Feb. 6, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Despite getting a scare last week, Mountain State (W.V.) holds on to No. 1 in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I Men's Basketball Top 25 Coaches' Poll, announced today (Feb. 6). The Cougars, who have been No. 1 in all seven regular-season polls, were a unanimous choice for the second straight week with 11 first-place nods. MSU survived a 92-85 game against Voorhees (S.C.) last Saturday - the margin of victory tied for the lowest amount all year. Standing at 22-0, the Cougars have won by 10 or more points in 18 of their 22 games.
Nipping at MSU's heels again is No. 2 Georgetown (Ky.) with just 13 points separating the two teams. Since the second poll (six straight), GC has held the No. 2 spot. The Tigers hold the most victories (23) of any Division I team and are one of three undefeated's. No. 3 Lee (Tenn.) is the other undefeated at 20-0 as it moved up one spot from last week. No. 4 Louisiana State-Shreveport slid up one spot as well because of an 85-81 loss by No. 5 Concordia (Calif.) last week at the hands of then-No. 18 California Baptist.
In one of the more impressive poll jumps this week is No. 14 Wayland Baptist (Texas). A road win at then-No. 12 Southern Nazarene (Okla.) propelled the Pioneers eight spots. No. 18 Martin Methodist (Tenn.) is another squad moving up quickly. The RedHawks have won four of their last five games including two over Top 25 opponents.
No. 23 Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) and No. 25 Columbia (Mo.) are newcomers in the Top 25. Both were in polls No. 4 and 5 but dropped out last week.
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The eighth regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, Feb. 13.
2007-08 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Top 25 Coaches' Poll - Feb. 6 (Rating #7)
|
RANK |
WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1st PLACE VOTES |
2007-08 RECORD* |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Mountain State University (W.Va.) |
11 |
22-0 |
330 |
|
2 |
2 |
Georgetown College (Ky.) |
|
23-0 |
317 |
|
3 |
4 |
Lee University (Tenn.) |
|
20-0 |
307 |
|
4 |
5 |
Louisiana State University-Shreveport |
|
20-1 |
292 |
|
5 |
3 |
Concordia University (Calif.) |
|
18-2 |
289 |
|
6 |
6 |
Robert Morris College (Ill.) |
|
19-2 |
269 |
|
7 |
7 |
Oklahoma City University |
|
15-5 |
262 |
|
8 |
9 |
Lambuth University (Tenn.) |
|
17-3 |
248 |
|
9 |
8 |
Westminster College (Utah) |
|
16-3 |
245 |
|
10 |
13 |
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) |
|
17-4 |
217 |
|
11 |
10 |
Pikeville College (Ky.) |
|
18-3 |
211 |
|
12 |
11 |
McKendree University (Ill.) |
|
18-5 |
209 |
|
13 |
14 |
Xavier University (La.) |
|
18-4 |
205 |
|
14 |
22 |
Wayland Baptist University (Texas) |
|
14-7 |
177 |
|
15 |
19 |
Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) |
|
17-4 |
176 |
|
16 |
18 |
California Baptist University |
|
16-3 |
159 |
|
17 |
12 |
Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) |
|
15-6 |
147 |
|
18 |
25 |
Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) |
|
17-4 |
140 |
|
19 |
20 |
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) |
|
15-6 |
118 |
|
20 |
17 |
Oklahoma Baptist University |
|
15-5 |
108 |
|
21 |
24 |
Saint Xavier University (Ill.) |
|
19-5 |
103 |
|
22 |
21 |
Texas Wesleyan University |
|
14-8 |
84 |
|
23 |
RV |
Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) |
|
12-6 |
78 |
|
24 |
16 |
Cumberland University (Tenn.) |
|
14-6 |
55 |
|
25 |
RV |
Columbia College (Mo.) |
|
18-6 |
53 |
Others receiving votes:
University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) 52; Vanguard University (Calif.) 49; University of Mobile (Ala.) 45;
Texas College 23; Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) 23; Shorter College (Ga.) 17; Rocky Mountain College
(Mont.) 16; Union University (Tenn.) 16; Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) 11; Montana State University
Northern 11; Campbellsville University (Ky.) 9; Faulkner University (Ala.) 8; Jarvis Christian College
(Texas) 6; Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) 6; University of Illinois at Springfield 6; Rogers State University
(Okla.) 5; Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) 4; Voorhees College (S.C.) 3; Wiley College (Texas) 2; Park
University (Mo.) 2; Tougaloo College (Miss.) 1; Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) 1
* Record through games played Feb. 3
