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SPU Women Vault 9 Spots to No. 13 in Hoop Poll
December 2, 2003

SEATTLE (Dec. 2) – Seattle Pacific University jumped nine spots to No. 13 in the first regular season rankings for NCAA Division II women’s basketball.

The unbeaten Falcons (4-0) had been No. 22 in the USA Today/ESPN preseason poll, conducted by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association. SPU will face Central Washington in its Great Northwest Athletic Conference opener Thursday night and it hosts No. 23 Chico State Saturday night at Brougham Pavilion.

South Dakota State remains No. 1 in the rankings but three top-10 teams suffered at least one defeat in the first three weeks of the season.

The only other west Region team mentioned in the poll, besides SPU and Chico, is Cal State Bakersfield at No. 16.

Rank, Team	Record	Points	Previous Rank
1. South Dakota State University (19)	3-0	534	1
2. University Of North Dakota (1)	7-0	486	6
3. California University Of PA	5-0	481	4
4. University Of South Dakota (1)	7-1	439	3
5. Glenville State College	4-0	437	7
6. University Of North Florida	5-0	386	12
7. Washburn University	4-0	371	13
8. Shaw University	3-0	345	14
9. Drury University (1)	7-1	337	9
10. Northern Kentucky University	3-1	310	10
11. Bellarmine University	4-0	281	18
12. Bentley College	3-2	267	2
13. Seattle Pacific University	4-0	264	22
14. University Of Indianapolis	3-1	210	17
15. North Dakota State University	2-2	191	15
16. California State University - Bakersfield	2-01	86 2	1
17. Arkansas Tech University	2-1	177	16
18. University of Minnesota-Duluth	3-1	167	19
19. University Of Central Arkansas	4-4	142	5
20. Quincy University	3-2	128	8
21. Emporia State University	5-0	100	NR
22. Armstrong Atlantic State University	2-2	92	11
23. California State University - Chico	2-0	85	25
24. American International College	5-0	69	NR
25. University Of Nebraska - Kearney	3-1	65	22