Jan. 30, 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 sixth straight week. The Lady Bulldogs collected all first place votes every week this season.
Lee (Tenn.) remained in the second position with 319 total points for the fourth consecutive week. Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) climbed three spots to No. 3 with 305 points after defeating then-No. 3 Vanguard (Calif.), 86-65, last week. Vanguard dropped to No. 4 with 298 total points. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) picked up two wins against top-25 teams (No. 10 Master's (Calif.) and No. 19 Cal Baptist) last week and moved into top-five with 280 points.
The next regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, February 6.
2007-08 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Top 25 Poll - Jan. 30
RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL | 1ST PLACE VOTES | RECORD* | TOTAL POINTS |
1 | 1 | Union University (Tenn.) | 11 | 19-0 | 330 |
2 | 2 | Lee University (Tenn.) | | 19-2 | 319 |
3 | 6 | Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) | | 14-2 | 305 |
4 | 3 | Vanguard University (Calif.) | | 12-3 | 298 |
5 | 7 | Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) | | 16-3 | 280 |
6 | 4 | Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) | | 16-4 | 266 |
T7 | 8 | Langston University (Okla.) | | 18-1 | 258 |
T7 | 12 | Oklahoma City University | | 14-4 | 258 |
9 | 5 | Oklahoma Baptist University | | 17-2 | 240 |
10 | 13 | Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) | | 18-3 | 236 |
11 | 9 | Saint Xavier University (Ill.) | | 16-4 | 219 |
12 | 10 | The Master's College (Calif.) | | 13-5 | 202 |
13 | 14 | Lubbock Christian University (Texas) | | 16-3 | 199 |
14 | 11 | Carroll College (Mont.) | | 17-3 | 191 |
15 | 15 | Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) | | 15-3 | 177 |
16 | 17 | Loyola University (La.) | | 15-4 | 159 |
17 | 18 | Lambuth University (Tenn.) | | 13-7 | 153 |
18 | 21 | Xavier University (La.) | | 17-3 | 126 |
T19 | 16 | Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) | | 10-7 | 119 |
T19 | 19 | California Baptist University | | 11-5 | 119 |
21 | 22 | Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) | | 15-4 | 104 |
22 | 20 | University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) | | 15-6 | 90 |
23 | 24 | Harris-Stowe State University (Mo.) | | 15-6 | 87 |
24 | 25 | Berry College (Ga.) | | 16-4 | 74 |
25 | 23 | Westminster College (Utah) | | 17-6 | 68 |
Others receiving votes: Westmont (Calif.) 55; Georgetown (Ky.) 51; Wiley (Texas) 47; Robert Morris (Ill.) 20; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 20; Lyon (Ark.) 11; McKendree (Ill.) 9; Science and Arts of Oklahoma 7; Montana Western 7; Campbellsville (Ky.) 4; Mobile (Ala.) 3; Montana-Northern 2; Brescia (Ky.) 1; Shorter (Ga.) 1.
* Records through Sunday, Jan. 27th.
