ST. GEORGE – The Dixie State College women’s basketball team moved up seven spots to No. 13 in the Week 9 version of the USA TODAY ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll.

Despite being idle last week, the Red Storm catapulted to #13 in this weeks poll. Dixie State has resume building wins over #12 Grand Canyon and then #5 (#20 now) Seattle Pacific.  This marks the highest Dixie State has ever been ranked in school history.

Dixie State (12-1, 2-0 PacWest) picked up a 76-50 win over Academy of Art last night on their three game road swing to the San Francisco Bay Area.  They have two more games, at Dominican on Thursday evening and Notre Dame de Namur on Saturday afternoon.

Rank    Institution- First Place Votes   Previous Rank    Record    Total Points
1    Lander University (S.C.) -26   2    17-0    716
2    Arkansas Tech University -1   4    14-1    647
3    Clayton State University (Ga.)   5    15-0    643
4    Delta State University (Miss.) -2   1    14-1    614
5    Fort Lewis College (Colo.)   3    15-1    584
6    Washburn University (Kan.)   7    13-1    569
7    Wayne State College (Neb.)   8    14-1    526
8    Michigan Technological University   9    13-1    493
9    Northeastern State University (Okla.)   6    12-2    433
10    Western Washington University   12    13-1    417
11    Emporia State University (Kan.)   10    11-3    390
12    Grand Canyon University (Ariz.)   17    12-2    293
13    Dixie State College of Utah   20    12-1    278
14    Metro State College of Denver (Colo.)   21    15-0    272
15    University of Alaska – Anchorage    11    14-4    271
16    Rollins College (Fla.)   19    15-2    258
17    University of South Carolina – Aiken   18    16-3    211
18    Bentley University (Mass.)   15    13-2    205
19    Grand Valley State University (Mich.)   13    12-3    202
20    Seattle Pacific University (Wash.)   22    11-3    186
21    Quincy University (Ill.)   23    15-1    183
22    Holy Family University (Pa.)   14    10-3    178
23    Millersville University of Pennsylvania   16    11-3    165
24    University of Tampa (Fla.)   NR    13-2    108
25    Tarleton State University (Texas)   NR    12-2    66

Dropped Out:  West Liberty University (W.Va.); California State University – Chico.

Others receiving votes: University of West Alabama 42; California State University – Monterey Bay 39; West Liberty University (W.Va.) 39; Gannon University (Pa.) 36; Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) 28; Harding University (Ark.) 24; Florida Southern College 23; West Texas A&M University 23; California University of Pennsylvania 22; Northwest Missouri State University 19; Indiana University of Pennsylvania 18; University of California – San Diego 18; University of Indianapolis (Ind.) 18; Edinboro University (Pa.) 17; Johnson C Smith University (N.C.) 16; Elizabeth City State University (N.C.) 14; University of Wisconsin – Parkside 14; Augustana College (S.D.) 13; Colorado Christian University 13; American International College (Mass.) 11; Pace University (N.Y.) 10; California State University – Chico 9; Fort Valley State University (Ga.) 8; Drury University (Mo.) 7; Northern Kentucky University 6; West Chester University of Pennsylvania 6; Concordia University (Minn.) 4; Francis Marion University (S.C). 3; Southeastern Oklahoma State University 3; Minnesota State University – Moorhead 2; Bowie State University (Md.) 1; Missouri S & T 1; Tusculum College (Tenn.) 1.