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 |
1.
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Butler (30)
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16-1
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774
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1
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2.
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Gonzaga (1)
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12-4
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734
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2
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3.
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St. Mary's (1)
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14-2
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713
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3
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4.
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Drake
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14-1
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670
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7
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5.
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Kent State
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13-3
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628
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8
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6.
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Akron
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12-3
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547
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9
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7.
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Sam Houston State
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13-2
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526
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4
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8.
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VCU
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11-4
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494
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11
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9.
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George Mason
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11-5
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473
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5
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10.
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UC Santa Barbara
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13-4
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459
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6
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11.
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Creighton
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12-3
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441
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12
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12.
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Illinois State
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13-3
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423
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15
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13.
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Stephen F. Austin
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13-2
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404
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10
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14.
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South Alabama
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13-3
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344
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14
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15.
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Western Kentucky
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12-5
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343
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16
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16.
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Cal State Northridge
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12-3
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277
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17
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17.
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IUPUI
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13-3
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270
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18
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18.
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Cleveland State
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12-5
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238
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21
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19.
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Davidson
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8-6
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227
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24
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20.
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UNC Asheville
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12-4
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171
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22
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21.
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Holy Cross
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9-5
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132
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13
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22.
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Valparaiso
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12-5
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122
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20
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23.
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Niagara
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11-4
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71
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23
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24.
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Chattanooga
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12-5
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69
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NR
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25.
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Wagner
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12-4
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66
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NR
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OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: New Orleans 61, Siena 48, Ohio 46, Northern Iowa 31, Oral Roberts 31, Indiana State 29, Cal State Fullerton 28, Georgia Southern 26, Austin Peay 24, Winthrop 24, Lafayette 23, Northern Arizona 15, Delaware 14, Miami 11, Pacific 11, James Madison 9, UMBC 7, North Texas 5, Marist 4, SE Missouri State 3, Wisconsin Green Bay 3, Arkansas Little Rock 2, Southern Illinois 2, Texas Arlington 2. |
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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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