Nov. 11, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. –No. 1 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) remains the best team in women’s soccer, according to the 2008 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, announced today (Nov. 11). In the 10^th edition of the poll, the Blue Raiders totaled 578 points and 13 of the possible 21 first-place votes. LWC is No. 1 for the sixth straight week and enters the Mid-South Conference Tournament as the No. 1 seed and plays Wednesday (Nov. 12) in the Semifinals. The Blue Raiders boast an 11-game winning streak and have out-scored the opposition by a 72-3 margin, which includes eight shut outs during the streak.

Another team on a tear as the regular season comes to a close is No. 2 Lee (Tenn.). The Flames own a 12 game winning streak and stands 18-1 on the year with the lone loss coming at Lindsey Wilson. Lee claims 573 points this week and five first-place nods. Defending national champion Martin Methodist (Tenn.) holds at No. 3. The RedHawks enter the TranSouth Athletic Conference Semifinals as the No. 1 seed and a 16-1 record. They have not allowed a single goal in eight straight contests dating back to Oct. 4.

No. 4 Concordia (Ore.) held its position from last week and notched the remaining three first-place votes. One of three undefeated teams in the NAIA, Concordia will play for the Cascade Collegiate Conference Championship tomorrow (Nov. 12). At 16-2 on the year, Azusa Pacific (Calif.) is No. 5 this week for the second straight time.

There are still three undefeated programs (as of Nov. 9) in the NAIA soccer world – Concordia (Ore.), No. 6 Graceland (Iowa) and No. 22 Marian (Ind.).

Conference teams and independents are in the middle of their tournaments. To track all the schedules and scores from these events, click here.

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups. The 11^th and final regular season Top 25 poll will be announced on Sunday, Nov. 16 by 1 p.m. CST. The official field and pairings for the 2008 Women’s Soccer National Championship Opening Round will be announced by 7 p.m. CST on Nov. 16.

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2008 NAIA Women’s Soccer Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – (Nov. 11)

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL (1st PLACE VOTES)	2008 RECORD*	FINAL POINTS
1	1	Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) (13)	16-1	578
2	2	Lee University (Tenn.) (5)	18-1	573
3	3	Martin Methodist College (Tenn.)	16-1	550
4	4	Concordia University (Ore.) (3)	18-0-1	544
5	5	Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)	16-2	519
6	6	Graceland University (Iowa)	17-0-1	495
7	9	Northwood University (Fla.)	15-2	470
8	7	California Baptist University	15-4-1	445
9	10	Park University (Mo.)	14-1-2	439
10	12	Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)	14-1-3	401
11	11	California State University-San Marcos	11-3-3	400
12	8	Trinity Christian College (Ill.)	19-1	382
13	14	Simon Fraser University (B.C.)	10-6	356
14	15	Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.)	12-5	348
15	17	Berry College (Ga.)	11-6-1	306
16	18	Houghton College (N.Y.)	14-2-1	296
T17	16	McKendree University (Ill.)	16-1-1	284
T17	13	William Carey University (Miss.)	12-3-1	284
19	22	Concordia University (Calif.)	8-4-5	270
20	20	Madonna University (Mich.)	15-3	245
21	24	Oklahoma City University	14-4-1	165
22	23	Marian College (Ind.)	16-0-2	147
23	25	Kansas Wesleyan University	12-5-1	140
24	RV	Lindenwood University (Mo.)	12-3-2	107
25	RV	Ohio Dominican University	11-4-2	94

Others receiving votes:

Saint Xavier University (Ill.) 86; The Master's College (Calif.) 86; Rocky Mountain College (Mont.) 72; Indiana Wesleyan University 63; King College (Tenn.) 57; Westmont College (Calif.) 48; Bethel College (Tenn.) 42; Trinity International University (Ill.) 22; Carroll College (Mont.) 19; College of Idaho (Idaho) 18; Dominican University (Calif.) 13; Bellevue University (Neb.) 11; Notre Dame College (Ohio) 6; Lyon College (Ark.) 5; Dordt College (Iowa) 5; Spring Arbor University (Mich.) 4; Siena Heights University (Mich.) 3; Ottawa University (Kan.) 1; John Brown University (Ark.) 1; Texas Wesleyan University 1

* Record as submitted by conference rater