Feb. 27, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) once again reigns as the No. 1 team in the 2008 NAIA Baseball Coaches' Top 25 poll, announced today (Feb. 27). Winners of the last two NAIA Championships, the Warriors were No. 1 in the preseason poll back on Nov. 14. This time, LCSC notched 13 of the 21 possible first-place votes and a total of 510 points.
Winners of 15 National Championships, LCSC has now owned the No. 1 spot in the last 22 polls dating back to the 2006 season. The last time there was a different No. 1 was Oklahoma City in the 2006 Preseason Poll (Nov. 16, 2005).
No. 2 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) holds its position earning four first-place votes and is merely five points away from No. 1. Lee (Tenn.) moves up to No. 3 and is tied with No. 15 Wayland Baptist (Texas) with the most wins (17) in NAIA baseball. No. 4 Lubbock Christian (Texas) and No. 5 Spring Arbor (Mich.) round out the Top Five.
The second regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, March 19.
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2007-08 NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll - Feb. 27 (Rating #1)
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL (REGION) |
1st PLACE VOTES |
2008 RECORD* |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) (I) |
13 |
10-2 |
510 |
|
2 |
2 |
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) (II) |
4 |
12-1 |
505 |
|
3 |
5 |
Lee University (Tenn.) (XIII) |
3 |
17-1 |
472 |
|
4 |
7 |
Lubbock Christian University (Texas) (VI) |
1 |
14-1 |
458 |
|
5 |
3 |
Spring Arbor University (Mich.) (VIII) |
|
0-0 |
439 |
|
6 |
9 |
Oklahoma City University (VI) |
|
13-1 |
421 |
|
7 |
22 |
Southern Polytechnic State University (Ga.) (XIII) |
|
12-2 |
351 |
|
8 |
NR |
Oklahoma Baptist University (VI) |
|
15-1 |
324 |
|
9 |
NR |
The Master's College (Calif.) (II) |
|
12-2-1 |
309 |
|
10 |
17 |
Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) (XI) |
|
9-3 |
303 |
|
11 |
4 |
Bellevue University (Neb.) (IV) |
|
4-4 |
291 |
|
12 |
10 |
Tennessee Wesleyan College (XII) |
|
10-5 |
277 |
|
13 |
6 |
Saint Thomas University (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
5-6 |
274 |
|
14 |
12 |
Ohio Dominican University (IX) |
|
0-0 |
240 |
|
15 |
NR |
Wayland Baptist University (Texas) (VI) |
|
17-0-1 |
215 |
|
16 |
NR |
University of Mobile (Ala.) (XIII) |
|
14-3 |
211 |
|
17 |
19 |
Union College (Ky.) (XII) |
|
10-2 |
179 |
|
18 |
15 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
10-6 |
161 |
|
19 |
NR |
Faulkner University (Ala.) (XIII) |
|
15-4 |
117 |
|
20 |
24 |
Campbellsville University (Ky.) (XI) |
|
2-1 |
114 |
|
21 |
NR |
Missouri Baptist University (V) |
|
3-3 |
101 |
|
22 |
21 |
Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) (VII) |
|
0-0 |
89 |
|
23 |
NR |
Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) (II) |
|
8-3 |
88 |
|
24 |
20 |
Dickinson State University (N.D.) (III) |
|
0-0 |
68 |
|
25 |
8 |
Cumberland University (Tenn.) (XI) |
|
9-6 |
60 |
Others receiving votes:
Louisiana State University-Shreveport (XIII) 51; Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) (II) 37; Madonna
University (Mich.) (VIII) 32; Warner Southern College (Fla.) (XIV) 31; Bethany College (Kan.) (IV) 16; Bethel
College (Tenn.) (XI) 14; Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV) 14; William Carey University
(Miss.) (XIII) 14; Montreat College (N.C.) (XII) 9; Webber International University (Fla.) (XIV) 7; Bacone
College (Okla.) (VI) 6; Biola University (Calif.) (II) 5; William Jewell College (Mo.) (V) 5; Saint Xavier
University (Ill.) (VII) 4; California Baptist University (II) 2; Lyon College (Ark.) (XI) 1
* Record through games played Feb. 24; as submitted by schools and raters
