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Falcons Fall to 25th in Women's Hoop Rankings
January 3, 2006

SEATTLE (Jan. 3) ­Seattle Pacific University nearly fell out of the NCAA Division II women's basketball national rankings for the first time in seven years, but held on to the No. 25 slot in this week's USA TODAY/ESPN coaches poll.

Seattle Pacific (7-4) slid 11 spots from the Dec. 20 rankings after losing two of three. The Falcons return home from a seven-game road trip to host Saint Martin's Thursday night. Three of the four losses have been to teams currently in the top 25.

Defending national champion Washburn (Ks.) remained No. 1 in the nation. Western Washington is No. 9, Chico State No. 12 and Cal State Bakersfield No. 23. All three defeated SPU last month on the road.

Rank
 Institution (First Place Votes)
Last Week's Rank
Record
Points
1.
 Washburn University (Kan.) (22)
1
13-0
598
2.
 University of North Dakota - Grand Forks (2)
2
16-0
575
3.
 Emporia State University (Kan.)
4
13-0
539
4.
 Drury University (Mo.)
3
11-1
522
5.
 University Of Charleston (W.Va.)
5
10-0
508
6.
 Saint Cloud State University (Minn.)
6
14-0
485
7.
 Glenville State College (W.Va.)
9
8-0
416
8.
 Henderson State University (Ark.)
8
10-1
399
9.
 Western Washington University
7
9-1
381
10.
 Grand Valley State University (Mich.)
10
11-2
380
11.
 Rollins College (Fla.)
13
9-0
336
12.
 California State University - Chico
12
8-1
316
13.
 American International College (Mass.)
16
11-0
306
14.
 West Texas A&M University
15
9-1
281
15.
 Lake Superior State University (Mich.)
17
9-2
225
16.
 Florida Gulf Coast University
20
14-1
178
17.
 Stonehill College (Mass.)
25
11-0
169
18.
 Delta State University (Miss.)
NR
11-0
155
19.
 Saint Augustine's College (N.C.)
24
9-1
148
20.
 University Of Minnesota-Duluth
19
13-2
138
21.
 Valdosta State University (Ga.)
11
8-3
123
22.
 Angelo State University (Texas)
22
8-2
109
23.
 California State University - Bakersfield
NR
8-1
93
24.
 Fairmont State University (W.Va.)
23
7-1
93
25.
 Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)
14
7-4
59

Dropped Out: Central Missouri State University, Carson-Newman College (Tenn.).

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