Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Now 17th in USA Today/ESPN Poll
February 06, 2007 | Women's Basketball
Feb. 6, 2007
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - The Bowling Green State University women's basketball team is ranked 17th in the nation in the latest USA Today/ESPN Top-25 Coaches poll. The poll was released late Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 6).
The Falcons have dropped a spot in the poll after being ranked 16th in the nation in each of the last two weeks. BGSU switched places with Louisville in this week's poll.
BGSU, riding a 13-game winning streak, is 20-2 overall and 9-0 in Mid-American Conference play. The Falcons, atop the MAC's East Division, host West-leading Ball State (17-3, 8-1) in a Wednesday (Feb. 7) contest at venerable Anderson Arena. That game begins at 7:00 p.m.
The complete poll ...
USA TODAY/ESPN women's basketball coaches' poll
Feb. 6, 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 (25)
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24-0
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769
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1
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2.
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North Carolina (6)
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24-0
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750
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2
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3.
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Tennessee
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21-2
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709
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3
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4.
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Connecticut
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20-2
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667
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5
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5.
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Ohio State
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21-1
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652
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6
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6.
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Maryland
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22-3
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626
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4
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7.
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LSU
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21-3
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554
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7
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8.
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Arizona State
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21-3
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515
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10
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9. (tie)
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George Washington
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19-2
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490
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12
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9. (tie)
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Oklahoma
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18-3
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490
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8
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11.
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Stanford
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19-4
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486
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9
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12.
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Georgia
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19-5
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408
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14
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13.
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Purdue
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20-4
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387
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13
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14.
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Vanderbilt
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20-4
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382
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15
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15.
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Baylor
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19-4
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364
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11
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16.
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Louisville
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21-2
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295
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17
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17.
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Bowling Green
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20-2
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280
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16
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18.
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Middle Tennessee
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21-3
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230
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19
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19.
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Texas A&M
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17-4
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216
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20
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20.
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California
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18-5
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182
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21
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21.
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Nebraska
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19-4
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163
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22
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22.
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Marquette
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19-4
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146
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18
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23.
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Rutgers
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14-6
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70
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25
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24.
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Michigan State
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17-6
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51
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23
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25.
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Wisconsin-Green Bay
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18-3
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46
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24
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Dropped out: None.
Others receiving votes: Texas (16-7) 30; Montana (20-2) 23; James Madison (19-2) 19; South Florida (17-5) 17; Pittsburgh (17-5) 14; Brigham Young (16-5) 12; Mississippi (18-6) 10; TCU (16-7) 5; Delaware (19-3) 4; Florida State (17-6) 4; North Carolina State (17-7) 3; Temple (18-5) 2; Western Kentucky (16-5) 2; Belmont (16-5) 1; Liberty (14-8) 1.
The USA TODAY/ESPN Board of Coaches is made up of 31 head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association.
