Union (Tenn.) No. 1 In Division I Women's Basketball Poll

Dec 05, 2007

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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Union (Tenn.) No. 1 In Division I Women's Basketball Poll

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