Sept. 12, 2007

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - For the second consecutive week, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) holds the No. 1 ranking in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Women's Soccer Top 25 poll. The Cougars defeated Graceland (Iowa) 2-0 last Saturday and earning them 12 first-place votes.  Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and Lee (Tenn.) each received one first-place vote and remained at their previous No. 2 and No. 3 positions.

The second regular-season poll produced a few changes in the top five. Point Loma Nazarene jumped from No. 6 to No 4. The Sea Lions defeated California Lutheran University 2-0 on the road last Wednesday and now stand at 3-0-1 for the season. St Xavier (Ill.) stayed undefeated at 5-0 and rounds out the top 5. The Cougars notched victories over Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) and Louisiana State-Shreveport at the St. Ambrose University (Iowa) Tournament last weekend.

The next Top 25 poll will be released on Wednesday, Sept. 19.

2007 NAIA Women's Soccer Top 25 Poll - Sept. 12 (Rating #2)

	LAST		1ST PLACE	2007 RECORD	TOTAL
RANK	WEEK	SCHOOL (Region)	VOTES	W-L-T	POINTS
1	1	Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II)	12	3-0-1	347
2	2	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (XI)	1	3-0-1	332
3	3	Lee (Tenn.) (XIII)	1	4-0-1	327
4	6	Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II)	0	3-1-0	293
5	4	St. Xavier (Ill.) (VII)	0	5-0-0	292
6	8	Carroll (Mont.) (I)	0	7-0-0	287
7	5	Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (XI)	0	4-2-0	250
8	6	Concordia (Ore.) (I)	0	4-2-0	240
9	9	McKendree (Ill.) (V)	0	3-0-0	237
10	17	Savannah Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV)	0	5-1-0	210
11	12	Westmont (Calif.) (II)	0	3-3-3	203
12	13	Ohio Dominican	0	5-0-0	198
13	10	Bethel (Tenn.) (XI)	0	4-1-0	191
14	16	Spring Arbor (Mich.) (VIII)	0	4-0-2	153
15	15	Covenant (Ga.) (XII)	0	4-1-0	140
16	17	Simon Fraser (B.C.) (I)	0	4-1-0	139
17	25	Concordia (Calif.) (II)	0	4-0-0	119
18	22	Berry (Ga.) (XIII)	0	2-1-0	114
19	NR	Oklahoma City (VI)	0	4-0-0	91
20	NR	Indiana Wesleyan (VIII)	0	5-0-1	62
21	NR	William Carey (MS)	0	5-0-0	51
22	21	Northwood (Fla.) (XIV)	0	1-1-0	45
23	24	William Jewell (Mo.) (V)	0	1-0-0	40
24	19	Houghton (N.Y.) (IX)	0	2-2-2	34
25	NR	Kansas Wesleyan (IV)	0	5-1-0	30

Others Receiving Votes: Morningside (Iowa) (IV) 27; Trinity Christian (Ill.) (VII) 22; Vanguard (Calif.) (II) 22; Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (XIII) 15; Trinity International (Ill.); Oklahoma Christian 9; Benedictine (Kan.) 6; St. Francis (Ind.) 5; Northwood (Texas) (VI) 3; Graceland (Iowa) (V) 2; Walsh University (Ohio) (IX) 2