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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Butler (23)
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27-3
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761
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2
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2.
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Davidson (1)
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23-6
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728
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3
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3.
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Gonzaga (3)
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23-6
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709
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4
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4.
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Drake (1)
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25-4
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701
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1
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5.
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VCU
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23-6
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630
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7
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6.
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South Alabama
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25-5
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607
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9
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7.
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Kent State
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23-6
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575
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5
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8.
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Western Kentucky
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24-6
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557
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10
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9.
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Stephen F. Austin
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23-4
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528
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6
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10.
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St. Mary's
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24-5
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488
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8
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11.
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Illinois State
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22-8
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464
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12
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12.
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Robert Morris
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25-6
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381
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17
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13.
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Cal State Fullerton
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19-8
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303
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11
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14.
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IUPUI
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24-6
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269
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14
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15.
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UC Santa Barbara
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21-7
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266
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15
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16.
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George Mason
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20-10
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253
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13
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17.
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Belmont
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22-8
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228
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20
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18.
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Akron
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20-8
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199
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18
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19.
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Morgan State
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19-9
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187
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21
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20.
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Cal State Northridge
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19-8
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174
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16
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21.
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Rider
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21-9
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137
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24
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22.
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Cornell
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20-5
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123
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25
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23.
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Sam Houston State
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21-6
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111
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NR
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24.
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UNC Asheville
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21-8
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86
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NR
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25.
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Ohio
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18-10
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85
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23
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OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Oral Roberts 83, Creighton 73, Western Michigan 59, Southern Illinois 48, Siena 43, Wright State 39, American 38, UMBC 37, Austin Peay 35, Portland State 16, Cleveland State 15, Miami (Ohio) 10, Valparaiso 8, Pacific 7, Wagner 6, Brown 3, San Diego 3, Lamar 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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