GUNNISON, Colo. --- The Western Colorado women's basketball program hit a first Tuesday as the Mountaineers were ranked No. 13 in the first D2SIDA Women's Basketball Division II Media Poll of the season - the first time the program has been ranked in any national poll.
Western (6-1 overall) is the only RMAC school ranked in the top 25 with Colorado Mesa also receiving votes. The Mountaineers were ranked second in the South Central Region Rankings released Monday only behind Lubbock Christian - which is ranked third in the national poll. Texas A&M-Commerce (No. 17) and West Texas A&M (No. 22) are also ranked in the top 25 out of the South Central Region.
Western hits the road this week as it travels to take on Chadron State on Friday and Black Hills State on Saturday.
D2SIDA NATIONAL POLL
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Drury (15) |
8-0 |
399 |
1 |
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Ashland |
2-0 |
376 |
2 |
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| 3 |
Lubbock Christian |
4-0 |
359 |
3 |
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| 4 |
Hawaii Pacific |
1-0 |
342 |
6 |
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| 5 |
Nebraska-Kearney (1) |
8-0 |
319 |
RV |
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| 6 |
Lander |
4-0 |
297 |
13 |
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| 7 |
Grand Valley State |
2-0 |
290 |
T11 |
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| 8 |
Valdosta State |
7-0 |
277 |
NR |
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| 9 |
Minnesota-Duluth |
3-0 |
241 |
18 |
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| 10 |
Tusculum |
7-0 |
235 |
NR |
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| 11 |
Alaska Anchorage |
0-0 |
227 |
5 |
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| 12 |
Charleston (W.Va.) |
2-0 |
214 |
NR |
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| 13 |
Western Colorado |
6-1 |
194 |
RV |
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| 14 |
Central Missouri |
7-1 |
178 |
T21 |
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| 15 |
North Georgia |
3-0 |
165 |
16 |
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| 16 |
Lee |
4-1 |
157 |
T21 |
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| 17 |
Texas A&M-Commerce |
4-1 |
130 |
9 |
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| 18 |
Southern Indiana |
6-1 |
125 |
NR |
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| 19 |
Glenville State |
1-1 |
97 |
17 |
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| 20 |
Daemen |
0-0 |
88 |
NR |
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| 21 |
Southwestern Oklahoma State |
2-0 |
76 |
NR |
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| 22 |
West Texas A&M |
3-1 |
68 |
19 |
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| 23 |
Carson-Newman |
3-0 |
60 |
NR |
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| 24 |
Northwest Nazarene |
0-0 |
55 |
RV |
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| 25 |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
2-0 |
47 |
NR |
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RV:Â Cedarville 35, Mississippi College 30, Concordia-St. Paul 29, St. Thomas Aquinas 16, Azusa Pacific 14, Colorado Mesa 14, Gannon 13, Belmont Abbey 10, Mercyhurst 8, West Alabama 8, Emporia State 4, Molloy 2, Truman 1
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