The latest edition of the Mid-Major Top 25 Coaches Poll, as compiled by CollegeInsider.com, is below. with current ranking, record, points and last week's rankings for each team in the poll. This season two MAC coaches have votes in the weekly poll: Charles Ramsey of Eastern Michigan and Steve Hawkins of Western Michigan.
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Record
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Points
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1.
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Butler (24)
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11-1
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768
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2
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2.
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St. Mary's (3)
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10-1
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738
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3
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3.
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Gonzaga (4)
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9-3
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718
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1
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4.
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Creighton
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9-1
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687
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4
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5.
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George Mason
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8-3
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611
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9
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6.
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Sam Houston State
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10-0
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603
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8
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7.
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Holy Cross
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7-2
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540
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5
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8.
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UC Santa Barbara
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10-2
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499
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6
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9.
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Akron
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9-2
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481
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11
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10.
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Kent State
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9-2
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464
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15
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11.
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VCU
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8-3
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456
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14
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12.
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Western Kentucky
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8-4
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426
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7
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13.
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Valparaiso
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10-2
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423
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10
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14.
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Georgia Southern
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8-2
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308
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19
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15.
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Southern Illinois
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5-5
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296
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17
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16.
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Stephen F. Austin
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9-1
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295
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22
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17.
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New Orleans
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10-2
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243
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16
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18.
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Drake
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9-1
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211
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NR
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19.
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Texas-Arlington
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8-2
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206
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12
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20.
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IUPUI
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9-2
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177
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24
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21.
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Northern Iowa
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8-3
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141
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18
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22.
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Wright State
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6-3
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117
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NR
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23.
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South Alabama
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9-3
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102
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NR
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24.
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Siena
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6-3
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81
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NR
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25.
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Cal State Fullerton
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6-3
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75
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23
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OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Bradley 54, Missouri State 51, Davidson 47, Miami 46, James Madison 37, Arkansas Little Rock 36, Ohio 19, Illinois State 15, Wagner 15, Winthrop 13, Oral Roberts 12, Cleveland State 10, UNC Wilmington 8, Wofford 8, Illinois-Chicago 7, North Texas 5, Oakland 5, Wisconsin-Green Bay 5, UNC Asheville 4, Rider 3, Wichita State 3, American 2, Niagara 2, Central Arkansas 1, Western Michigan 1. |
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VOTING PANEL: Mike Adras (Northern Arizona), Randy Bennett (St. Mary's), Will Brown (Albany), Dave Calloway (Monmouth), Kermit Davis (Middle Tennessee), James Fox (Davidson), Steve Hawkins (Western Michigan), Billy Kennedy (Murray State), Tod Kowalczyk (UW-Green Bay), Jim Larranaga (George Mason), Jim Les (Bradley), Mike Lonergan (Vermont), Bart Lundy (High Point), Bob Marlin (Sam Houston State), Gregg Marshall (Wichita State), Tom Moore (Quinnipiac), Jimmy Patsos (Loyola MD), Tom Pecora (Hofstra), Vann Pettaway (Alabama A&M), Charles Ramsey (Eastern Michigan), Craig Robinson (Brown), Sam Scuilli (Santa Clara), John Shulman (Chattanooga), Mark Slonaker (Mercer), Brad Stevens (Butler), Gary Stewart (UC Davis), Scott Sutton (Oral Roberts), Bob Thomason (Pacific), Rex Walters (Florida Atlantic), James Wilhelmi (Howard), Ralph Willard (Holy Cross). |
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NOTE: The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from the following conferences: America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid-Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit League, Sun Belt, West Coast.
Loyola (MD) head coach Jimmy Patsos is the chairman of the Top 25 voting panel for the 2007-08 season.
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The CollegeInsider.Com Mid-Major Top 25 is now in its ninth season of existence. |
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