Jan. 31, 2007
OLATHE, Kan. - For the fourth-straight week, Vanguard (Calif.) claimed all 11 first-place votes to remain atop the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Top 25 for the seventh-straight rating this season. Vanguard is followed in the poll by Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) who stayed at No. 2 this week.
Saint Xavier (Ill.) moved up a spot to No. 3 in the Top 25, while Lubbock Christian (Texas), who also moved up a spot, occupies No. 4 and Lee (Tenn.) rounds out the top five after falling two spots in this week's rating. Montana Western remained sixth in this week's poll, while Union (Tenn.) at No. 7 and No. 8 Cumberlands (Ky.) switched places in the Top 10. Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) stayed at its No. 9 ranking, while the Top 10 rounds out with Cumberland (Tenn.), who moved up to spots on the week.
Only one unranked squad jumped into this week's rating, as Mobile (Ala.) took over at No. 25. The week's biggest jump comes form Southern Nazarene (Okla.), who moved from No. 25 to No. 18, while Oklahoma City fell from No. 10 to no. 21.
RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL | 1ST PLACE VOTES | RECORD | POINTS |
1 | 1 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 11 | 16-0 | 330 |
2 | 2 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | | 21-1 | 318 |
3 | 4 | St. Xavier (Ill.) | | 19-2 | 302 |
4 | 5 | Lubbock Christian (Texas) | | 16-3 | 298 |
5 | 3 | Lee (Tenn.) | | 18-3 | 280 |
6 | 6 | Montana-Western | | 21-2 | 269 |
7 | 8 | Union (Tenn.) | | 16-4 | 263 |
8 | 7 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | | 19-3 | 258 |
9 | 9 | Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) | | 16-3 | 241 |
10 | 12 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | | 17-3 | 229 |
11 | 11 | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | | 14-5 | 211 |
12 | 13 | Carroll (Mont.) | | 21-2 | 206 |
13 | 14 | Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) | | 20-2 | 189 |
14 | 15 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | | 15-6 | 188 |
15 | 16 | Azusa Pacific (Calif.) | | 16-4 | 183 |
16 | 18 | Oklahoma Christian | | 14-3 | 180 |
17 | 17 | Georgetown (Ky.) | | 16-6 | 136 |
18 | 25 | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | | 15-3 | 134 |
19 | 19 | Langston (Okla.) | | 17-3 | 130 |
20 | 22 | Columbia (Mo.) | | 18-3 | 124 |
21 | 10 | Oklahoma City | | 16-4 | 114 |
22 | 23 | Houston Baptist (Texas) | | 15-4 | 101 |
23 | 21 | Xavier (La.) | | 16-6 | 89 |
24 | 20 | The Master's (Calif.) | | 11-6 | 80 |
25 | NR | Mobile (Ala.) | | 14-6 | 61 |
Others Receiving Votes: Oklahoma Baptist, 41; California Baptist, 35; Lambuth (Tenn.), 33; West Virginia Tech, 19; Montana Tech, 14; Montana State-Northern, 12; Brewton-Parker (Ga.), 11; Martin Methodist (Tenn.), 10; Westmont (Calif.), 9; Loyola (La.), 8; Science & Arts (Okla.), 4; Campbellsville (Ky.), 3; Southern-New Orleans (La.), 2.
