Fresno Pacific (Calif.) Still Unanimous No. 1 in NAIA Volleyball Ratings

Oct 10, 2007

Oct. 10, 2007

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Fresno Pacific (Calif.) Sunbirds were a unanimous choice for the top spot in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) volleyball ratings, receiving all 14 first place votes for the sixth straight week.

The Sunbirds defeated No. 3 Concordia, 3-0, on the road and have won all 19 matches this season. Fresno Pacific, the only undefeated team in the NAIA, has won seven straight matches with out losing a game.

California Baptist remains in the second position with 336 total points after wins against then-No. 18 Vanguard (Calif.) and No. 4 Biola (Calif.). Concordia (Calif.) stayed at No. 3 with 322 points while Biola remained at No. 4 with 308 points. Azusa Pacific (Calif.) moved up a spot to No. 5 with 286 points.

No. 14 Dorbt (Iowa), No. 23 Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) and No. 25 Indiana Wesleyan made a debut in the top-25 this week while No. 17 Campbellsville moved back in after dropping out last week.

The next regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, Oct. 17.

2007 NAIA Volleyball Top 25 Poll - Oct. 10

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL	2007 RECORD	TOTAL POINTS
1	1	Fresno Pacific (Calif.) (II)	19-0	350
2	2	California Baptist (II)	16-2	336
3	3	Concordia (Calif.) (II)	17-2	322
4	4	Biola (Calif.) (II)	15-3	308
5	6	Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II)	13-5	286
6	7	Dickinson State (N.D.) (III)	18-2	276
7	5	National American (S.D.) (III)	16-6	256
8	10	Albertson (Idaho) (I)	12-6	244
9	9	Columbia (Mo.) (V)	14-6	235
10	8	Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II)	12-7	232
11	11	Westminster (Utah) (I)	13-5	223
12	14	Morningside (Iowa) (III)	19-1	196
13	13	Lindenwood (Mo.) (V)	23-5	176
14	NR	Dordt (Iowa) (III)	25-6	155
15	18	Vanguard (Calif.) (II)	6-9	134
16	12	Hastings (Neb.) (III)	18-6	130
17	NR	Campbellsville (Ky.) (XI)	18-1	104
18	15	Georgetown (Ky.) (XI)	26-4	87
19	16	Northwestern (Iowa) (III)	17-7	87
20	17	Madonna (Mich.) (VIII)	19-6	86
21	24	Southern Oregon (I)	15-4	65
22	22	Texas Brownsville (VI)	20-5	63
23	NR	Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) (IX)	20-1	53
24	25	Savannah Art & Design (Ga.) (XIV)	12-6	53
25	NR	Indiana Wesleyan (VIII)	18-4	20

Others receiving votes: Webber International (Fla. (XIV) 14; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) (XI) 13; Walsh (Ohio) (IX) 12; Cornerstone (Mich.) (VIII) 11; Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (I) 11; Westmont (Calif.) (II) 4; Mobile (Ala.) (XIII)3; Briar Cliff (Iowa) (III) 2; Bellevue (Neb.) (IV) 1; Bryan (Tenn.) (XII) 1; Montana Tech (I) 1.

* Records through Sunday, Oct. 7th

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