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Falcons Slide to 14th in Women's Hoops Rankings
December 20, 2005

SEATTLE (Dec. 20) Although Seattle Pacific University stopped a brief two-game losing streak, the Falcons continued to slide down the NCAA Division II women's basketball rankings this week.

Seattle Pacific (5-2) dropped four more spots, from No. 10 to No. 14, in this week's USA TODAY/ESPN coaches poll. SPU plays Cal Poly Pomona Tuesday night (Dec. 20) and Cal State Bakersfield Wednesday (Dec. 21) before the Christmas break.

Defending national champion Washburn (Ks.) remained No. 1 in the nation, earning 2 of 24 first-place votes. Western Washington is No. 7 and Chico State, which dealt SPU its first defeat, is No. 12.

Rank	Institution (First Place Votes)	Last Week's Rank	Record	Points
1.	Washburn University (Kan.) (22)	1	9-0	598
2.	University of North Dakota - Grand Forks (2)	3	12-0	567
3.	Drury University (Mo.)	2	8-1	517
4.	Emporia State University (Kan.)	5	10-0	515
5.	University Of Charleston (W.Va.)	4	8-0	513
6.	Saint Cloud State University (Minn.)	6	11-0	486
7.	Western Washington University	7	5-0	460
8.	Henderson State University (Ark.)	8	9-1	401
9.	Glenville State College (W.Va.)	12	8-0	367
10.	Grand Valley State University (Mich.)	9	8-2	326
11.	Valdosta State University (Ga.)	13	8-1	308
12.	California State University - Chico	11	6-1	302
13.	Rollins College (Fla.)	16	9-0	295
14.	Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)	10	5-2	273
15.	West Texas A&M University	17	7-0	267
16.	American International College (Mass.)	19	9-0	231
17.	Lake Superior State University (Mich.)	14	6-2	207
18.	Central Missouri State University	18	7-2	156
19.	University Of Minnesota-Duluth	22	11-1	152
20.	Florida Gulf Coast University	24	11-0	140
21.	Carson-Newman College (Tenn.)	15	7-3	130
22.	Angelo State University (Texas)	20	8-2	129
23.	Fairmont State University (W.Va.)	21	7-1	91
24.	Saint Augustine's College (N.C.)	NR	7-0	65
25.	Stonehill College (Mass.)	NR	9-0	61