FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
February 15, 2005
USA TODAY/ESPN/WBCA Top 25 women's basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, total points based on 25 points for first place through one point for 25th.
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Pts. |
Prev. |
| 1. |
Drury University (24) |
23-1 |
624 |
1 |
| 2. |
Shaw University (1) |
23-1 |
596 |
3 |
| 3. |
Washburn University |
22-2 |
567 |
4 |
| 4. |
Seattle Pacific University |
20-2 |
518 |
2 |
| 5. |
Anderson College |
24-2 |
509 |
6 |
| 6. |
Fairmont State University |
23-2 |
480 |
7 |
| 7. |
Emporia State University |
20-3 |
469 |
8 |
| 8. |
Angelo State University |
20-2 |
458 |
9 |
| 9. |
Lake Superior State University |
18-4 |
400 |
5 |
| 10. |
California University of PA |
20-4 |
378 |
11 |
| 11. |
Merrimack College |
20-4 |
373 |
12 |
| 12. |
University of Charleston |
22-3 |
358 |
10 |
| 13. |
Western Washington University |
19-3 |
315 |
14 |
| 14. |
Central Missouri State University |
20-4 |
292 |
13 |
| 15. |
University of North Dakota |
19-5 |
249 |
20 |
| 16. |
Bentley College |
21-6 |
232 |
19 |
| 17. |
Augustana College |
20-6 |
193 |
16 |
| 18. |
California State University-Chico |
17-4 |
184 |
15 |
| 19. |
Southern Connecticut State University |
20-4 |
156 |
18 |
| 20. |
California State University Poly-Pomona |
16-5 |
147 |
17 |
| 21. |
Grand Valley State University |
20-4 |
95 |
NR |
| 22. |
Valdosta State University |
18-4 |
82 |
22 |
| 23. |
University of Minnesota-Duluth |
17-6 |
59 |
21 |
| 24. |
Regis University |
19-4 |
54 |
25 |
| 25. |
American International College |
19-7 |
50 |
23 |
Dropped out: No. 24 Bellarmine University
Others Receiving Votes: Clarion University (45); Michigan Tech. University (32); Carson-Newman College (24); Minnesota State University - Moorhead (22); Bellarmine University (18); Clayton College & State University (13); Concordia University (13); Glenville State College (12); Quincy University (11); California State University- Bakersfield (10); Columbus State University (10); Missouri Western State (10); University Of Indianapolis (9); Fort Valley State University (8); Wingate University (7); Henderson State University (6); Armstrong Atlantic State University (5); California State University, Dominguez Hills (5); Johnson C. Smith University (4); Metro State College of Denver (4); Wheeling Jesuit University (4); Saint Cloud State University (3); Saint Martin's College (3); University Of Wisconsin-Parkside (3); Belmont Abbey College (2); Pace University (2); Pittsburg State University (1); Southwest Minnesota State University (1) | 
