week of action. The Zags once again appeared among the schools also receiving votes in the latest USA Today/ESPN Division I Top 25 Coaches’ Poll. Gonzaga garnered 14 votes in the third installment of the Coaches’ Poll, up from four votes last week. The Bulldogs will look to stay perfect on the year when they participate in the WBCA Classic hosted by Marquette University this weekend. Two of Gonzaga’s three opponents at this weekend’s classic are either ranked or receiving votes. The Golden Eagles, the Zags first opponent, received 38 votes, while the University of Virginia, the final opponent for GU, is ranked 15th with a 3-1 record. Connecticut remained No. 1 in poll, but Rutgers slipped from second to 11th thanks to a pair of losses to ranked teams. UConn picked up all 31 first-place votes and is now 3-0 on the season. North Carolina moved up one spot to second and is 5-0, followed by California (3-0), Oklahoma (3-1) and Texas A&M (3-0). Rutgers lost at No. 6 California and No. 8 Stanford on a West Coast trip. Duke, which was fifth, fell to 13th after losing to Hartford. Stanford, Baylor, Louisville, Texas and Notre Dame round out the top 10.
Others receiving votes: Florida State 45; Kansas State 41; Marist 40; Marquette 38; Hartford 29; Michigan State 29; Pittsburgh 18; Gonzaga 14; Texas Tech 12; Nebraska 11; Georgia 9; Syracuse 8; East Carolina 7; LSU 6; Georgia Tech 5; Minnesota 5; Montana 4; Michigan 3; DePaul 2; Liberty 1; North Carolina A&T 1; South Dakota State 1. The USA TODAY ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. The board for the 2008-09 season: Agnus Berenato, Pittsburgh; Pam Borton, Minnesota; Sandy Botham, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Brian Boyer, Arkansas State; Lynn Bria, Stetson; Kenny Brooks, James Madison; Patricia Cage-Gibbs, North Carolina A&T; Royce Chadwick, Marshall; Stephanie DeWolfe, Saint Peter's College; Dana Eikenberg, Southern Illinois; Elaine Elliott, University of Utah; Sharon Fanning, Mississippi State; Julie Goodenough, Charleston Southern; Sue Guevara, Central Michigan; Dr. Maryalyce Jeremiah, Cal State Fullerton; Aaron Johnston, South Dakota State University; Nate Kilbert, Mississippi Valley State; Gela Mikalauskas, Wagner; Mike Morris, Samford University; Dan Muscatell, California State University; Lee Ann Riley, Stephen F. Austin; Jennifer Rizzotti, Hartford; Julie Rousseau, Pepperdine; Brady Sallee, Eastern Illinois; Sue Semrau, Florida State; Michael Shafer, University of Richmond; Dayna Smith, Cornell University; Tammy Smith, Lafayette College; Cindy Stein, Missouri; LaVonda Wagner, Oregon State; Adrian Wiggins, Fresno State.
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