Eighth-ranked Tigers picked to repeat as SCAC champions
November 11, 2004
GREENCASTLE, Ind. - Garnering six of 10 first-place votes from the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference 10 head coaches, the eighth-ranked DePauw women's basketball was picked to defend as conference champions.
The Tigers totaled 95 points to edge Trinity which had 93 points along with four first-place votes. Hendrix was picked third with 78 points. The remaining order includes Southwestern, Rhodes, Rose-Hulman, Sewanee, Millsaps, Centre and Oglethorpe.
DePauw finished the 2003-04 campaign with a 26-4 overall record and a 13-1 SCAC mark. The Tigers shared the SCAC regular season title with Trinity before defeating Trinity in the SCAC tournament finals, 62-57. DePauw defeated Aurora in the first round of the NCAA Championship before bowing out at Thomas More in the second round.
The Tigers open the 2004-05 season by hosting Kalamazoo in the first round of the DePauw Tipoff Tournament on Friday, November 19.
2004-05 SCAC Women's Basketball Predicted Order of Finish
| Rank | Points | School | 2003-04 Overall, SCAC |
| 1. | 95 (6) | DePauw | 26-4, 13-1 |
| 2. | 93 (4) | Trinity | 24-3, 13-1 |
| 3. | 78 | Hendrix | 19-8, 10-4 |
| 4. | 59 | Southwestern | 15-11, 9-5 |
| 5. | 56 | Rhodes | 11-15, 4-10 |
| 6. | 55 | Rose-Hulman | 11-15, 7-7 |
| 7. | 45 | Sewanee | 12-14, 7-7 |
| 8. | 26 | Millsaps | 5-19, 2-12 |
| 9. | 25 | Centre | 5-20, 2-12 |
| 10. | 18 | Oglethorpe | 7-19, 3-11 |
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