USA TODAY ESPN DIVISION II TOP 25 COACHES' POLL
Week 9 Poll: February 2, 2010
USA TODAY ESPN Division II Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first-place votes to the right, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th.
| Rank | Institution- First Place Votes | Previous Ranking | Record | Points |
| 1 | Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) -23 | 1 | 19-0 | 667 |
| 2 | University of Indianapolis (Ind.) -3 | 2 | 21-0 | 649 |
| 3 | Gannon University (Pa.) -1 | 3 | 22-0 | 621 |
| 4 | Michigan Technological University | 4 | 18-1 | 575 |
| 5 | Emporia State University (Kan.) | 5 | 19-1 | 556 |
| 6 | Fort Lewis College (Colo.) | 8 | 20-2 | 481 |
| 7 | Arkansas Tech University | 7 | 18-1 | 478 |
| 8 | University of California - San Diego | 10 | 17-1 | 459 |
| 9 | West Texas A&M University | 9 | 20-2 | 449 |
| 10 | Lander University (S.C.) | 11 | 18-1 | 422 |
| 11 | Fort Valley State University (Ga.) | 14 | 19-1 | 394 |
| 12 | Delta State University (Miss.) | 6 | 16-2 | 382 |
| 13 | Washburn University (Kan.) | 15 | 16-3 | 325 |
| 14 | University of Tampa (Fla.) | 16 | 18-2 | 309 |
| T15 | Clayton State University (Ga.) | 18 | 16-3 | 253 |
| T15 | Francis Marion University (S.C.) | 17 | 17-2 | 253 |
| 17 | Holy Family University (Pa.) | 19 | 17-1 | 238 |
| 18 | University of Alaska - Anchorage | 13 | 15-3 | 235 |
| T19 | Seattle Pacific University (Wash.) | 21 | 15-3 | 175 |
| T19 | Western Washington University | 22 | 17-2 | 175 |
| 21 | Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) | 12 | 16-3 | 174 |
| 22 | California University of Pennsylvania | 20 | 15-4 | 149 |
| 23 | Concordia University, St. Paul (Minn.) | 23 | 16-4 | 69 |
| 24 | Quincy University (Ill.) | NR | 15-5 | 44 |
| 25 | Bowie State University (Md.) | NR | 11-4 | 42 |
Dropped Out: Tarleton State University (Texas) -23; Millersville University of Pennsylvania -12.
Others Receiving Votes: Adams State College (Colo.) -27; Virginia State University -24; Lenoir-Rhyne University (N.C.) -21; University of Wisconsin - Parkside -18; Texas A&M University, Kingsville -14; Florida Southern College -12; Stonehill College (Mass.) -8; Northwest Nazarene University (Idaho) -7; Newberry College (S.C.) -6; Northeastern State University (Okla.) -6; Augustana College (S.D.) -5; Wayne State College (Neb.) -4; Georgia College & State University -3; Shaw University (N.C.) -3; Kentucky State University -2; University of Bridgeport (Conn.) -2; Barry University (Fla.) -1; Bentley University (Mass.) -1; West Liberty University (W. Va.) -1.
The USA TODAY ESPN board of coaches is made up of 30 head coaches at Division II institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). The 2009-10 board: Gie Parsons - Non-voting Chair (Clarion University), James Brunelli (Anderson University), Chris Ratcliff (University of Arkansas at Monticello), Dave Wilbers (Arkansas Tech University), David Smith (Bellarmine University), Krista Gerlich (West Texas A&M University), Angie Kristensen (Dixie State College of Utah), John Burke (Dominican College), Stephen McDonald (Fairmont State University), Mark Swasey (California University of Pa.), Stephanie Evans (Kentucky State University), Kevin Pederson (Lander University), Carol Russell (University of Nebraska at Kearney), Marilynn Rule-Heinrich (Nova Southeastern University), Brad Vanden Boogaard (Oklahoma Panhandle State University), Julie Van Beek (Seattle Pacific University), Jacques Curtis (Shaw University), Mike Jewett (Southwest Minnesota State University), Ron McHenry (Washburn University), Barbara Nelson (Wingate University), Glory Bradley (Wayne State University), Mike Brandt (University of South Carolina - Aiken), Lester Butler (University of the District of Columbia), Charity Elliott (University of California - San Diego), Scott Hyland (Texas A&M University - Kingsville), Ferne Labati (Seton Hill University), Tim O'Hagan (Molloy College), Latricia Trammell (Western State College of Colorado), Helen Williams (Merrimack College), and Nancy Winstel (Northern Kentucky University).
