Oct. 7, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – There is a new No. 1 team and five programs have at least one top-ranked vote in the fifth regular season edition of the 2008 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, announced today (Oct. 7). Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) knocks off Martin Methodist (Tenn.) as the top program this week as the Blue Raiders earned 661 total points and 14 first-place votes. LWC has won three in-a-row including triumphs over No. 2 Lee (Tenn.) and most recently No. 10 Berry (Ga.). Lindsey Wilson is No. 1 for the first time since Sept. 19, 2007.

Martin had held the No. 1 ranking for the first five polls this season. However, a 2-1 loss to Lee last Saturday snapped a 24-match unbeaten streak. Lee, this week’s No. 2 with a 10-1 record including four wins over Top 10 opponents, was the previous team to take down Martin in 2007 before the streak began.

No. 2 Lee is right behind Lindsey by two total points (659) and posted five first-place votes. No. 3 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) checks in with 640 points and three first-place votes while Martin is at No. 4 with 631 points and one first-place mention. No. 5 Concordia (Ore.) is one of six teams without a loss and recorded 607 points and the final first-place nod.

No. 12 Trinity Christian (Ill.) owns the most wins in the country with a 12-0 record.

No. 22 Lindenwood (Mo.) sneaks into the Top 25 this week with a 5-0-1 mark. This is the second time the Lions have been ranked this year – the other was at No. 21 (Sept. 23).

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups. The sixth regular season Top 25 poll will be announced on Oct. 14.

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2008 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – (Oct. 7)

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL (1st PLACE VOTES)	2008 RECORD*	TOTAL  POINTS
1	2	Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) (14)	8-1	661
2	4	Lee University (Tenn.) (5)	10-1	659
3	3	Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) (3)	7-1	640
4	1	Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) (1)	8-1	631
5	5	Concordia University (Ore.) (1)	10-0-1	607
6	6	Northwood University (Fla.)	9-0	563
7	8	California Baptist University	8-2	544
8	7	Graceland University (Iowa)	9-0-1	520
9	11	Simon Fraser University (B.C.)	8-2	507
10	10	Berry College (Ga.)	6-4	470
11	12	Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.)	8-2	456
12	13	Trinity Christian College (Ill.)	12-0	454
13	9	California State University-San Marcos	6-2-2	411
14	14	Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)	8-1-1	387
15	15	Park University (Mo.)	7-1-2	382
16	17	Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.)	6-4	348
17	18	Indiana Wesleyan University	7-1	344
18	16	Concordia University (Calif.)	5-2-1	295
19	19	William Carey University (Miss.)	5-2-1	287
20	20	McKendree University (Ill.)	10-0-1	257
21	21	Notre Dame College (Ohio)	7-2-1	224
22	RV	Lindenwood University (Mo.)	5-0-1	211
23	T23	Madonna University (Mich.)	8-2	175
24	22	Vanguard University (Calif.)	6-2-1	140
25	T23	Benedictine College (Kan.)	7-2-1	99

Others receiving votes:

Trinity International University (Ill.) 96; Houghton College (N.Y.) 95; Rogers State University (Okla.) 69; Ottawa University (Kan.) 60; King College (Tenn.) 47; Bellevue University (Neb.) 42; Carroll College (Mont.) 33; Dominican University (Calif.) 28; John Brown University (Ark.) 25; Spring Arbor University (Mich.) 19; Westmont College (Calif.) 19; Rocky Mountain College (Mont.) 14; Siena Heights University (Mich.) 10; Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) 7; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) 7; Lyon College (Ark.) 6; The Master's College (Calif.) 5; Kansas Wesleyan University 4; Oklahoma City University 1; Louisiana State University-Shreveport 1; College of Idaho (Idaho) 1; Ohio Dominican University 1

* Record as submitted by conference rater