Feb. 21, 2007

OLATHE, Kan. - Vanguard (Calif.) is the No. 1 rated NAIA Division I Women's Basketball team for the tenth-straight week, sweeping 10 first-place votes to stay 10 points ahead of No. 2 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho). The top six places remained unchanged, as Saint Xavier (Ill.) is third followed by Lee (Tenn.), Union (Tenn.) and Lubbock Christian (Texas).

Carroll (Mont.) - who moved up three spots from last week - sits at No. 7, followed by Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.), Montana-Western and Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) in the Top 10. While much of the poll remained unchanged, Freed-Hardman (Tenn.) fell from No. 14 to No. 17 this week, while Lambuth (Tenn.) jumped from No. 22 to No. 19.

Three newcomers round out the poll, beginning with No. 23 Oklahoma Baptist, followed by McKendree (Ill.) and Westmont (Calif.).

Others Receiving Votes: Southern-New Orleans (La.), 41; Columbia (Mo.), 34; The Master's (Calif.), 31; Westminster (Utah), 26; Mobile (Ala.), 14; Xavier (La.), 13; Martin Methodist (Tenn.), 11; Southern Polytechnic, 5; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), 4; Montana State-Northern, 3; Science & Arts (Okla.), 3.