April 18, 2007
OLATHE, Kan. - Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) remained atop the NAIA Baseball Top 25 with 498 points and 18 first-place votes, followed by Azusa Pacific (Calif.), Oklahoma City, Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) and St. Thomas (Fla.) in an unchanged top five to this week's Top 25 rating.
Spring Arbor (Mich.) leads of the Top 10's second half, moving two spots into the No. 6 position, followed by Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.), Tennesee Wesleyan, Belhaven (Miss.) and Bellevue (Neb.). Belhaven is the only newcomer to the Top 10, moving in after spending last week at No. 11.
Three unranked teams climbed in, led by Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) at No. 23 and Dickinson State (N.D.) at No. 24. LSU-Shreveport enters in a No. 25 tie with Avila (Mo.). One large drop occurred, as Lubbock Christian (Texas) fell from No. 10 to No. 19, while Warner Southern (Fla.) moved from No. 19 to No. 15.
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
RECORD |
POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (I) |
18 |
34-3 |
498 |
|
2 |
2 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II) |
2 |
37-4 |
477 |
|
3 |
3 |
Oklahoma City (VI) |
|
40-7 |
462 |
|
4 |
4 |
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (XIII) |
|
39-9 |
434 |
|
5 |
5 |
St. Thomas (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
35-9 |
408 |
|
6 |
8 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) (VIII) |
|
28-1 |
386 |
|
7 |
6 |
Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) (XI) |
|
36-11 |
358 |
|
8 |
7 |
Tennessee Wesleyan (XII) |
|
32-11 |
350 |
|
9 |
11 |
Belhaven (Miss.) (XIII) |
|
36-11 |
335 |
|
10 |
9 |
Bellevue (Neb.) (IV) |
|
27-12 |
305 |
|
11 |
15 |
Texas Wesleyan (VI) |
|
32-6 |
303 |
|
12 |
13 |
Lee (Tenn.) (XIII) |
|
37-10 |
287 |
|
13 |
13 |
Ohio Dominican (IX) |
|
24-6 |
245 |
|
14 |
16 |
Union (Ky.) (XII) |
|
33-8 |
221 |
|
15 |
19 |
Warner Southern (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
28-16 |
211 |
|
16 |
17 |
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II) |
|
23-11 |
175 |
|
17 |
21 |
Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
35-8 |
166 |
|
18 |
25 |
William Jewell (Mo.) (V) |
|
30-11 |
158 |
|
19 |
10 |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) (VI) |
|
28-12 |
147 |
|
20 |
22 |
Southern Polytechnic (Ga.) (XIII) |
|
37-13 |
100 |
|
21 |
23 |
Albertson (Idaho) (I) |
|
24-10 |
80 |
|
22 |
23 |
Bethany (Kan.) (IV) |
|
25-9 |
72 |
|
23 |
NR |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (XI) |
|
27-18 |
56 |
|
24 |
NR |
Dickinson State (N.D.) (III) |
|
19-7 |
55 |
|
25 |
18 |
Avila (Mo.) (V) |
|
25-10 |
43 |
|
25 |
NR |
Louisiana State-Shreveport (XIII) |
|
33-10 |
43 |
Others Receiving Votes: Concordia (Calif.) (II), 23; Cumberlands (Ky.) (XI), 22; Dakota State (S.D.) (III), 19; Indiana Tech (VIII), 15; California Baptist (II), 12; Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) (IX), 12; Missouri Baptist (V), 4; Rio Grande (Ohio), 4; Southern Nazarene (Okla.) (VI), 4; York (Neb) (IV), 3; Fisher (Mass.) (I), 2; Friends (Kan.) (IV), 2; St. Xavier (Ill.) (VII), 2; Cumberland (Tenn.) (XI), 1.
