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

Feb 27, 2008

Feb. 27, 2008

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Union (Tenn.) maintained its No. 1 ranking in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division I Women's Basketball Top-25 poll for the 10th straight week. The Lady Bulldogs collected all first place votes every week this season.

Lee (Tenn.) remained in the second position with 318 total points for the eighth consecutive week. Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) and Vanguard (Calif.) stayed at No. 3 and 4 respectively for the fifth straight week. PLNU earned 308 total points and Vanguard received 296 points. Oklahoma City maintained its No. 5 ranking with 281 total points to round the top-five.

Berry (Ga.) moved back into top-25 and tied with Xavier (La.) at No. 24.

The final regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, March 5.

2007-08 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Top 25 Poll - Feb. 27

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL	1ST PLACE VOTES	RECORD*	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	Union University (Tenn.)	11	26-0	330
2	2	Lee University (Tenn.)		26-2	318
3	3	Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.)		22-2	308
4	4	Vanguard University (Calif.)		20-3	296
5	5	Oklahoma City University		23-4	281
6	6	Langston University (Okla.)		25-1	274
7	7	Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.)		23-6	260
8	8	Oklahoma Baptist University		25-3	256
9	9	Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)		21-6	236
10	10	Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)		22-4	232
11	11	Saint Xavier University (Ill.)		21-6	212
12	12	Carroll College (Mont.)		22-3	206
13	13	Lambuth University (Tenn.)		20-8	200
14	14	Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)		22-5	192
15	16	Loyola University (La.)		23-4	180
16	15	The Master's College (Calif.)		18-8	155
17	17	Lubbock Christian University (Texas)		21-7	135
T18	18	Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.)		22-5	129
T18	19	Westminster College (Utah)		22-6	129
20	19	Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.)		16-9	124
21	21	Westmont College (Calif.)		18-7	109
22	24	Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)		18-9	96
23	25	Wiley College (Texas)		24-5	78
T24	22	Xavier University (La.)		22-6	74
T24	RV	Berry College (Ga.)		23-5	74

Others receiving votes: Cumberlands (Ky.) 72; McKendree (Ill.) 64; Harris-Stowe (Mo.) 44; Georgetown (Ky.) 10; Lyon (Ark.) 10; Robert Morris (Ill.) 8; Science and Arts of Oklahoma 8; Brescia (Ky.) 5; Montana Western 4; Mobile (Ala.) 3; Oklahoma Christian 2; Cambellsville (Ky.) 1.

* Records through Sunday, Feb. 24th.

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

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