Shaw Lady Bears ranked Fourth in the Nation

Shaw Lady Bears ranked Fourth in the Nation

November 8, 2005

Raleigh, NC – The Shaw University Lady Bears have received their highest national pre-season ranking with the #4 spot of the USA Today ESPN Top 25. The Bears who are the 3-time defending CIAA Champions are coming off a record breaking 32-2 season, which was a school record for most wins. Last season SU won the CIAA and South Atlantic Regional title and advanced to the NCAA Elite -8.

USA TODAY ESPN 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.

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.

The USA Today ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 27 head coaches at Division II institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2005-06 board: Barbara Stevens, Bentley College; Brandon Schneider, Emporia State University; Carmen Dolfo, Western Washington Univ.; Dawn Plitzuweit, Grand Valley State University; Denny Downing, Texas A&M University-Commerce; Gary Brown, Bluefield State College; Jacques Curtis, Shaw University; Joddie Gleason, Humboldt State University; Joe Frager, Southern Connecticut State; John Siers, Lees McRae College; Johnny Jacumin, Wingate University; Kelley Watts, Adelphi University; Kristin Dunbar, Lake Superior State University; Kristin Trn, Shippensburg University; Linda Raunig, Regis University; Lynn Plett, Lewis University; Mandy Mattox, Mars Hill College; Nyla Milleson, Drury University; Paul Fessler, Concordia University, St. Pauls; Roger Hodge, Armstrong Atlantic State University; Sandra Rushing, Delta State University; Shannan Bergen, University of West Florida; Shelly Pond, Southwestern Oklahoma State University; Sherri Harris, Stillman College; Sherry Winn, University of Charleston; Timi Brown, Mesa State University; Tom Andersen, Chadron State College.