Jan. 10, 2007
OLATHE, Kan. - For the third-straight week in the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Top 25, Vanguard (Calif.) has earned the poll's No. 1 position, with this week's rating marking the first this season in which the Lions have garnered all 11 first-place votes. Vanguard stayed ahead of Oklahoma City, who finished second in the poll, followed by St. Xavier (Ill.), who moved up to No. 3 after spending last week in a tie for fourth.
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) remained in the No. 4 position this week, followed by Lee (Tenn.) who moved from eighth into fifth. Montana Western made the jump to No. 6 after occupying the No. 7 slot last week, while 7th-ranked Cumberlands (Ky.) moved up two spots in this week's rating. Cumberland (Tenn.) moves to No. 8 from No. 11, while Lubbock Christian (Texas) and Union (Tenn.) fell this week to round out the Top 10.
RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL | 1ST PLACE VOTES | RECORD | POINTS |
1 | 1 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 11 | 10-0 | 330 |
2 | 2 | Oklahoma City | | 14-0 | 318 |
3 | 4 | St. Xavier (Ill.) | | 15-1 | 300 |
4 | 4 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | | 15-1 | 296 |
4 | 8 | Lee (Tenn.) | | 12-2 | 277 |
6 | 7 | Montana-Western | | 16-1 | 265 |
7 | 9 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | | 15-2 | 263 |
8 | 11 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | | 11-2 | 252 |
9 | 6 | Lubbock Christian (Texas) | | 11-3 | 250 |
10 | 3 | Union (Tenn.) | | 9-4 | 232 |
11 | 12 | Carroll (Mont.) | | 18-0 | 224 |
12 | 13 | Houston Baptist (Texas) | | 11-3 | 206 |
13 | 17 | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | | 10-3 | 201 |
14 | 15 | Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) | | 10-2 | 181 |
15 | 10 | The Master's (Calif.) | | 8-3 | 179 |
16 | 14 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | | 9-5 | 156 |
17 | 19 | Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) | | 13-2 | 149 |
18 | 23 | Oklahoma Christian | | 9-2 | 133 |
19 | 24 | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | | 11-3 | 130 |
20 | 18 | Georgetown (Ky.) | | 13-5 | 124 |
21 | NR | Oklahoma Baptist | | 8-4 | 96 |
22 | 22 | Westmont (Calif.) | | 9-3 | 88 |
23 | 21 | Columbia (Mo.) | | 12-3 | 82 |
23 | NR | Xavier (La.) | | 10-5 | 82 |
25 | 20 | Mobile (Ala.) | | 9-5 | 62 |
Others Receiving Votes: Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 58; Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 50; Montana Tech, 37; Langston (Okla.), 27; McKendree (Ill.), 22; Lambuth (Tenn.), 17; Montana State-Northern, 10; West Virginia Tech, 10; Brewton-Parker (Ga.), 4; Campbellsville (Ky.), 3.
