April 4, 2007

OLATHE, Kan. - Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) notched 12 first-place votes to remain the top-ranked team in NAIA Women's Tennis, followed by unanimous No. 2 Fresno Pacific (Calif.), who earned 288 points to stay 12 voting points behind AUM.

Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) moved up one spot to No. 3 this week, while No. 4 Vanguard (Calif.) also jumped a spot to No. 4 and Azusa Pacific (Calif.) dropped back two positions to No. 5. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) made the largest jump in the rating, moving 16 spots from No. 22 to No. 6 this week, while the Top 10 rounds out with Breneau (Ga.), Savannah Art & Design (Ga.) and Embry-Riddle (Fla.).

One team found its way into the Top 25 this week, as Northwood (Fla.) enters at No. 22. The poll's biggest drop belongs to Xavier (La.), who fell from No. 11 to No. 21 this week.

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL	1ST PLACE VOTES	RECORD	POINTS
1	1	Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) (XIII)	12	18-0	300
2	2	Fresno Pacific (Calif.)		15-0	288
3	4	Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (XI)		16-3	273
4	5	Vanguard (Calif.) (II)		14-2	266
5	3	Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II)		14-2	247
6	22	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) (XI)		11-3	240
7	10	Brenau (Ga.) (XIII)		12-7	233
8	6	Berry (Ga.) (XIII)		11-5	215
9	7	Savannah Art & Design (Ga.) (XIV)		8-4	204
10	8	Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (XIV)		9-7	190
11	12	Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II)		11-5	171
12	9	Southern Nazarene (Okla.) (VI)		6-6	160
13	14	Lee (Tenn.) (XIII)		11-3	148
14	15	Indiana Wesleyan (VIII)		14-0	130
15	13	Oklahoma Christian (VI)		10-3	126
16	18	Shorter (Ga.) (XIII)		10-9	122
17	20	California Baptist (II)		10-6	116
18	19	Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (VII)		12-1	77
19	16	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (I)		7-7	70
20	21	Cumberland (Tenn.) (XI)		12-4	69
21	11	Xavier (La.) (XIII)		10-6	68
22	NR	Northwood (Fla.) (XIV)		3-3	59
23	17	Bethel (Tenn.) (XII)		8-6	39
24	25	Concordia (Calif.) (II)		11-8	28
25	24	Webber International (Fla.) (XIV)		10-10	25

Others Receiving Votes: Lindenwood (Mo.) (V), 14; Aquinas (Mich.) (VIII), 8; Bethany (Kan.) (IV), 8; Indiana Southeast (XII), 7; Georgetown (Ky.) (XI), 1.