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SPU Women Drop Just a Couple Spots in NCAA National Rankings
Team now No. 4 following loss at Saint Martin's
February 15, 2005

SEATTLE (Feb. 15) For the first time since December, Seattle Pacific University dropped in the NCAA Division II women's basketball rankings, settling at No. 4 after sustaining its second loss of the season.

Drury (Mo.) earned 24 of 25 first-place votes and remains at No. 1, followed by Shaw (NC), Washburn (Ks.) and the Falcons (20-2). SPU, which had been No. 2, hosts Central Washington Saturday at 3.

Other West Region teams listed include Western Washington (No. 13), Chico State (No. 18) and Cal Poly Pomona (No. 20).

Rank	Team	Record	Pts.	Prev.
1.	Drury University (24)	23-1	624	1
2.	Shaw University (1)	23-1	596	3
3.	Washburn University	22-2	567	4
4.	Seattle Pacific University	20-2	518	2
5.	Anderson College	24-2	509	6
6.	Fairmont State University	23-2	480	7
7.	Emporia State University	20-3	469	8
8.	Angelo State University	20-2	458	9
9.	Lake Superior State University	18-4	400	5
10.	California University of PA	20-4	378	11
11.	Merrimack College	20-4	373	12
12.	University of Charleston	22-3	358	10
13.	Western Washington University	19-3	315	14
14.	Central Missouri State University	20-4	292	13
15.	University of North Dakota	19-5	249	20
16.	Bentley College	21-6	232	19
17.	Augustana College	20-6	193	16
18.	California State University-Chico	17-4	184	15
19.	Southern Connecticut State University	20-4	156	18
20.	California State University Poly-Pomona	16-5	147	17
21.	Grand Valley State University	20-4	95	NR
22.	Valdosta State University	18-4	82	22
23.	University of Minnesota-Duluth	17-6	59	21
24.	Regis University	19-4	54	25
25.	American International College	19-7	50	23

Dropped out: No. 24 Bellarmine University

Others Receiving Votes: Clarion University (45); Michigan Tech. University (32); Carson-Newman College (24); Minnesota State University - Moorhead (22); Bellarmine University (18); Clayton College & State University (13); Concordia University (13); Glenville State College (12); Quincy University (11); California State University- Bakersfield (10); Columbus State University (10); Missouri Western State (10); University Of Indianapolis (9); Fort Valley State University (8); Wingate University (7); Henderson State University (6); Armstrong Atlantic State University (5); California State University, Dominguez Hills (5); Johnson C. Smith University (4); Metro State College of Denver (4); Wheeling Jesuit University (4); Saint Cloud State University (3); Saint Martin's College (3); University Of Wisconsin-Parkside (3); Belmont Abbey College (2); Pace University (2); Pittsburg State University (1); Southwest Minnesota State University (1)