The Tusculum College Women's basketball team has received votes in the latest USA TODAY/ESPN Division II Coaches Poll, released Tuesday afternoon.

The Pioneers (13-5) have received votes in each of the last two weeks after being out of the poll entirely for three weeks, and were ranked as high as 19th earlier this season. Tusculum had its six-game winning streak come to an end with a 58-45 loss to Newberry on Saturday.

Two of Tusculum's victories have come against ranked teams: a 63-51 victory over then top-ranked Clayton State on Nov. 25 and a 68-61 win over then 11th-ranked Shaw on Nov. 28. Clayton State is fifth in this week's poll while Shaw is unranked but receiving votes. Lander, which was unranked when it defeated Tusculum 68-56 on Dec. 8, has moved from 24th to 19th in this week's poll.

Among the other Pioneer opponents receiving votes are Johnson C. Smith, Wingate and Catawba. Tusculum lost 61-55 at Johnson C. Smith on Dec. 16, won 79-69 over Wingate on Jan. 7 and defeated Catawba 63-42 at Pioneer Arena on Jan. 14. Tusculum still has games left at Wingate (Feb. 11) and Catawba (Feb. 18).

UC-San Diego (18-0) holds the top spot in the rankings for the third straight week, followed by Edinboro (18-0), Metro State (18-1), Wayne State, Nebraska (19-2) and Clayton State (19-2) in the top five. Ashland (18-1) is sixth, followed by Fort Lewis (16-2), Alaska-Anchorage (19-3), Bentley (17-3) and Northeastern State (17-2).

The Pioneers host Lincoln Memorial University at Pioneer Arena on Wednesday at 6 p.m.

USA TODAY/ESPN Division II Rankings (1/31)
Rk Team Prv W-L Pts
1 UC-San Diego (32) 1 20-0 800
2 Edinboro 3 18-0 749
3 Metro State (Colo.) 4 18-1 727
4 Wayne State (Neb.) 7 19-2 656
5 Clayton State 2 19-2 635
6 Ashland 9 18-1 599
7 Fort Lewis 8 16-2 594
8 Alaska-Anchorage 12 19-3 524
9 Bentley 5 17-3 498
10 Northeastern State 6 17-2 493
11 Washburn 14 18-3 452
12 Pittsburg State 16 18-2 432
13 Arkansas Tech 13 13-3 342
14 Rollins 10 15-3 340
15 Grand Canyon 11 15-2 333
16 USC Aiken 15 16-3 302
17 Indiana (Pa.) 18 16-2 295
18 Florida Southern 19 16-3 287
19 Lander 24 15-3 239
20 Gannon 20 15-3 197
21 Dowling 23 16-3 156
22 Emporia State 17 14-4 135
23 Newman NR 17-2 125
24 Wisconsin-Parkside NR 15-4 65
25 Augustana (S.D.) NR 16-3 63

Others Receiving Votes: Cal Poly Pomona 43; Johnson C Smith 42; Southern Connecticut State 42; District of Columbia 31; Ferris State 29; Assumption 24; Tarleton State 21; Indianapolis 21; Michigan Tech 16; Catawba 14; Northern Kentucky 13; Pace 13; Bloomsburg 6; Shaw 6; Cal State-Monterey Bay 5; Southern New Hampshire 5; Delta State 4; Wingate 4; Winston-Salem State 3; Midwestern State 2; Alabama-Huntsville 2; Cal State-Los Angeles 1; Philadelphia 1; TUSCULUM 1; Central Missouri 1; West Chester 1.