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Wildcats Climb to #3

Wayne, Neb.--- Wayne State College has surpassed its' highest-ever national ranking in women's basketball as the Wildcats moved up one spot to third in this week's USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll released Tuesday afternoon. The Wildcats received a total of 650 points in voting conducted by various Division II head coaches from across the country.

            The Wildcats won a pair of road games last weekend, beating Southwest Minnesota State 63-52 and Minnesota State 83-45 to improve to 21-2 overall this season and 15-2 in the Northern Sun Conference. This weekend, WSC is back at home looking to defend their consecutive home win streak that stands at 39 as they host University of Mary Friday evening at 6:00 p.m. and Northern State Saturday afternoon at 4:00 p.m. U-Mary was the team that handed the Wildcats their first loss of the season on December, 10^th as the Marauders won 72-64 in Bismarck, N.D.

            Listed below is this week's USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll:

USA TODAY/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll (February 7, 2012)

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Rank School (First-Place Votes)        Rank       Record    Points

1.  California - San Diego (30)                                  1             22-0         750

2.  Edinboro (Pa.)                                    2             20-0         714

3.  Wayne State (Neb.)                             4             21-2         650

4.  Clayton State (Ga.)                             5             20-2         616

5.  Ashland (Ohio)                                    6             20-1         611

6.  Fort Lewis College (Colo.)                   7             18-2         575

7.  Bentley Univ. (Mass.)                          9             19-3         530

8.  Metro State (Colo.)                             3             19-2         527

9.   Washburn (Kan.)                                                11            20-3         509

10. Pittsburg State (Kan.)                         12            20-2         463

11. Rollins (Fla.)                                      14            17-3         381

12. Alaska-Anchorage                              8             20-4         371         

13. Arkansas Tech                                    13            15-3         359

14. Northeastern State (Okla.)                  10            19-3         357

15. South Carolina - Aiken                       16            17-3         346

16. Grand Canyon (Ariz.)                         15            17-2         345

17. Lander Univ. (S.C.)                            19            17-3         299

18. Gannon Univ. (Pa.)                            20            17-3         261

19. Wisconsin - Parkside                           24            17-4         191

20. Indiana Univ. (Pa.)                             17            17-3         157

21. Emporia State (Kan.)                         22            15-5         105

22. Cal State Poly Tech                          NR           15-5         85

23. Univ. of District of Columbia                              NR           17-3         61

24. Johnson C. Smith (N.C.)                     NR           16-4         60

25. Ferris State (Mich.)                             NR           15-4         53