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NEWS RELEASE

Date: March 8, 2005

From: UPA College Rankings Office

Contact: Michael Degnan

The Ultimate Players Association has released its first Collegiate Women's Top 25 Rankings of the 2005 season. Only teams that have played in at least four reported games this season have been ranked.

Rank Team P.R.* W - L

1 Iowa (CN) 1881 5 - 0
2 Stanford (NW) 1589 12 - 1
3 Texas (SO) 1587 2 - 2
4 Texas A & M (SO) 1493 6 - 1
5 Wisconsin (CN) 1472 8 - 2
6 Washington (NW) 1381 5 - 3
7 Georgia (AC) 1373 9 - 3
7 California-Santa Cruz (NW)1373 15 - 3
9 Oregon (NW) 1345 8 - 4
10 Virginia (AC) 1338 14 - 0
11 Wake Forest (AC) 1304 10 - 0
12 Cornell (ME) 1293 3 - 2
13 UCLA (SW) 1269 16 - 4
14 Delaware (ME) 1215 7 - 0
15 Iowa State (CN) 1213 5 - 1
16 California-Davis (NW) 1204 10 - 7
17 North Carolina (AC) 1198 6 - 4
18 Penn State (ME) 1191 6 - 5
19 Illinois (GL) 1171 6 - 0
20 North Carolina State (AC) 1149 4 - 2
21 British Columbia (NW) 1100 6 - 5
22 Brown (NE) 1080 1 - 3
23 Rutgers (ME) 1069 3 - 3
24 California (NW) 1052 9 - 11
25 Mary Washington (AC) 999 5 - 2
26 California-San Diego (SW) 993 5 - 4
27 Emory (AC) 990 4 - 4
28 Oklahoma (SO) 987 6 - 1
29 California-Santa Barbara ( 981 11 - 9
30 Pennsylvania (ME) 978 4 - 0
31 North Carolina-Greensboro 975 6 - 2
32 Arkansas (SO) 939 5 - 2
33 North Carolina-Wilmington 932 8 - 5
34 Humboldt State (NW) 931 6 - 4
35 Florida (AC) 928 3 - 3
36 LSU (SO) 903 1 - 3
37 George Washington (ME) 894 6 - 6
38 Bucknell (ME) 883 5 - 2
39 Michigan (GL) 875 4 - 7
40 Salisbury (ME) 865 6 - 5
41 Northeastern (NE) 852 3 - 1
42 Claremont (SW) 815 4 - 9
43 Duke (AC) 810 6 - 5
44 Georgia Tech (AC) 779 4 - 5
44 Rice (SO) 779 2 - 2
46 Michigan State (GL) 746 1 - 4
46 California-Santa Barbara-B 746 3 - 4
48 Indiana (GL) 708 1 - 5
49 Johns Hopkins (ME) 707 2 - 3
50 Chico State (NW) 699 3 - 1
50 Pacific Lutheran (NW) 699 5 - 8
52 California-San Francisco ( 694 4 - 2
53 Richmond (AC) 688 6 - 4
54 Maryland (ME) 682 2 - 3
55 Michigan-B (GL) 661 2 - 4
56 Williams (NE) 647 2 - 3
57 Lewis & Clark (NW) 639 4 - 3
58 Southern California (SW) 616 2 - 7
59 Stanford-B (NW) 606 5 - 5
60 Appalachian State (AC) 574 0 - 6
61 Guilford College (AC) 531 0 - 4
62 Ithaca (ME) 527 2 - 4
63 Towson (ME) 510 2 - 4
64 Simon Fraser (NW) 507 2 - 4
65 Carnegie-Mellon (ME) 469 2 - 3
66 North Carolina-B (AC) 462 0 - 8
67 Cal Poly-SLO (SW) 448 5 - 7
68 William & Mary (AC) 418 2 - 10
69 NYU (ME) 397 1 - 4
70 North Texas (SO) 388 0 - 4
71 Fordham (ME) 381 0 - 4
72 California-San Diego-B (SW 332 3 - 13
73 James Madison (AC) 221 1 - 8
74 California-B (NW) 209 3 - 8
75 Tennessee-Chattanooga (SO) 203 1 - 3
76 California-Santa Cruz-B (N 134 1 - 4
77 St Mary's (ME) 78 0 - 5
78 UCLA-B (SW) 9 0 - 10
79 Claremont-B (SW) 6 1 - 4

Rankings for: Altantic Coast Region
1 Georgia 1373 9 - 3
2 Virginia 1338 14 - 0
3 Wake Forest 1304 10 - 0
4 North Carolina 1198 6 - 4
5 North Carolina State 1149 4 - 2
6 Mary Washington 999 5 - 2
7 Emory 990 4 - 4
8 North Carolina-Greens 975 6 - 2
9 North Carolina-Wilmin 932 8 - 5
10 Florida 928 3 - 3
11 Duke 810 6 - 5
12 Georgia Tech 779 4 - 5
13 Richmond 688 6 - 4
14 Appalachian State 574 0 - 6
15 Guilford College 531 0 - 4
16 North Carolina-B 462 0 - 8
17 William & Mary 418 2 - 10
18 James Madison 221 1 - 8

Rankings for: Central Region
1 Iowa 1881 5 - 0
2 Wisconsin 1472 8 - 2
3 Iowa State 1213 5 - 1

Rankings for: Great Lakes Region
1 Illinois 1171 6 - 0
2 Michigan 875 4 - 7
3 Michigan State 746 1 - 4
4 Indiana 708 1 - 5
5 Michigan-B 661 2 - 4

Rankings for: Metro East Region
1 Cornell 1293 3 - 2
2 Delaware 1215 7 - 0
3 Penn State 1191 6 - 5
4 Rutgers 1069 3 - 3
5 Pennsylvania 978 4 - 0
6 George Washington 894 6 - 6
7 Bucknell 883 5 - 2
8 Salisbury 865 6 - 5
9 Johns Hopkins 707 2 - 3
10 Maryland 682 2 - 3
11 Ithaca 527 2 - 4
12 Towson 510 2 - 4
13 Carnegie-Mellon 469 2 - 3
14 NYU 397 1 - 4
15 Fordham 381 0 - 4
16 St Mary's 78 0 - 5

Rankings for: New England Region
1 Brown 1080 1 - 3
2 Northeastern 852 3 - 1
3 Williams 647 2 - 3

Rankings for: Northwest Region
1 Stanford 1589 12 - 1
2 Washington 1381 5 - 3
3 California-Santa Cruz1373 15 - 3
4 Oregon 1345 8 - 4
5 California-Davis 1204 10 - 7
6 British Columbia 1100 6 - 5
7 California 1052 9 - 11
8 Humboldt State 931 6 - 4
9 Chico State 699 3 - 1
9 Pacific Lutheran 699 5 - 8
11 California-San Franci 694 4 - 2
12 Lewis & Clark 639 4 - 3
13 Stanford-B 606 5 - 5
14 Simon Fraser 507 2 - 4
15 California-B 209 3 - 8
16 California-Santa Cruz 134 1 - 4

Rankings for: South Region
1 Texas 1587 2 - 2
2 Texas A & M 1493 6 - 1
3 Oklahoma 987 6 - 1
4 Arkansas 939 5 - 2
5 LSU 903 1 - 3
6 Rice 779 2 - 2
7 North Texas 388 0 - 4
8 Tennessee-Chattanooga 203 1 - 3

Rankings for: Southwest Region
1 UCLA 1269 16 - 4
2 California-San Diego 993 5 - 4
3 California-Santa Barb 981 11 - 9
4 Claremont 815 4 - 9
5 Southern California 616 2 - 7
6 Cal Poly-SLO 448 5 - 7
7 California-San Diego- 332 3 - 13
8 UCLA-B 9 0 - 10
9 Claremont-B 6 1 - 4

Rankings for: A-Sun

Rankings for: ACC
1 Virginia 1338 14 - 0
2 Wake Forest 1304 10 - 0
3 North Carolina 1198 6 - 4
4 North Carolina State 1149 4 - 2
5 Duke 810 6 - 5
6 Georgia Tech 779 4 - 5
7 Maryland 682 2 - 3

Rankings for: America East
1 Northeastern 852 3 - 1

Rankings for: Atlantic10
1 George Washington 894 6 - 6
2 Richmond 688 6 - 4
3 Fordham 381 0 - 4

Rankings for: Big East
1 Rutgers 1069 3 - 3

Rankings for: Big Sky

Rankings for: Big South

Rankings for: Big Ten
1 Iowa 1881 5 - 0
2 Wisconsin 1472 8 - 2
3 Penn State 1191 6 - 5
4 Illinois 1171 6 - 0
5 Michigan 875 4 - 7
6 Michigan State 746 1 - 4
7 Indiana 708 1 - 5
8 Michigan-B 661 2 - 4

Rankings for: Big Twelve
1 Texas 1587 2 - 2
2 Texas A & M 1493 6 - 1
3 Iowa State 1213 5 - 1
4 Oklahoma 987 6 - 1

Rankings for: Big West
1 California-Santa Barbara 981 11 - 9
2 California-Santa Barbara 746 3 - 4

Rankings for: CAA
1 Delaware 1215 7 - 0
2 North Carolina-Wilmington 932 8 - 5
3 Towson 510 2 - 4
4 William & Mary 418 2 - 10
5 James Madison 221 1 - 8

Rankings for: CAC
1 Mary Washington 999 5 - 2
2 Salisbury 865 6 - 5
3 St Mary's 78 0 - 5

Rankings for: Centennial
1 Johns Hopkins 707 2 - 3

Rankings for: Ivy
1 Cornell 1293 3 - 2
2 Brown 1080 1 - 3
3 Pennsylvania 978 4 - 0

Rankings for: NESCAC
1 Williams 647 2 - 3

Rankings for: Pac-10
1 Stanford 1589 12 - 1
2 Washington 1381 5 - 3
3 Oregon 1345 8 - 4
4 UCLA 1269 16 - 4
5 California 1052 9 - 11
6 Southern California 616 2 - 7
7 Stanford-B 606 5 - 5
8 California-B 209 3 - 8
9 UCLA-B 9 0 - 10

Rankings for: Patriot
1 Bucknell 883 5 - 2

Rankings for: SEC
1 Georgia 1373 9 - 3
2 Arkansas 939 5 - 2
3 Florida 928 3 - 3
4 LSU 903 1 - 3

Rankings for: Southern
1 North Carolina-Greens 975 6 - 2
2 Appalachian State 574 0 - 6

Rankings for: Sun Belt
1 North Texas 388 0 - 4

Rankings for: UAA
1 Emory 990 4 - 4
2 Carnegie-Mellon 469 2 - 3
3 NYU 397 1 - 4

Rankings for: WAC
1 Rice 779 2 - 2

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