Lady Blues drop to No. 13 in WBCA Poll

March 9 , 2004

The Washburn Lady Blues fell to No. 13 in the USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II Top 25 Poll, which was released by the WBCA Tuesday. The Lady Blues were No. 11 in the previous WBCA National Poll on March 2.

Washburn fell 76-68 to Northwest Missouri State in the Sonic MIAA Tournament semifinals Saturday. The Lady Blues, who earned an at-large bid as the No. 5 seed in the South Central Tournament, are back in action 8 p.m. Friday with a rematch against No. 4 seeded Bearcats at Weiser Gymnasium (Drury Univesity campus) in Springfield, Mo.

All of the eight teams in the South Central Region are ranked or received votes in this week’s national poll. Tournament host Drury (2), Emporia State (8), Washburn (13), Northwest Missouri State (17), Angelo State (18) and West Texas A&M (23) were ranked. Missouri Western received 13 votes and Northeastern State received four votes for the poll.

USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II National Coaches Poll
Team Rec. Pts Pr
1. Seattle Pacific University (18) 27-0 522 1
2. Drury University (2) 31-1 501 2
3. California University Of PA 29-1 482 3
4. Shaw University (1) 28-2 410 7
5. Glenville State College 27-3 404 4
6. University Of North Dakota 25-5 401 8
7. Concordia University - Saint Paul 27-3 391 5
8. Emporia State University 24-4 354 6
9. Merrimack College 27-3 345 10
10. South Dakota State University 23-6 310 9
11. Rollins College 27-3 295 13
12. Quincy University 26-4 290 14
13. Washburn University 25-4 284 11
14. North Dakota State University 23-6 281 12
15. Lake Superior State University 26-3 222 16
16. University Of South Dakota 25-7 184 15
17. Northwest Missouri St. University 24-6 183 20
18. Angelo State University 26-4 182 18
19. Georgia College & State University 26-5 156 21
20. University Of North Florida 24-5 122 17
21. Holy Family University 28-3 100 19
22. California State University - Bakersfield 22-5 88 23
23. West Texas A&M University 24-5 72 22
24. Fort Valley State University 23-6 36 24
25. Bentley College 23-6 29 NR
Others Receiving Votes: American International College 28; West Liberty State College 24; Armstrong Atlantic State University 23; Virginia Union University 20; Lander University 14; Missouri Western State 13; Clark Atlanta University 11; Assumption College 8; University Of Pittsburgh - Johnstown 8; Bellarmine University 6; University Of Indianapolis 6; California State Poly University - Pomona 5; Delta State University 4; Northeastern State University 4; University Of Charleston 3; Bryant College 2; University Of Nebraska - Kearney 2