Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Move Up to 16th in USA Today/ESPN Coaches' Poll
February 20, 2007 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 20, 2007
STREETSBORO, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team has moved up a spot, to 16th in the nation, in the latest USA Today/ESPN Coaches' poll. The latest version of the poll was released Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 20).
The Falcons are ranked in the USA Today/ESPN poll for a school- and MAC-record 13th consecutive week. BGSU's ranking of 16th ties for the highest in school and conference history. The Falcons were 16th in the nation in back-to-back weeks in the Jan. 23 and Jan. 30 USA Today/ESPN polls, and BGSU was also 16th in the country in the Jan. 22 Associated Press poll.
BGSU is in Northeast Ohio, preparing for a Tuesday night (Jan. 20) game vs. Kent State University. Tipoff is 7:00 p.m. at the M.A.C. Center.
This week's complete poll follows ...
USA TODAY/ESPN women's basketball coaches' poll
Feb. 20, 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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Lask week's rank
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1.
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Duke (31)
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28-0
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775
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1
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2.
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Tennessee
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25-2
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739
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3
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3.
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Connecticut
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24-2
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703
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4
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4.
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North Carolina
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26-2
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693
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2
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5.
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Maryland
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25-4
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618
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6
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6.
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Ohio State
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24-2
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606
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5
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7.
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LSU
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23-5
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557
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7
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8.
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Arizona State
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25-3
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554
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8
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9.
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George Washington
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23-2
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533
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9
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10
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Stanford
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23-4
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531
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10
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11.
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Oklahoma
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20-4
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438
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11
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12t.
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Georgia
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23-5
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421
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12
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12t.
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Vanderbilt
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23-4
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421
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13
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14.
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Baylor
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23-4
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401
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14
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15.
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Purdue
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23-5
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319
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15
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16.
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Bowling Green
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24-2
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298
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17
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17.
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Middle Tennessee
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24-3
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270
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18
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18.
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Texas A&M
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20-5
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235
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16
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19.
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Marquette
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22-4
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217
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21
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20.
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Michigan State
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21-6
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147
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24
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21.
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Louisville
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22-5
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134
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19
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22.
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Rutgers
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17-7
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119
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23
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23.
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Wisconsin-Green Bay
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21-3
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77
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25
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24.
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Nebraska
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21-6
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74
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20
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25.
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James Madison
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24-2
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62
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NR
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Dropped out: No. 22 California (20-7).
Others receiving votes: California 35; North Carolina State (20-8) 22; Montana (24-2) 21; Brigham Young (19-6) 14; Pittsburgh (20-6) 14; New Mexico (19-7) 7; TCU (19-7) 7; Southern Illinois (17-9) 3; Liberty (17-9) 2; Mississippi (20-8) 2; Temple (22-5) 2; Florida State (19-8) 1; Iowa State (19-7) 1; Tulane (22-5) 1; Xavier (21-7) 1.
