Dec. 6, 2006
OLATHE, Kan. - Indiana Wesleyan (12-0) is the early favorite in NAIA Division II Women's Basketball after being rated number-one in the first 2006 regular season poll.
Indiana Wesleyan recieved sixteen first-place votes in this weeks poll and was rated No. 4 in the preseason poll. Ozarks (Mo.) moved up three spots to No. 2, followed by Northwestern (Iowa), Saint Francis (Ind.), and Mid-America Nazarene to round out the top five. Minot State (N.D.) jumped 19 spots to come in at No. 6 in the first regular season poll of 2006.
|
RANK |
LAST
WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1st PLACE
VOTES |
RECORD |
TOTAL
POINTS |
|
1 |
4 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
16 |
12-0 |
509 |
|
2 |
5 |
Ozarks (Mo.) |
|
9-1 |
481 |
|
3 |
3 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
1 |
10-2 |
465 |
|
4 |
8 |
St. Francis (Ind.) |
|
10-1 |
463 |
|
5 |
10 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
|
9-1 |
422 |
|
6 |
25 |
Minot State (N.D.) |
|
9-0 |
419 |
|
7 |
2 |
Cedarville (Ohio) |
|
8-3 |
402 |
|
8 |
18 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
|
10-0 |
396 |
|
9 |
7 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
|
8-3 |
387 |
|
10 |
15 |
Tabor (Kan.) |
|
8-1 |
377 |
|
11 |
NR |
Mount Marty (S.D.) |
|
7-2 |
333 |
|
12 |
6 |
Dakota State (S.D.) |
|
6-3 |
296 |
|
13 |
13 |
Bryan (Tenn.) |
|
8-3 |
285 |
|
14 |
NR |
Sterling (Kan.) |
|
8-1 |
281 |
|
15 |
12 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
|
4-1 |
270 |
|
16 |
11 |
Doane (Neb.) |
|
7-4 |
240 |
|
17 |
NR |
Mayville State (N.D.) |
|
8-3 |
221 |
|
18 |
17 |
Notre Dame (Ohio) |
|
4-1 |
214 |
|
19 |
1 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
|
8-3 |
168 |
|
20 |
NR |
William Jewell (Mo.) |
|
8-2 |
166 |
|
21 |
19 |
Berea (Ky.) |
|
9-2 |
150 |
|
22 |
14 |
Aquinas (Mich.) |
|
5-3 |
117 |
|
23 |
NR |
Mount Mercy (Iowa) |
|
3-1 |
108 |
|
24 |
NR |
Oregon Tech |
|
9-2 |
106 |
|
25 |
NR |
Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) |
|
8-2 |
96 |
Others Receiving Votes:
Black Hills State (S.D.), 94; Malone (Ohio), 87; South Dakota Mines, 63; Covenant (Ga.), 51; Taylor (Ind.), 42; Davenport (Mich.), 40; Ottawa (Kan.), 36; Daemen (N.Y.), 33; St. Ambrose (Iowa), 33; King (Tenn.), 16; Huntington (Ind.), 10; Shawnee State (Ohio), 6; Union (Ky.), 6; Northwood (Fla.), 5; Saint Mary (Neb.), 5; Dominican (Calif.), 4; Siena Heights (Mich.), 2
