Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Move Up to No. 16 in USA Today/ESPN Poll
January 23, 2007 | Women's Basketball
Jan. 23, 2007
KALAMAZOO, Mich. - The latest USA Today/ESPN Top-25 Coaches Poll has been released, and the Bowling Green State University women's basketball team has moved up a spot, to 16th in the nation. The poll was released Tuesday afternoon (Jan. 23).
The Falcons are now ranked 16th in the country in both polls, as the Associated Press poll came out Monday (Jan. 22). The rankings are the highest in both school and Mid-American Conference history.
The Falcons (16-2 6-0 MAC) are in Kalamazoo, Mich., preparing for a Wednesday night (Jan. 24) game vs. Western Michigan University. Starting time is 7:00 p.m. at University Arena. The game marks the first of a three-game road swing for the Brown and Orange, who will play a Sunday (Jan. 28) contest at Eastern Michigan before stepping out of MAC play for a Tuesday (Jan. 30) tilt at Chicago State.
USA TODAY/ESPN women's basketball coaches' poll
Jan. 23, 2007
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Rank
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School (first-place votes)
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Record
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Points
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Last week's rank
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1.
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Duke (24)
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20-0
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768
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1
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2.
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North Carolina (7)
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22-0
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749
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2
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3.
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Maryland
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20-1
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707
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3
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4.
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Tennessee
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17-2
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676
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4
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5.
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Connecticut
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16-2
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628
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5
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6.
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Oklahoma
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16-1
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617
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6
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7.
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Ohio State
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17-1
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605
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7
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8.
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LSU
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18-2
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562
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8
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9.
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Stanford
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16-3
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514
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9
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10.
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Arizona State
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18-2
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496
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10
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11.
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Baylor
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16-3
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442
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12
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12.
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George Washington
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16-2
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423
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13
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13.
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Purdue
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18-3
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405
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14
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14.
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Vanderbilt
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17-3
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382
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11
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15.
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Georgia
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16-4
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335
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16
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16.
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Bowling Green
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16-2
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293
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17
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17.
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Louisville
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18-2
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276
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15
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18.
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Marquette
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17-2
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238
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19
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19.
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Middle Tennessee
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17-3
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213
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20
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20.
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Texas A&M
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13-4
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137
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18
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21.
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Michigan State
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15-4
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136
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21
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22.
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California
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15-4
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121
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22
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23.
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Pittsburgh
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15-3
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66
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25
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24.
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Texas
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14-5
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56
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24
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25.
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Mississippi
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16-4
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51
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NR
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(tie)
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Nebraska
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16-3
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51
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NR
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Dropped out: No. 23 TCU.
Others receiving votes: Arkansas (18-3) 23; Delaware (16-2) 20; Montana (16-2) 19; South Florida (14-5) 8; TCU (13-6) 8; Rutgers (10-6) 7; Wisconsin-Green Bay (15-3) 7; Brigham Young (14-4) 6; Florida State (15-4) 5; James Madison (15-2) 5; Iowa State (15-4) 4; Texas Tech (12-8) 4; Ball State (15-2) 3; Utah (13-6) 3; Kansas State (14-4) 2; Temple (15-4) 2; Illinois State (14-4) 1; Western Kentucky (12-5) 1.
