Dixie State Moves Up a Spot to #13

Dixie State Moves Up a Spot to #13
Photo by Julie Buchanan Photography
ST. GEORGE – After a successful 3-1 road trip to the Hawaiian Islands,  the Dixie State College women’s basketball team moved up one spot to #12 in the Week 16 version of the USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES POLL.

Finishing their season with a 21-game home winning streak and their best ever finish with a 24-3 record the Red Storm are NCAA tournament bound.

Sunday night they found out they are a #6 seed in the West Regional being played at Pomona, CA. They will play #6 seeded and #22-ranked Cal State Montery Bay (26-3) Friday at 12:30 PM PST.

You can follow all the live action on DixieAthletics.com.

Rank Institution- First Place Votes Previous Rank Record Total Points

1 Arkansas Tech University -15 2 27-2 684
2 Clayton State University (Ga.) -10 1 29-1 663
3 Michigan Technological University -1 5 26-2 597
4 Delta State University (Miss.) 3 26-3 594
5 Fort Lewis College (Colo.) -1 6 28-2 589
6 Lander University (S.C.) -1 4 27-3 526
7 Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) 8 27-2 464
8 University of South Carolina – Aiken 12 26-5 451
9 Wayne State College (Neb.) 7 25-3 435
10 Metro State College of Denver (Colo.) 10 26-2 424
11 Northeastern State University (Okla.) 9 24-4 383
12 University of Alaska – Anchorage 16 26-6 333
13 Dixie State College of Utah 14 24-3 330
14 Western Washington University 11 26-3 313
15 Bentley University (Mass.) 17 25-4 300
16 Quincy University (Ill.) 13 25-3 285
17 Edinboro University (Pa.) 21 25-3 241
18 Holy Family University (Pa.) 15 23-4 238
19 Northwest Missouri State University 22 25-4 212
20 Tarleton State University (Texas) 18 24-4 174
21 Florida Southern College (Fla.) 24 25-4 151
22 California State University – Monterey Bay 19 26-3 147
23 California State Polytechnic University – Pomona NR 25-4 105
24 Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) 23 24-4 92
25 Washburn University (Kan.) 20 22-6 81

Dropped Out: Grand Valley State University (Mich.).

Others receiving votes: Barton College (N.C.) 59; Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) 37; University of Wisconsin – Parkside 37; University of North Alabama 25; Grand Valley State University (Mich.) 22; Georgia College & State University 18; West Liberty University (W.Va.) 14; Florida Institute of Technology 10; California State University – Chico 8; Tusculum College (Tenn.) 6; University of Tampa (Fla.) 6; Bloomfield College (N.J.) 5; Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 5; California University of Pennsylvania 5; Assumption College (Mass.) 4; Rollins College (Fla.) 4; Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) 4; Pace University (N.Y.) 3; College of Saint Rose (N.Y.) 2; Fort Valley State University (Ga.) 2; Emporia State University (Kan.) 1; Miles College (Ala.) 1; Shaw University (N.C.) 1; Texas Woman’s University 1.

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