November 30, 2010
RiverHawks Now 13th in Poll
Northeastern State moved up one spot to No. 13 in this week's USA TODAY ESPN Division II Top 25 women's basketballl poll.
The RiverHawks, 3-0 on the year, were ranked 22nd in the preseason poll and moved up eight spots last week into a tie for 14th.
There was quite a shakeup in this week's rankings. Delta State is the new No. 1 team after Arkansas Tech lost for the first time this season. Lander is 2nd, while Ft. Lewis and Washburn surged five spots, respectively, to the 3rd and 4th.
The USA TODAY ESPN board of coaches is made up of 30 head coaches at Division II institutions. All are members of the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
USA TODAY ESPN Division II Top 25 (Week 2 poll)
| Rank | Institution (1st Place Votes) | Previous Rank | Record | Points |
| 1 | Delta State, MS (21) | 2 | 5-0 | 661 |
| 2 | Lander, SC (5) | 3 | 6-0 | 652 |
| 3 | Fort Lewis, CO (2) | 8 | 5-0 | 583 |
| 4 | Washburn, KS | 9 | 4-0 | 549 |
| 5 | Seattle Pacific, WA | 6 | 2-0 | 547 |
| 6 | Arkansas Tech | 1 | 5-1 | 509 |
| 7 | Franklin Pierce, NH | 10 | 6-0 | 504 |
| 8 | Holy Family, PA | 4 | 3-1 | 426 |
| 9 | Clayton State, GA | 13 | 8-0 | 422 |
| 10 | Emporia State, KS | 5 | 4-1 | 373 |
| 11 | Indianapolis, IN | 7 | 4-1 | 367 |
| 12 | West Texas A&M | T11 | 2-1 | 348 |
| 13 | Northeastern State | T14 | 3-0 | 336 |
| 14 | Grand Valley State, MI | 16 | 4-0 | 313 |
| 15 | Alaska-Anchorage | T11 | 5-2 | 283 |
| 16 | Millersville, PA | 19 | 4-0 | 245 |
| 17 | Augustana, SD | 22 | 7-0 | 201 |
| 18 | Wayne State, NE | 17 | 3-1 | 184 |
| 19 | Michigan Technological | T14 | 3-1 | 162 |
| 20 | Western Washington | 24 | 4-0 | 143 |
| 21 | California State-Chico | 21 | 4-0 | 141 |
| 22 | Gannon, PA | 18 | 2-1 | 139 |
| 23 | Tusculum, TN | 23 | 3-3 | 128 |
| 24 | California, PA | NR | 3-1 | 78 |
| 25 | Francis Marion, SC | NR | 3-0 | 66 |
