WAYNE, N.J. – The William Paterson women's basketball team held steady in the ranking, ranked eighth by ESPN/USA Today/Women's Basketball Coaches Association and ninth by D3hoops.com in the Jan. 24 national polls.
The Pioneers are 17-1 overall and 7-1 in the New Jersey Athletic Conference (NJAC), and will visit Drew Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 7:00 p.m.
ESPN/USA Today /Women's Basketball Coaches Association Top 25 Poll (Jan. 24)
Rank Institution - First Place Votes Pre-Season Rank Record Total Points
1 Amherst College (Mass.) - 5 1 17-0 197
2 University of Chicago (Ill.) - 3 2 16-0 194
3 George Fox University (Ore.) 3 17-0 185
4 Calvin College (Mich.) 4 17-0 175
5 University of Rochester (N.Y.) 5 16-0 168
6 DePauw University (Ind.) 6 15-1 159
7 Lewis & Clark College (Ore.) 7 16-1 151
8 William Paterson University (N.J.) 8 17-1 136
9 University of Mary Washington (Va.) T9 18-0 131
10 University of Mount Union (Ohio) T9 16-1 127
11 Washington University (Mo.) 11 14-2 126
12 Juniata College (Pa.) 13 17-1 106
13 University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point 15 15-3 96
14 Franklin College (Ind.) 17 15-1 83
15 Muhlenberg College (Pa.) 14 14-2 76
16 Lebanon Valley College (Pa.) 18 15-2 73
17 Hope College (Mich.) 12 15-3 65
18 Babson College (Mass.) 20 14-2 60
19 University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire 21 15-3 59
20 University of St Thomas (Minn.) 22 15-1 57
21 Kean University (N.J.) 16 16-3 32
22 Williams College (Mass.) 24 16-2 31
23 Illinois Wesleyan University NR 13-4 26
24 Centre College (Ky.) 25 15-1 24
25 University of Wisconsin - River Falls 19 14-4 22
Dropped Out: Piedmont College (Ga.).
Others receiving votes: Howard Payne University (Texas) 12; Johns Hopkins University (Md.) 7; Messiah College (Pa.) 7; Ithaca College (N.Y.) 5; Tufts University (Mass.) 4; Louisiana College 3; Piedmont College (Ga.) 3.
D3hoops.com Women's Top 25, Week 8
Through games of Sunday, Jan. 22:
# School (1st votes) Rec Pts Prev.
1 Amherst (22) 17-0 620 1
2 Chicago (2) 16-0 598 2
3 George Fox (1) 17-0 579 3
4 Calvin 17-0 548 4
5 Rochester 16-0 526 5
6 DePauw 15-1 486 6
7 Washington U. 14-2 448 7
8 Lewis and Clark 16-1 426 8
9 William Paterson 17-1 423 9
10 Mount Union 16-1 380 10
11 Mary Washington 18-0 370 11
12 UW-Stevens Point 15-3 336 15
13 Juniata 17-1 317 13
14 UW-Eau Claire 15-3 286 16
15 Franklin 16-1 265 18
16 Babson 14-2 172 20
17 Lebanon Valley 15-2 166 21
18 Muhlenberg 14-2 154 14
19 St. Thomas 15-1 151 24
20 Hope 15-3 140 12
21 Williams 16-2 120 23
22 Illinois Wesleyan 13-4 106 25
23 Louisiana College 14-2 99 --
24 Kean 16-3 90 19
25 UW-River Falls 14-4 72 17
Dropped out: No. 22 Piedmont.
Others receiving votes: Centre 52; Tufts 32; Colby 31; Messiah 28; Johns Hopkins 24; Ithaca 19; Carthage 12; Christopher Newport 9; Millsaps 8; UW-La Crosse 6; Greensboro 5; Gustavus Adolphus 3; St. Vincent 2; St. Norbert 1; Thomas More 1.
