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Falcons Rise Again in Women's Hoop Rankings
December 5, 2006

SEATTLE (Dec. 5) Seattle Pacific University takes a No. 17 national ranking into the first of three collisions with other women's basketball powers this month.

The Falcons (4-1) rose two more spots in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll this week, and face No. 8 Chico State Saturday (Dec. 9) in Rohnert Park, Calif. It will be a rematch of last spring's West Region championship game.

SPU will play No. 22 UC San Diego the following week in Las Vegas and hosts No. 5 North Dakota Dec. 30.

Washburn (Ka.) is the new No. 1 team in NCAA Division II, replacing Emporia State, although six teams received first-place votes.

Rank	School (first place votes)	Points	Record	Previous
1	Washburn University (Kan.) - 17	658	4-0	2
2	Henderson State University (Ark.) - 1	620	7-0	4
3	Emporia State University (Kan.) - 4	591	4-1	1
4	Grand Valley State University (Mich.) - 2	583	6-1	3
5	University of North Dakota - 2	567	8-1	5
6	Glenville State College (W. Va.)	546	5-0	7
7	Southern Connecticut State University	507	5-0	9
8	California State University, Chico	461	3-1	6
9	West Texas A&M University	434	7-1	11
10	Florida Gulf Coast University - 1	404	9-0	13
11	Delta State University (Miss.)	391	6-1	12
12	Northern Kentucky University	357	3-1	10
13	Wingate University (N.C.)	341	7-1	14
14	Western Washington University	252	3-1	15
15	Stonehill College (Mass.)	225	6-1	16
16	American International College (Mass.)	214	5-2	17
17	Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)	185	4-1	19
18	Northern State University (S.D.)	179	7-1	22
19	Fort Valley State University (Ga.)	175	5-1	20
20	Metropolitan State College of Denver (Colo.)	171	5-1	NR
21	Clayton State University (Ga.)	157	5-0	23
22	University Of California-San Diego	146	2-1	18
23	Saint Cloud State University (Minn.)	143	4-3	8
24	Missouri Western State	141	5-0	25
25	College Of Saint Rose (N.Y.)	79	6-0	NR