Jan. 23, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Union (Tenn.) Lady Bulldogs were a unanimous choice for the top spot in the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Top-25 poll, receiving all 11 first place votes for the fifth straight week.
The Lady Bulldogs, the only undefeated team in NAIA women's basketball with a 17-0 record, received 330 total points.
Lee (Tenn.) remains in the second position with 319 total points and Vanguard (Calif.) stayed at No. 3 with 308 total points. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) moved up a spot to No. 4 with 297 total points while Oklahoma Baptist dropped to No. 5 with 278 total points to round out the top-five.
No. 24 Harris-Stowe (Mo.) is ranked for the first time in the top-25 poll since the preseason rating.
The next regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, January 30.
2007-08 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Top 25 Poll - Jan. 23
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
RECORD* |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Union University (Tenn.) |
11 |
17-0 |
330 |
|
2 |
2 |
Lee University (Tenn.) |
|
17-2 |
319 |
|
3 |
3 |
Vanguard University (Calif.) |
|
11-2 |
308 |
|
4 |
5 |
Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) |
|
16-2 |
297 |
|
5 |
4 |
Oklahoma Baptist University |
|
16-1 |
278 |
|
6 |
7 |
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) |
|
12-2 |
276 |
|
7 |
6 |
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) |
|
14-3 |
259 |
|
8 |
9 |
Langston University (Okla.) |
|
15-1 |
245 |
|
9 |
10 |
Saint Xavier University (Ill.) |
|
15-3 |
241 |
|
10 |
8 |
The Master's College (Calif.) |
|
12-4 |
222 |
|
11 |
12 |
Carroll College (Mont.) |
|
16-2 |
218 |
|
12 |
14 |
Oklahoma City University |
|
12-4 |
215 |
|
13 |
13 |
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) |
|
16-3 |
206 |
|
14 |
11 |
Lubbock Christian University (Texas) |
|
14-3 |
182 |
|
15 |
14 |
Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) |
|
13-3 |
170 |
|
16 |
16 |
Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) |
|
9-6 |
168 |
|
17 |
18 |
Loyola University (La.) |
|
13-4 |
154 |
|
18 |
17 |
Lambuth University (Tenn.) |
|
11-7 |
133 |
|
19 |
19 |
California Baptist University |
|
10-4 |
124 |
|
20 |
21 |
University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) |
|
14-5 |
120 |
|
21 |
21 |
Xavier University (La.) |
|
15-3 |
114 |
|
22 |
20 |
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) |
|
15-4 |
100 |
|
23 |
23 |
Westminster College (Utah) |
|
16-5 |
86 |
|
24 |
RV |
Harris-Stowe State University (Mo.) |
|
13-6 |
61 |
|
25 |
25 |
Berry College (Ga.) |
|
15-5 |
56 |
Others receiving votes: Georgetown (Ky.) 53; Wiley College (Texas) 38; Westmont (Calif.) 30; Science and Arts of Oklahoma 17; Montana Western 14; Campbellsville (Ky.) 14; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 13; Robert Morris (Ill.) 12; Cumberland (Tenn.) 12; McKendree (Ill.) 7; Mobile (Ala.) 7; Shorter (Ga.) 6; Brescia (Ky.) 5; Montana-Northern 3; Texas Wesleyan 1; Lyon (Ark.) 1.
* Records through Sunday, Jan. 20th.
