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Falcons Remain No. 3; Meet First Nationally Ranked Foe of '05-'06 Friday
December 6, 2005

SEATTLE (Dec. 6) – Third-ranked Seattle Pacific University will face its first nationally-ranked women’s basketball opponent of the season Friday night in Bellingham when the unbeaten Falcons meet No. 11 Chico State.

In a rematch of last year’s NCAA Division II West Region championship game, SPU (4-0) will play the Wildcats (5-0) in the first round of the CCAA/GNAC Challenge. Host Western Washington is No. 8 in this week’s USA TODAY/ESPN coaches poll.

Defending national champion Washburn (Ks.) received 22 of 27 first-place votes in the initial weekly ranking. Seattle Pacific had also been No. 3 in the preseason poll.

	Institution	Points
1	Washburn University (Kan.) (22)	667
2	Drury University (Mo.) (3)	644
3	Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)	600
4	University of North Dakota (2)	584
5	University Of Charleston (W.Va.)	566
6	Emporia State University (Kan.)	550
7	Saint Cloud State University (Minn.)	488
8	Western Washington University	390
9	Grand Valley State University (Mich.)	369
10	Henderson State University (Ark.)	353
11	California State University - Chico	344
12	Lake Superior State University (Mich.)	338
13	Glenville State College (W.Va.)	270
14	Valdosta State University (Ga.)	269
15	Shaw University (N.C.)	265
16	Carson-Newman College (Tenn.)	255
17	Angelo State University (Texas)	209
18	Rollins College (Fla.)	175
19	Central Missouri State University	162
20	Fairmont State University (W.Va.)	150
21	California University (Pa.)	120
22	West Texas A&M University	109
23	American International College (Mass.)	94
24	Regis University (Colo.)	86
25	University Of Minnesota-Duluth	84