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2001 NCAA Division II and III Women's Basketball Most-Improved Teams


DIVISION II

School (Coach) 2000 2001 * Games
Improved
Midwestern St. (Shannon Burks) 8-18 23-7 13
Angelo St. (Sally Walling-Brooks) 7-19 20-8 12
N.C. Central (Joli Robinson) 12-17 25-6 12
Westminster (Pa.) (Jan Reddinger) 5-21 16-9 11.5
Southern Ind. (Rick Stein) 15-12 28-4 10.5
       
West Chester (Deirdre Kane) 11-15 23-6 10.5
Cal St. San B'dino (Kevin Becker) 7-20 17-10 10
UC-Colo. Spgs. (David Murphy) 6-21 16-11 10
Davis & Elkins (Jay Dailer) 5-22 15-13 9.5
C.W. Post (Patrice Walker) 10-17 19-8 9
       
Cal St. Los Angeles (Marcia Murota) 7-17 17-10 8.5
Queens (N.C.) (Jeannie T. King) 14-13 23-5 8.5
Ashland (Sue Ramsey) 6-21 13-13 7.5
Eckerd (Brian Shultes) 7-19 16-13 7.5
Northwest Mo. St. (Gene Steinmeyer) 4-22 12-15 7.5
       
Salem Int'l (David Crosier) 9-18 17-11 7.5
Tex. A&M-Commerce (Charles Mancil) 3-23 11-16 7.5
Moorhead St. (Karla Nelson) 8-19 15-12 7
Pitt.-Johnstown (Jodi Gault) 17-10 25-4 7
St. Paul's (John Hill) 9-17 16-10 7


DIVISION III
School (Coach) 2000 2001 * Games
Improved
Delaware Valley (Laura Hogan) 8-16 21-6 11.5
MIT (Melissa Hart) 6-18 18-8 11
Rutgers-Camden (Jackie Trakimas) 5-19 17-10 10.5
Wesleyan (Ga.) (William Carter) 2-22 12-12 10
Case Reserve (Kristin Hughes) 6-19 15-9 9.5
       
New Paltz St. (Richard Thornton) 2-22 12-13 9.5
Oneonta St. (Dan McGraw) 16-10 26-2 9
Rochester (Jim Scheible) 6-19 16-11 9
Olivet (Audrey Seymour) 5-20 14-11 9
Defiance (Tom Barnes) 13-12 23-5 8.5
       
Allegheny (Jennifer Reimer) 11-14 20-6 8.5
Wis.-Stevens Point (Shirley Egner) 11-14 20-6 8.5
Lasell (Tracey Downs) 10-16 19-8 8.5
St. Joseph (Conn.) (Debbie Baer Fiske) 7-18 15-10 8
Salisbury St. (Bridget Benshetler) 17-12 24-4 7.5
       
Swarthmore (Adreinne Shibles) 14-11 23-5 7.5
Earlham (Jeannine Ruh) 9-17 17-10 7.5
Puget Sound (Suzy Barcomb) 9-16 16-8 7.5
Aurora (Jennifer Gabel) 6-20 13-12 7.5
Wis.-La Crosse (Lois Heeren) 4-20 12-13 7.5

* To determine games improved, add the difference in victories between the two seasons to the difference in losses, then divide by two; ties not counted. Includes postseason.

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