North Carolina Central University

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

     DURHAM, NC -- North Carolina Central University jumped four positions to No. 19 in this week's USA Today ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll, the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) announced Tuesday (March 6), marking the Lady Eagles highest ever national ranking.
     Coming off its first CIAA Tournament Championship in 23 years, NCCU boasts an overall record of 25-5 and is currently enjoying a school record 18-game win streak. The Lady Eagles entered the poll two weeks ago at No. 25, then moved to No. 23 last week.
     This year's squad has equaled the Lady Eagles single-season standard with 25 victories and is the fifth in school history to record 20 wins, all have occurred under 11-year head coach Joli Robinson, the 2007 CIAA Women's Basketball Coach of the Year. 
     NCCU continues its season in the NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region Championships on Friday, Mar. 9 against Newberry College at Clayton State University in Morrow, Ga. Tip-off is 3 p.m.

USA TODAY ESPN Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first-place votes noted to the side, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th.
 

Rank	Institution - First Place Votes	Last Week's Rank	Record	Points
1.	Florida Gulf Coast University - 22	1	29-0	622
2.	Glenville State College (W. Va.) - 1	2	30-2	587
3.	University of North Dakota - 2	3	29-3	574
4.	Delta State University (Miss.)	5	28-3	529
5.	Washburn University (Kan.)	6	26-3	524
6.	Missouri Western State	4	29-3	501
7.	Southern Connecticut State University	7	28-2	471
8.	Lewis University (Ill.)	9	27-3	447
9.	Holy Family University (Penn.)	10	28-2	410
10.	West Texas A&M University	8	28-4	395
11.	California State University, Chico	13	22-4	355
12.	University of California, San Diego	14	21-4	343
13.	Emporia State University (Kan.)	11	22-7	313
14.	Augustana College (S.D.)	12	25-6	278
15.	Regis University (Colo.)	17	23-5	264
16.	Clayton State University (Ga.)	18T	25-5	256
17.	Grand Valley State University (Mich.)	15	21-7	199
18.	Valdosta State University (Ga.)	16	22-6	178
19.	North Carolina Central University	23	25-5	169
20.	Metropolitan State College of Denver	21	27-5	112
21.	Florida Institute of Technology	18T	23-6	106
22.	University of South Dakota	22	23-7	96
23.	Anderson University (S.C.)	25	23-7	71
24.	American International College (Mass.)	20	21-7	59
25.	Gannon University (Pa.)	NR	24-5	44

Dropped Out:  Wingate University (N.C.).

Others Receiving Votes: Wingate University (N.C.) - 40; Pfeiffer University (N.C.) - 26; University of New Haven (Conn.) - 24; Arkansas Tech University - 23; Bentley College (Mass.) - 20; Pace University (N.Y.) - 20; University of Tampa (Fla.) - 18; Northern Kentucky University - 17; Rollins College (Fla.) - 9; Drury University (Mo.) - 7; Texas A&M University-Commerce - 7; College of Saint Rose (N.Y.) - 4; University of Alaska, Anchorage - 3; Barton College (N.C.) - 2; Benedict College (S.C.) - 1; Elizabeth City State University (N.C.) - 1.