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.
