April 30, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For the fourth straight week, Lubbock Christian (Texas) University is the No. 1 team in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Baseball Coaches' Top 25 poll, announced today (April 30). The Chaparrals earned 19 of a possible 20 first-place votes and took home 499 total points. LCU, the No. 1 seed in this week's Sooner Athletic Conference (SAC) Tournament, had its monster-winning streak stopped at 38 games last Saturday (April 26), just three shy of the NAIA record of 41.
The top five teams hold their positions and put the pressure on Lubbock Christian. There is a 70-point poll difference amongst the top five clubs. No. 2 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) notched the other first-place nod and has won 15 of its last 16 contests. No. 3 Lee (Tenn.), No. 4 Oklahoma City and No. 5 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) all hold strong to round out the top five spots.
This poll showed no new teams since last week. In addition, no program moved more than two spots in the poll.
The ninth and final regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, May 7.
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2007-08 NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll - April 30 (Rating #8)
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1st PLACE VOTES |
2008 RECORD* |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Lubbock Christian University (Texas) (VI) |
19 |
45-2 |
499 |
|
2 |
2 |
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) (I) |
1 |
44-4 |
480 |
|
3 |
3 |
Lee University (Tenn.) (XIII) |
|
53-7 |
448 |
|
4 |
4 |
Oklahoma City University (VI) |
|
48-7 |
440 |
|
5 |
5 |
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) (II) |
|
40-8 |
429 |
|
6 |
7 |
University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) (XI) |
|
43-11 |
374 |
|
7 |
8 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
38-13 |
369 |
|
8 |
6 |
University of Mobile (Ala.) (XIII) |
|
40-12 |
358 |
|
9 |
T9 |
Spring Arbor University (Mich.) (VIII) |
|
29-5 |
348 |
|
10 |
12 |
Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) (II) |
|
34-11 |
299 |
|
11 |
T9 |
Tennessee Wesleyan College (XII) |
|
37-15 |
289 |
|
12 |
11 |
Wayland Baptist University (Texas) (VI) |
|
41-12 |
288 |
|
13 |
13 |
University of St. Francis (Ill.) (VII) |
|
40-8 |
274 |
|
14 |
15 |
Bellevue University (Neb.) (IV) |
|
41-11 |
255 |
|
15 |
14 |
Union College (Ky.) (XII) |
|
37-12 |
218 |
|
16 |
18 |
Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) (XIII) |
|
41-19 |
191 |
|
17 |
16 |
Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) (XI) |
|
33-12 |
180 |
|
18 |
19 |
Texas Wesleyan University (VI) |
|
37-12 |
137 |
|
19 |
17 |
Biola University (Calif.) (II) |
|
33-16 |
117 |
|
20 |
21 |
Louisiana State University-Shreveport (XIII) |
|
41-14 |
115 |
|
21 |
22 |
Avila University (Mo.) (V) |
|
32-11 |
112 |
|
22 |
20 |
Malone College (Ohio) (IX) |
|
33-11 |
77 |
|
23 |
23 |
Warner Southern College (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
33-22 |
71 |
|
24 |
25 |
Madonna University (Mich.) (VIII) |
|
32-12 |
43 |
|
25 |
24 |
Southern Polytechnic State University (Ga.) (XIII) |
|
38-15 |
20 |
Others receiving votes:
Missouri Baptist University (V) 15; Northwood University (Fla.) (XIV) 14; Jamestown College (N.D.) (III) 12; Ohio Dominican University (IX) 7; William Penn University (Iowa) (VII) 7; College of the Ozarks (Mo.) (IV) 5; Belhaven College (Miss.) (XIII) 2; William Jewell College (Mo.) (V) 2; Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV) 2; Lambuth University (Tenn.) (XI) 2; Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) (II) 1
* Record through games played April 27
