Lady Blues No. 1 in DII WBCA Preseason Poll

Nov. 8, 2005

The Washburn women's basketball team, which won the NCAA Division II national title with a 35-2 record in 2005, was ranked No. 1 in the WBCA Division II Top 25 Poll released Tuesday.

Washburn, which returns three starters from last season's squad and is also the preseason favorite in the MIAA Poll, will host UMKC in an exhibition 4 p.m. Sunday in Lee Arena. Washburn opens the regular season at the MSSU Pizza Hut/Fairfield Inn Classic in Joplin, Mo. 5 p.m. Nov. 18 against Central Oklahoma.

WBCA DII PRESEASON TOP 25 POLL
1. WASHBURN (18) 663
2. Drury University - Springfield (4) 611
3. Seattle Pacific University - Seattle 554
4. Shaw University - Raleigh (1) 523
5. University Of Charleston - Charleston (1) 509
6. Merrimack College - North Andover 453
7. Grand Valley State University - Allendale 442
8. University of North Dakota - Grand Forks (2) 438
9. Emporia State University - Emporia (1) 392
10. Saint Cloud State University - Saint Cloud 336
11. Bentley College - Waltham 314
12. California University Of PA - California 305
13. Anderson College - Anderson 282
14. Western Washington University - Bellingham 259
15. Henderson State University - Arkadelphia 256
16. California State University - Chico 252
17. University Of Central Arkansas - Conway 240
18. Angelo State University - San Angelo 230
19. Carson-Newman College - Jefferson City 222
20. Fairmont State University - Fairmont 163
21. Lake Superior State University - Sault Sainte Marie 111
22. Valdosta State University - Valdosta 111
23. Central Missouri State University - Warrensburg 100
24. Glenville State College - Glenville 97
25. Regis University - Denver 96

Others Receiving Votes: Quincy University - Quincy 92; Concordia
University - Saint Paul 88; Rollins College - Winter Park 81; Wingate
University - Wingate 59; Columbus State University - Columbus 49;
American International College - Springfield 46; Elizabeth City State
University - Elizabeth City 31; Southern Conn. St. University - New
Haven 26; Paine College - Augusta 23; Metro State College of Denver -
Denver 20; California State University - Bakersfield 19; Millersville
University Of Pennsylvania - Millersville 19; Bellarmine University -
Louisville 18; Gannon University - Erie 18; University Of
Minnesota-Duluth - Duluth 16; Saint Augustine's College - Raleigh 15;
Tuskegee University - Tuskegee Institute 15; University Of Southern
Indiana - Evansville 15; Abilene Christian University - Abilene 14;
Missouri Western State - Saint Joseph 12; Central Washington University
- Ellensburg 11; Clayton College & State University - Morrow 11; Fort
Valley State University - Fort Valley 10; Belmont Abbey College -
Belmont 9; Georgia College & State University - Milledgeville 9; Lewis
University - Romeoville 9; West Texas A&M University - Canyon 9;
California State University, Dominguez Hills - Carson 8; Minnesota State
University - Moorhead 8; University Of Pittsburgh - Johnstown 8; Florida
Tech - Melbourne 7; Wheeling Jesuit University - Wheeling 7; California
State Poly University - Pomona 6; North Carolina Central University -
Durham 6; Michigan Tech. University - Houghton 5; Pace University -
Pleasantville 5; Armstrong Atlantic State University - Savannah 3;
Florida Gulf Coast University - Fort Myers 3; Ashland University -
Ashland 2; Fort Hays State University - Hays 2; Northeastern State
University - Tahlequah 1; Wayne State College - Wayne 1.