Dec. 5, 2007
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Union (Tenn.) Lady Bulldogs were a unanimous choice for the top spot in the first regular season NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Top 25 poll, receiving all 11 first place votes.
The Bulldogs are undefeated on the season with a 10-0 record and earned 330 total points in the poll.
Vanguard (Calif.) remains in the second position from the preseason poll. The Lions received 313 total points. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) climbed five spots to No. 3 with 302 total points while Lee (Tenn.) dropped a spot to No. 4 with 281 points. Saint Xavier (Ill.) move up a spot to No. 5 with a perfect 5-0 record and 277 total points to round out the top five.
The next regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, December 12.
2007-08 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Top 25 Poll - Dec. 5
|
RANK |
PRESEASON |
SCHOOL |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
2007-08 RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Union University (Tenn.) |
11 |
10-0 |
330 |
|
2 |
2 |
Vanguard University (Calif.) |
|
5-1 |
313 |
|
3 |
8 |
Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) |
|
8-1 |
302 |
|
4 |
3 |
Lee University (Tenn.) |
|
7-2 |
281 |
|
5 |
6 |
Saint Xavier University (Ill.) |
|
5-0 |
277 |
|
6 |
20 |
Oklahoma Baptist University |
|
9-0 |
273 |
|
7 |
7 |
Carroll College (Mont.) |
|
11-0 |
269 |
|
8 |
19 |
The Master's College (Calif.) |
|
7-2 |
262 |
|
9 |
4 |
Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) |
|
2-1 |
241 |
|
10 |
16 |
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) |
|
4-1 |
227 |
|
11 |
9 |
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) |
|
5-1 |
215 |
|
12 |
5 |
Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) |
|
7-1 |
213 |
|
13 |
14 |
Langston University (Okla.) |
|
7-1 |
198 |
|
14 |
T12 |
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) |
|
9-2 |
183 |
|
15 |
10 |
Lubbock Christian University (Texas) |
|
5-2 |
180 |
|
16 |
15 |
Cumberland University (Tenn.) |
|
6-0 |
174 |
|
17 |
T12 |
Oklahoma City University |
|
5-3 |
128 |
|
18 |
17 |
Loyola University (La.) |
|
4-2 |
124 |
|
19 |
RV |
Georgetown College (Ky.) |
|
7-1 |
122 |
|
20 |
11 |
Lambuth University (Tenn.) |
|
4-4 |
110 |
|
T21 |
RV |
Xavier University (La.) |
|
8-2 |
96 |
|
T21 |
24 |
Westminster College (Utah) |
|
8-2 |
96 |
|
23 |
RV |
Harris-Stowe State University (Mo.) |
|
5-3 |
86 |
|
24 |
RV |
California Baptist University |
|
5-1 |
83 |
|
25 |
RV |
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) |
|
7-3 |
62 |
Others receiving votes: Brescia (Ky.) 58; Campbellsville (Ky.) 49; Berry (Ga.) 46; Cumberlands (Ky.) 44; Oklahoma Christina 18; Montana State-Northern 15; Wiley (Texas) 15; Shorter (Ga.) 8; Montana Western 6; McKendree (Ill.) 5; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 2; Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) 1; Dillard (La.) 1; St. Francis (Ill.) 1; Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 1.
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