WBB Metro Poll: St. John's 1st, Hof 4th
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St. John's Shenneika Smith goes inside against Rutgers' Betnijah Laney. (Jan. 17, 2012) Credit: Patrick E. McCarthy
St. John’s maintained the top spot in our poll despite dropping a 71-56 decision to No. 2 Notre Dame on Saturday. The Red Storm is 8-3 since starting the season 5-5 with wins over Rutgers and Louisville. Rutgers, Princeton and Hofstra and Marist remained Nos. 2 through 5. Fairfield and Sacred Heart switch places, while LIU and Iona each dropped one spot. Quinnipiac jumped to placed to No.8.
1. St. John’s (13-8)
2. Rutgers (17-4)
3. Princeton (13-4)
4. Hofstra (15-5)
5. Marist (15-6)
6. Sacred Heart (16-5)
7. Fairfield (16-5)
8. Quinnipiac (16-5)
9. LIU (15-7)
10. Iona (10-11)
Area Teams
Army, Columbia, Fairfield, FDU, Fordham, Hartford, Hofstra , Iona, LIU, Manhattan, Marist, Monmouth, NJIT, Princeton, Quinnipiac, Rider, Rutgers, Sacred Heart, Seton Hall, St. Francis (Brooklyn), St. Peter’s, St. John’s, Stony Brook , Wagner.