Feb. 14, 2007
OLATHE, Kan. - Vanguard (Calif.) is atop the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball poll for the ninth-straight week, again sweeping all 11 first-place votes and 330 possible ratings points.
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) checks in at No. 2, followed by Saint Xavier (Ill.), Lee (Tenn.) and Union (Tenn.), who moved up a spot to No. 5 this week. The Top 10's second half begins with Lubbock Christian (Texas), followed by Montana-Western, Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.), Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) and Carroll (Mont.) in the Top 10.
Loyola (La.) marks the only new entry to the Top 25 at No. 23, and the poll's largest jump belongs to both Houston Baptist (Texas) and Lambuth (Tenn.), who each moved up three spots to No.'s 21 and 22.
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
RECORD |
POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
11 |
20-0 |
330 |
|
2 |
2 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
|
24-1 |
319 |
|
3 |
3 |
St. Xavier (Ill.) |
|
23-2 |
307 |
|
4 |
4 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
|
22-3 |
292 |
|
5 |
6 |
Union (Tenn.) |
|
20-4 |
285 |
|
6 |
7 |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
|
20-4 |
278 |
|
7 |
5 |
Montana-Western |
|
23-3 |
258 |
|
8 |
9 |
Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) |
|
19-4 |
247 |
|
9 |
10 |
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) |
|
18-5 |
239 |
|
10 |
12 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
|
25-2 |
227 |
|
11 |
8 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
|
21-4 |
220 |
|
12 |
13 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
|
20-4 |
213 |
|
13 |
11 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
|
19-5 |
198 |
|
14 |
14 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
|
18-7 |
180 |
|
15 |
15 |
Oklahoma Christian |
|
18-4 |
179 |
|
16 |
16 |
Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) |
|
22-4 |
160 |
|
17 |
17 |
Langston (Okla.) |
|
20-3 |
158 |
|
18 |
18 |
Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
|
20-4 |
155 |
|
19 |
20 |
Oklahoma City |
|
21-5 |
131 |
|
20 |
19 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
|
21-4 |
104 |
|
21 |
24 |
Houston Baptist (Texas) |
|
18-5 |
103 |
|
22 |
25 |
Lambuth (Tenn.) |
|
17-7 |
100 |
|
23 |
NR |
Loyola (La.) |
|
17-8 |
83 |
|
24 |
23 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
|
13-8 |
77 |
|
25 |
21 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
|
17-8 |
73 |
Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma Baptist, 47; Xavier (La.), 45; Mobile (Ala.), 25; West Virginia Tech, 22; McKendree (Ill.), 21; Martin Methodist (Tenn.), 20; Westmont (Calif.), 9; Westminster (Utah), 5; Montana State-Northern, 2; Science & Arts (Okla.), 2; Fresno Pacific (Calif.), 1.
