March 28, 2007

OLATHE, Kan. - Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) remained the top ranked team in NAIA baseball with 20 first-place votes and 547 points, 27 points and 18 first-place considerations ahead of Azusa Pacific (Calif.), which received its highest rating in school history by moving in at No. 2 with two first-place votes.

Oklahoma City fell from No. 2 to No. 3 this week, while Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) and Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) traded places in the No. 4 and No. 5 positions. Lee (Tenn.) remains No. 6 to open the second half of the Top 10, followed by St. Thomas (Fla.), Texas Wesleyan, Tennessee Wesleyan and Lyon (Ark.)

The lone re-entry to the poll is Lubbock Christian, who climbed back into the Top 25 at No. 18 this week, while two previous Top 15 teams fell back, as Campbellsville (Ky.) moved from No. 11 to No. 20 and Biola (Calif.) went from No. 9 to No. 22.

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL	1ST PLACE VOTES	RECORD	POINTS
1	1	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (I)	20	22-2	547
2	3	Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II)	2	30-4	520
3	2	Oklahoma City (VI)		31-7	512
4	5	Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (XIII)		28-7	467
5	4	Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) (XI)		25-6-1	455
6	6	Lee (Tenn.) (XIII)		27-7	406
7	8	St. Thomas (Fla.) (XIV)		24-8	392
8	10	Texas Wesleyan (VI)		20-4	380
9	13	Tennessee Wesleyan (XII)		24-9	340
10	14	Lyon (Ark.) (XI)		26-5	326
11	7	Dakota State (S.D.) (III)		23-3	281
12	16	Avila (Mo.) (V)		19-6	245
12	15	Bellevue (Neb.) (IV)		17-10	245
14	18	Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II)		21-9	228
15	20	Spring Arbor (Mich.) (VIII)		14-1	217
16	24	Union (Ky.) (XII)		27-5	197
17	21	William Penn (Iowa) (VII)		18-4	182
18	NR	Lubbock Christian (Texas) (VI)		20-8	176
19	19	Warner Southern (Fla.) (XIV)		19-14	153
20	11	Campbellsville (Ky.) (XI)		20-8	136
21	23	Ohio Dominican (IX)		16-4	123
22	9	Biola (Calif.) (II)		19-9	115
23	12	Albertson (Idaho) (I)		15-7	95
23	22	Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (XIV)		27-6	95
25	25	Belhaven (Miss.) (XIII)		24-10	86

 

Others Receiving Votes: Houston Baptist (Texas) (VI), 53; Bethany (Kan.) (IV), 45; William Jewell (Mo.) (V), 44; Louisiana State-Shreveport (XIII), 36; Southern Nazarene (Okla.) (VI), 10; Wayland Baptist (Texas) (VI), 9; Cumberland (Tenn.) (XI), 8; Concordia (Calif.) (II), 6; Missouri Baptist (V), 6; Southern Polytechnic (Ga.) (XIII), 5; Park (Mo.) (IV), 3; Urbana (Ohio) (IX), 3; Indiana Tech (VIII), 1; Mount Marty (S.D.) (III), 1; Savannah Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV), 1.