— MIAA Media Relations —
The Lady Tigers are coming off a 22-7 season a year ago, finishing fifth in the MIAA at 12-6. They are picked fourth in both the MIAA coaches and media preseason rankings. They open with an exhibition game at Creighton on Monday, November 4th. They open the season Wednesday, November 13th at Northwestern Oklahoma State.
|
Rank |
Institution – First Place Votes |
Last Year’s Final Rank |
Last Year’s Final Record |
Points |
|
|
1 |
BentleyUniversity (Mass.) -18 |
7 |
30-2 |
694 |
|
|
2 |
GannonUniversity (Pa.) -2 |
6 |
31-5 |
678 |
|
|
3 |
ClaytonStateUniversity (Ga.) -3 |
5 |
32-1 |
649 |
|
|
4 |
Nova Southeastern University (Fla.) |
12 |
23-9 |
535 |
|
|
5 |
Emporia State University (Kan.) |
18 |
23-9 |
494 |
|
|
6 |
WesternWashingtonUniversity -1 |
3 |
29-4 |
477 |
|
|
7 |
StonehillCollege (Mass.) |
11 |
24-5 |
468 |
|
|
8 |
University of Central Missouri |
16 |
24-6 |
466 |
|
|
9 |
ConcordiaUniversity (Minn.) |
24 |
23-7 |
437 |
|
|
10 |
MidwesternStateUniversity (Texas) |
19 |
26-6 |
367 |
|
|
11 |
HolyFamilyUniversity (Pa.) |
13 |
28-3 |
347 |
|
|
12 |
DeltaStateUniversity (Miss.) |
NR |
21-10 |
336 |
|
|
13 |
ColoradoMesaUniversity |
8 |
31-2 |
332 |
|
|
14 |
AugustanaCollege (S.D.) |
4 |
28-7 |
304 |
|
|
15 |
AshlandUniversity (Ohio) -7 |
1 |
37-1 |
280 |
|
|
16 |
DowlingCollege (N.Y.) |
2 |
20-4 |
260 |
|
|
17 |
CaliforniaStateUniversity – Chico |
22 |
23-6 |
216 |
|
|
T18 |
LewisUniversity (Ill.) |
23 |
24-6 |
210 |
|
|
T18 |
SimonFraserUniversity (BC) |
9 |
25-6 |
210 |
|
|
20 |
University of South Carolina – Aiken |
NR |
22-8 |
196 |
|
|
21 |
Michigan Technological University |
NR |
21-9 |
195 |
|
|
22 |
Washburn University (Kan.) |
14 |
23-6 |
159 |
|
|
23 |
MinnesotaStateUniversity – Mankato |
17 |
26-6 |
156 |
|
|
24 |
LimestoneCollege (S.C.) |
10 |
27-4 |
141 |
|
|
25 |
RollinsCollege (Fla.) |
NR |
22-9 |
132 |
Others Receiving Votes: Glenville State College (W.Va.) 126; Shaw University (N.C.) 117; University of Indianapolis (Ind.) 109; West Liberty University (W.Va.) 67; Edinboro University (Pa.) 62; University of Findlay (Ohio) 60; Academy of Art University (Calif.) 58; Metropolitan State University of Denver (Colo.) 47; Montana State University – Billings 45; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) 39; Arkansas Tech University 36; Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) 35; California University of Pennsylvania 29; New York Institute of Technology 29; Tarleton State University (Texas) 29; Pittsburg State University (Kan.) 28; University of California – San Diego 28; Newberry College (S.C.) 24; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 22; Ferris State University (Mich.) 22; University of District of Columbia (DC) 18; University of Southern Indiana (Ind.) 18; Assumption College (Mass.) 17; Livingstone College (N.C.) 17; University of Colorado – Colorado Springs 17; Winston-Salem State University (N.C.) 17; Northeastern State University (Okla.) 16; Saint Mary’s University (Texas) 15; Fayetteville State University (N.C.) 13; Saint Cloud State University (Minn.) 12; Southwestern Oklahoma State University 12; University of Tampa (Fla.) 11; West Texas A&M University 11; Colorado School of Mines 10; Quincy University (Ill.) 10; Bellarmine University (Ky.) 9; Wayne State College (Neb.) 9; Wayne State University (Mich.) 9; Drury University (Mo.) 8; Fort Lewis College (Colo.) 8; Georgia Regents University Augusta 7; North Georgia College & State University 7; Florida Institute of Technology 6; Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) 6; Hillsdale College (Mich.) 6; University of North Alabama 6; Tuskegee University (Ala.) 5; Wingate University (N.C.) 5; Harding University (Ark.) 4; California State University – Monterey Bay 2; CW Post Campus – LIU (N.Y.) 2; Fort Hays State University (Kan.) 2; Indiana University of Pennsylvania 2; Pace University (N.Y.) 2; Barton College (N.C.) 1; California State Polytechnic University – Pomona 1; Clark Atlanta University (Ga.) 1; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) 1; University of Minnesota – Duluth 1.