Vanguard Holds on to Top Spot in NAIA D-I Women's Top 25
Dec. 6, 2006
Olathe, Kan. - Vanguard University (Calif.) started off the NAIA Women's DI Basketball season as the team to beat in 2006. The Lions (6-0) received ten first place votes to earn the number one spot.
Oklahoma City (7-0) who also received one first-place vote, was second, followed by preseason favorite Union (Tenn.) (7-2), Montana-Western (12-0) and Lubbock Christian (Texas) to make up the top five. Saint Xavier (Ill.) (7-1) also jumped seven spots to #10 in the poll.
RANK | LAST | SCHOOL | 1st PLACE | RECORD | TOTAL |
1 | 1 | Vanguard (Calif.) | 10 | 6-0 | 329 |
2 | 3 | Oklahoma City | 1 | 7-0 | 318 |
3 | 1 | Union (Tenn.) | 7-2 | 303 | |
4 | 6 | Montana-Western | 12-0 | 288 | |
5 | 9 | Lubbock Christian (Texas) | 7-1 | 270 | |
6 | 4 | The Master's (Calif.) | 4-1 | 257 | |
7 | 7 | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 6-2 | 256 | |
8 | 10 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 8-1 | 247 | |
9 | 10 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 10-1 | 234 | |
10 | 17 | St. Xavier (Ill.) | 7-1 | 229 | |
11 | 8 | Lee (Tenn.) | 6-2 | 228 | |
12 | 5 | Houston Baptist (Texas) | 4-2 | 222 | |
13 | 15 | Carroll (Mont.) | 15-0 | 208 | |
14 | 13 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 7-1 | 198 | |
15 | 12 | Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) | 5-1 | 174 | |
16 | 18 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 9-2 | 173 | |
17 | 20 | Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) | 5-0 | 148 | |
18 | NR | Southern Nazarene (Okla.) | 7-1 | 146 | |
19 | 21 | Auburn Montgomery (Ala.) | 9-1 | 141 | |
20 | 25 | Columbia (Mo.) | 7-1 | 108 | |
21 | NR | Westmont (Calif.) | 7-1 | 100 | |
22 | 22 | Oklahoma Christian | 5-2 | 86 | |
23 | 19 | Mobile (Ala.) | 4-4 | 79 | |
24 | 23 | Brewton-Parker (Ga.) | 8-1 | 78 | |
25 | 25 | Lambuth (Tenn.) | 5-3 | 63 |
Others Receiving Votes:
Azusa Pacific (Calif.), 55; Montana State-Northern, 49; Loyola (La.), 34; Langston (Okla.), 24; Oklahoma Baptist, 17; McKendree (Ill.), 11; Montana Tech, 9; Campbellsville (Ky.), 8; Fresno Pacific (Calif.), 7; Xavier (La.), 6; St. Francis (Ill.), 4; Wayland Baptist (Texas), 4; West Virginia Tech, 3; Berry (Ga.), 1
