March 5, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Union (Tenn.) Lady Bulldogs are unanimous No. 1 in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I Women's Basketball Top-25 final poll. Union earned all 11 first place votes for 330 total points.
The top 10 spots are unchanged from last week. Lee (Tenn.) remained in the second position with 318 total points for the ninth consecutive week. Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) and Vanguard (Calif.) stayed at No. 3 and 4 respectively for the sixth straight week with 308 and 291 total points. Oklahoma City maintained its No. 5 ranking with 284 total points to round the top-five.
The conference tournament will wrap up on Tuesday, March 11th and the 28th annual NAIA Division I Women's Basketball National Tournament will be held on March 19-25, 2008 at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn. The tournament qualifiers will be announced on Tuesday, March 11.
2007-08 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Top 25 Poll - March 5
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
RECORD* |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Union University (Tenn.) |
11 |
29-0 |
330 |
|
2 |
2 |
Lee University (Tenn.) |
|
28-2 |
318 |
|
3 |
3 |
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) |
|
24-2 |
308 |
|
4 |
4 |
Vanguard University (Calif.) |
|
21-4 |
291 |
|
5 |
5 |
Oklahoma City University |
|
25-4 |
284 |
|
6 |
6 |
Langston University (Okla.) |
|
27-1 |
277 |
|
7 |
7 |
Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) |
|
24-6 |
261 |
|
8 |
8 |
Oklahoma Baptist University |
|
27-3 |
255 |
|
9 |
9 |
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) |
|
23-6 |
240 |
|
10 |
10 |
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) |
|
24-4 |
230 |
|
11 |
13 |
Lambuth University (Tenn.) |
|
22-8 |
214 |
|
12 |
14 |
Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) |
|
24-5 |
204 |
|
13 |
12 |
Carroll College (Mont.) |
|
23-4 |
199 |
|
14 |
11 |
Saint Xavier University (Ill.) |
|
22-7 |
194 |
|
15 |
15 |
Loyola University (La.) |
|
24-5 |
170 |
|
16 |
16 |
The Master's College (Calif.) |
|
19-9 |
148 |
|
17 |
17 |
Lubbock Christian University (Texas) |
|
22-8 |
136 |
|
18 |
18 |
Westminster College (Utah) |
|
23-7 |
130 |
|
19 |
21 |
Westmont College (Calif.) |
|
20-7 |
123 |
|
20 |
20 |
Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) |
|
18-10 |
122 |
|
21 |
18 |
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) |
|
22-6 |
112 |
|
22 |
23 |
Wiley College (Texas) |
|
25-5 |
95 |
|
23 |
22 |
Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) |
|
20-10 |
84 |
|
T24 |
24 |
Xavier University (La.) |
|
24-6 |
82 |
|
T24 |
RV |
University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) |
|
23-7 |
82 |
Others receiving votes: Berry (Ga.) 65; McKendree (Ill.) 64; Harris-Stowe (Mo.) 40; Georgetown (Ky.) 24; Robert Morris (Ill.) 13; Science and Arts of Oklahoma 5; Oklahoma Christian 4; Emmanuel (Ga.) 3; Brescia (Ky.) 3; Lyon (Ark.) 3; Montana Northern 2.* Records through Sunday, March 2nd.
