NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Preseason Rating

NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Preseason Rating

Rank

2006 Final

Institution

1st Place Votes

2006 Record

Total Points

1

4

Union (Tenn.)

5

31-6

323

1

1

Vanguard (Calif.)

6

32-2

323

3

3

Oklahoma City

 

32-3

305

4

12

The Master's (Calif.)

 

28-8

295

5

6

Houston Baptist (Texas)

 

28-4

273

6

8

Montana-Western

 

29-6

264

7

2

Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)

 

32-3

248

8

7

Lee (Tenn.)

 

26-7

242

9

21

Lubbock Christian (Texas)

 

23-12

241

10

17

Cumberlands (Ky.)

 

21-9

213

10

9

Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)

 

26-7

213

12

15

Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.)

 

22-10

200

13

14

Cumberland (Tenn.)

 

23-9

193

14

10

Azusa Pacific (Calif.)

 

24-10

187

15

11

Carroll (Mont.)

 

27-7

180

16

NR

Oklahoma Baptist

 

25-10

176

17

22

St. Xavier (Ill.)

 

24-9

158

18

19

Georgetown (Ky.)

 

24-9

140

19

18

Mobile (Ala.)

 

23-6

136

20

5

Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.)

 

31-5

122

21

25

Auburn Montgomery (Ala.)

 

18-12

120

22

13

Oklahoma Christian

 

24-10

91

23

16

Brewton-Parker (Ga.)

 

25-9

60

24

24

Montana State-Northern

 

20-10

59

25

NR

Columbia (Mo.)

 

18-13

54

25

NR

Lambuth (Tenn.)

 

18-14

54

Others Receiving Votes:
Southern Nazarene (Okla.), 37; California Baptist, 35; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 33; Langston (Okla.), 26; McKendree (Ill.), 21; Park (Mo.), 15; Hope International (Calif.), 10; William Carey (Miss.), 10; Berry (Ga.), 9; Campbellsville (Ky.), 9; John Brown (Ark.), 9; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.), 8; Xavier (La.), 7; Voorhees (S.C.), 5; Emmanuel (Ga.), 2; Montana Tech, 1.

 

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