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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Gonzaga (24)
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14-4
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763
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2
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2.
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Butler (4)
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17-2
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727
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1
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3.
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St. Mary's (1)
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15-2
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713
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3
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4.
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Drake (2)
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16-1
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703
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4
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5.
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Akron
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14-3
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618
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6
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6.
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VCU
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13-4
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578
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8
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7.
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George Mason
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13-5
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557
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9
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8.
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South Alabama
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15-3
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550
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14
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9.
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Kent State
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14-4
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472
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5
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10.
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Creighton
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14-3
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456
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11
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11.
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UC Santa Barbara
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14-4
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416
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10
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12.
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Cleveland State
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14-5
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405
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18
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13.
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Cal State Northridge
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13-3
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403
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16
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14.
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Sam Houston State
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14-3
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392
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7
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15.
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Illinois State
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14-4
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346
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12
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16.
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Western Kentucky
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14-5
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337
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15
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17.
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Stephen F. Austin
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15-2
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293
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13
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18.
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Davidson
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10-6
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288
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19
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19.
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UNC Asheville
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14-4
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213
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20
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20.
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New Orleans
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14-5
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148
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NR
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21.
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Ohio
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11-6
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110
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NR
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22.
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Pacific
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13-5
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91
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NR
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23.
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IUPUI
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13-5
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85
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17
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24.
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Valparaiso
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13-6
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70
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22
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25.
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Oral Roberts
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12-5
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51
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NR
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OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Siena 50, Niagara 43, Lafayette 36, Wagner 34, Northern Arizona 20, Holy Cross 14, Winthrop 14, Rider 13, Northern Iowa 12, Appalachian State 10, Austin Peay 10, Southern Illinois 10, Hampton 8, Chattanooga 7, Cornell 3, Georgia Southern 3, Texas Arlington 3. |
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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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