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SPU Women Still Fourth in Women's Hoop Rankings
February 22, 2005

SEATTLE (Feb. 22) Seattle Pacific University held steady at No. 4 in this week's NCAA Division II women's basketball rankings.

Drury (Mo.) again earned 24 of 25 first-place votes and remains at No. 1, followed by Shaw (NC), Washburn (Ks.) and the Falcons (21-2). SPU hosts Seattle University Thursday night at 5:30, then meets No. 13 Western Washington Saturday at 5.

Other West Region teams listed include Chico State (No. 19) and Cal Poly Pomona (No. 21).

Rank	School	Record	Pts.	Prev.
1.	Drury University (23)	25-1	623	1
2.	Shaw University (1)	25-1	597	2
3.	Washburn University (1)	24-2	575	3
4.	Seattle Pacific University	21-2	545	4
5.	Anderson College	27-2	523	5
6.	Emporia State University	22-3	500	7
7.	Fairmont State University	25-2	433	6
8.	Lake Superior State University	20-4	429	9
9.(t)	California University of PA	21-4	388	10
9.(t)	Merrimack College	22-4	388	11
11.	Angelo State University	22-3	376	8
12.	University of Charleston	24-3	348	12
13.	Western Washington University	21-3	342	13
14.	University of North Dakota	20-5	301	15
15.	Bentley College	23-6	272	16
16.	Southern Connecticut State University	23-4	221	19
17.	Central Missouri State University	21-5	216	14
18.	Grand Valley State University	21-4	189	21
19.	California State University-Chico	18-5	155	18
20.	University of Minnesota-Duluth	18-6	97	23
21.	California State Poly -Pomona	17-6	84	20
22.	American International College	21-7	79	25
23.	Augustana College	20-8	74	17
24.(t)	Regis University	20-5	49	24
24.(t)	Valdosta State University	20-5	49	22

Dropped out: None

Others Receiving Votes: Clarion University (32); Carson-Newman College (29); Minnesota State University - Moorhead (28); California State University, Dominguez Hills (16); Clayton College & State University (16); Quincy University (16); Abilene Christian University (15); Glenville State College (15); Michigan Tech. University (13); Saint Cloud State University (11); Missouri Western State (9); Wheeling Jesuit University (9); Henderson State University - 8; Southwest Minnesota State University (8); Concordia University - Saint Paul (7); Fort Valley State University (6); Columbus State University (5); California State University - Bakersfield (4); Metro State College of Denver (4); Pace University (4); University Of Wisconsin-Parkside (4); Wingate University (4); Belmont Abbey College (3); Rollins College (3); Bellarmine University (2); Johnson C. Smith University (1)