Jan. 17, 2007
OLATHE, Kan. - Indiana Wesleyan University (21-0) continues to be the team to beat in NAIA Division II Women's Basketball, after being the unanimous No. 1 pick for the fifth-straight week.
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) (15-2) also held on to their No. 2 ranking for the fifth straight week, while MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) (17-1) and Cedarville (Ohio) (15-4) both moved up a spot to No. 3 and No. 4, respectively. Bethel (Ind.) (18-3) jumped three spots to No. 5, narrowly edging out No. 6 Morningside (Iowa) (14-5). Saint Francis (Ind.) (17-5) dropped four spots to No. 7, while three votes separated Mayville State (N.D.) (13-6), Tabor (Kan.) (16-2), and Bryan (Tenn.) (15-4) in the No. 8, No. 9, No. 10 positions.
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
17 |
21-0 |
510 |
|
2 |
2 |
Ozarks (Mo.) |
|
15-2 |
488 |
|
3 |
4 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
|
17-1 |
471 |
|
4 |
5 |
Cedarville (Ohio) |
|
15-4 |
454 |
|
5 |
8 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
|
18-3 |
438 |
|
6 |
7 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
|
14-5 |
437 |
|
7 |
3 |
St. Francis (Ind.) |
|
17-5 |
387 |
|
8 |
12 |
Mayville State (N.D.) |
|
13-6 |
367 |
|
9 |
6 |
Tabor (Kan.) |
|
16-2 |
366 |
|
10 |
12 |
Bryan (Tenn.) |
|
15-4 |
365 |
|
11 |
15 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
|
16-4 |
361 |
|
12 |
10 |
William Jewell (Mo.) |
|
15-4 |
300 |
|
13 |
11 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
|
15-5 |
294 |
|
14 |
14 |
Ottawa (Kan.) |
|
11-6 |
289 |
|
15 |
16 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
|
11-2 |
282 |
|
16 |
NR |
Minot State (N.D.) |
|
16-3 |
227 |
|
17 |
20 |
Sterling (Kan.) |
|
15-3 |
220 |
|
18 |
17 |
Berea (Ky.) |
|
15-4 |
209 |
|
19 |
24 |
Doane (Neb.) |
|
12-7 |
170 |
|
20 |
21 |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
|
15-4 |
164 |
|
21 |
22 |
Daemen (N.Y.) |
|
15-4 |
162 |
|
22 |
NR |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
|
12-6 |
152 |
|
23 |
25 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
|
14-4 |
139 |
|
24 |
9 |
Mount Marty (S.D.) |
|
12-6 |
119 |
|
25 |
NR |
Albertson (Idaho) |
|
13-5 |
102 |
Others Receiving Votes:
Taylor (Ind.), 94; St. Ambrose (Iowa), 78; Black Hills State (S.D.), 69; Davenport (Mich.), 66; Geneva (Pa.), 46; King (Tenn.), 29; Dakota State (S.D.), 16; Corban (Ore.), 12; Notre Dame (Ohio), 6; Cornerstone (Mich.), 7; Holy Names (Calif.), 2; Huntington (Ind.), 2; Valley City State (N.D.), 2; Indiana Southeast, 1; Northwood (Fla.), 1; South Dakota Mines, 1