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FLORENCE, SC – The unbeaten Francis Marion University women's basketball team moved up one position to 17th in this week's USA Today ESPN Division II Top 25 coaches' poll released on Tuesday.
The 7-0 Patriots are currently taking a 10-day break for exams. FMU will return to action on Friday against Tusculum College (3-1) at 7:30 p.m. in the OrthoCarolina Classic in Wingate, NC. The Patriots will play the host school, Wingate University (4-3), on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
Francis Marion was ranked 14th in the final 2008-2009 poll after finishing 27-5 and reaching the round of Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament. The Patriots were unranked in the 2009-2010 preseason poll, but were the top school among the others receiving votes.
FMU entered the first regular-season poll at the No. 22 spot and moved up to 18th in last week's poll.
Michigan Tech (5-0) was a near unanimous choice for the top spot this week, receiving 23 of 26 first-place votes.
Two other Peach Belt Conference schools appeared in this week's rankings, while two other members were among the other schools receiving votes.
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