Feb. 13, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For the eighth straight week, Mountain State (W.V.) is the No. 1 team in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I Men's Basketball Top 25 Coaches' Poll, announced today (Feb. 13). The Cougars, who received all 11 first-place votes and 330 total points, are one of two teams in Division I (as of Feb. 10) with an undefeated record. At 25-0, No. 2 Georgetown is the other undefeated and trails MSU by just 11 points in the poll.
Louisiana State University-Shreveport moves up one spot to No. 3 after No. 4 Lee (Tenn.) had its 20-0 record halted last week at then-No. 23 Auburn-Montgomery (Ala.). Concordia (Calif.) holds at No. 5 from the last poll.
A team making a strong push is No. 9 California Baptist, moving up seven spots. The Lancers have won three of their last four including triumphs over Concordia (Calif.) and Fresno Pacific (Calif.), who is receiving votes this week. No. 22 Cumberlands (Ky.) and No. 25 Mobile (Ala.) enter the Top 25 after receiving votes last time.
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The ninth regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, Feb. 20.
2007-08 NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Top 25 Coaches' Poll - Feb. 13 (Rating #8)
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1st PLACE VOTES |
2007-08 RECORD* |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Mountain State University (W.Va.) |
11 |
24-0 |
330 |
|
2 |
2 |
Georgetown College (Ky.) |
|
25-0 |
319 |
|
3 |
4 |
Louisiana State University-Shreveport |
|
22-1 |
306 |
|
4 |
3 |
Lee University (Tenn.) |
|
21-1 |
288 |
|
5 |
5 |
Concordia University (Calif.) |
|
19-3 |
281 |
|
6 |
6 |
Robert Morris College (Ill.) |
|
20-2 |
271 |
|
7 |
8 |
Lambuth University (Tenn.) |
|
20-3 |
270 |
|
8 |
13 |
Xavier University (La.) |
|
20-4 |
245 |
|
9 |
16 |
California Baptist University |
|
18-3 |
238 |
|
10 |
7 |
Oklahoma City University |
|
16-7 |
230 |
|
11 |
17 |
Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) |
|
17-6 |
215 |
|
12 |
18 |
Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) |
|
20-4 |
199 |
|
13 |
19 |
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) |
|
16-6 |
196 |
|
14 |
12 |
McKendree University (Ill.) |
|
19-6 |
181 |
|
15 |
9 |
Westminster College (Utah) |
|
16-4 |
168 |
|
16 |
10 |
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) |
|
18-5 |
164 |
|
17 |
15 |
Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) |
|
18-5 |
134 |
|
18 |
14 |
Wayland Baptist University (Texas) |
|
15-8 |
128 |
|
19 |
22 |
Texas Wesleyan University |
|
16-8 |
125 |
|
20 |
23 |
Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) |
|
15-6 |
123 |
|
21 |
21 |
Saint Xavier University (Ill.) |
|
20-5 |
99 |
|
22 |
RV |
University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) |
|
14-10 |
96 |
|
23 |
25 |
Columbia College (Mo.) |
|
20-6 |
75 |
|
24 |
20 |
Oklahoma Baptist University |
|
17-6 |
71 |
|
25 |
RV |
University of Mobile (Ala.) |
|
15-7 |
58 |
Others receiving votes:
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) 49; Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) 48; Rocky Mountain College (Mont.) 26;
Pikeville College (Ky.) 23; Cumberland University (Tenn.) 20; Texas College 20; University of Illinois at
Springfield 18; Shorter College (Ga.) 16; Vanguard University (Calif.) 15; Campbellsville University (Ky.) 9;
Jarvis Christian College (Texas) 9; Voorhees College (S.C.) 9; Union University (Tenn.) 8; Freed
Hardeman University (Tenn.) 7; Rogers State University (Okla.) 7; Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) 6;
Faulkner University (Ala.) 6; Wiley College (Texas) 4; Carroll College (Mont.) 3; Berry College (Ga.) 2
* Record through games played Feb. 10
