SEATTLE (Jan. 15) -- Despite a loss in its most recent outing, Seattle Pacific University remained in the top 10 of NCAA Division II women's basketball teams in this week's USA Today/ESPN coaches poll.

The Falcons (12-3) dropped four places to No. 10, making Seattle Pacific the only Div. II athletic program with both its men's and women's teams ranked among the top 10 nationally. SPU was No. 9 in the men's poll released Jan. 14.

After playing eight of the last 10 games on the road, the women's team returns home to host Western Oregon Thursday at 5:30 in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference game in Brougham Pavilion. The only other ranked GNAC team is Western Washington at No. 20.

Cal Poly Pomona moved back to No. 1 this week. The Broncos, the defending NCAA champion, defeated SPU 76-71 Dec. 28 in Pomona.

The USA TODAY/ESPN Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, record, total points and previous ranking:
1. Cal Poly Pomona (17) 11-2 538
2. Missouri Western (3) 12-1 501
3. Northern Kentucky (1) 12-2 500
4. North Dakota 11-3 464
5. Bloomsburg, Pa. 13-1 449
6. South Dakota State 15-3 404
7. Southern Indiana 14-3 401
8. Arkansas Tech 11-1 382
9. North Dakota State (1) 11-4 331
10. Seattle Pacific 12-3 322
11. Rollins, Fl. 12-2 311
12. USC-Aiken 13-1 258
13. Gannon, Pa. 14-1 233
14. Bentley, Ma. 10-3 226
15. Northern Michigan 9-3 170
16. Delta State, Ms. 10-3 156
17. Shippensburg, Pa. 10-4 151
18. Assumption, Ma. 11-3 149
19. Mars Hill, NC 11-1 121
20. Western Washington 11-3 108
21. St. Mary's, Tx. 15-1 98
22. Mesa State, Co. (1) 12-2 95
23. Central Arkansas 13-1 86
24. Cal State Bakersfield 11-2 76
25. Emporia State, Ks. 8-5 72
Others Receiving Votes: UC Davis 66; Presbyterian 58; Adelphi 53; Johnson C. Smith 48; Columbus State 46; Ouachita Baptist 44; Catawba 43; Lake Superior State 42; American International 31; Southeastern Oklahoma St. 24; Washburn 18; California (PA) 16; Montana State Billings 11; Cameron 10; Francis Marion 8; South Dakota 6; Regis 5; Southwest Baptist 4; Central Missouri State 3; Southwestern Oklahoma St. 3; West Liberty State College 3; Bloomfield College 2; Bellarmine 1; Central Washington 1; Missouri Southern St. 1; Sonoma State 1.