Jan. 23, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Union (Tenn.) Lady Bulldogs were a unanimous choice for the top spot in the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Top-25 poll, receiving all 11 first place votes for the fifth straight week.
The Lady Bulldogs, the only undefeated team in NAIA women's basketball with a 17-0 record, received 330 total points.
Lee (Tenn.) remains in the second position with 319 total points and Vanguard (Calif.) stayed at No. 3 with 308 total points. Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) moved up a spot to No. 4 with 297 total points while Oklahoma Baptist dropped to No. 5 with 278 total points to round out the top-five.
No. 24 Harris-Stowe (Mo.) is ranked for the first time in the top-25 poll since the preseason rating.
The next regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, January 30.
2007-08 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Top 25 Poll - Jan. 23
RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL | 1ST PLACE VOTES | RECORD* | TOTAL POINTS |
1 | 1 | Union University (Tenn.) | 11 | 17-0 | 330 |
2 | 2 | Lee University (Tenn.) | | 17-2 | 319 |
3 | 3 | Vanguard University (Calif.) | | 11-2 | 308 |
4 | 5 | Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) | | 16-2 | 297 |
5 | 4 | Oklahoma Baptist University | | 16-1 | 278 |
6 | 7 | Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) | | 12-2 | 276 |
7 | 6 | Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) | | 14-3 | 259 |
8 | 9 | Langston University (Okla.) | | 15-1 | 245 |
9 | 10 | Saint Xavier University (Ill.) | | 15-3 | 241 |
10 | 8 | The Master's College (Calif.) | | 12-4 | 222 |
11 | 12 | Carroll College (Mont.) | | 16-2 | 218 |
12 | 14 | Oklahoma City University | | 12-4 | 215 |
13 | 13 | Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) | | 16-3 | 206 |
14 | 11 | Lubbock Christian University (Texas) | | 14-3 | 182 |
15 | 14 | Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) | | 13-3 | 170 |
16 | 16 | Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) | | 9-6 | 168 |
17 | 18 | Loyola University (La.) | | 13-4 | 154 |
18 | 17 | Lambuth University (Tenn.) | | 11-7 | 133 |
19 | 19 | California Baptist University | | 10-4 | 124 |
20 | 21 | University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) | | 14-5 | 120 |
21 | 21 | Xavier University (La.) | | 15-3 | 114 |
22 | 20 | Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) | | 15-4 | 100 |
23 | 23 | Westminster College (Utah) | | 16-5 | 86 |
24 | RV | Harris-Stowe State University (Mo.) | | 13-6 | 61 |
25 | 25 | Berry College (Ga.) | | 15-5 | 56 |
Others receiving votes: Georgetown (Ky.) 53; Wiley College (Texas) 38; Westmont (Calif.) 30; Science and Arts of Oklahoma 17; Montana Western 14; Campbellsville (Ky.) 14; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 13; Robert Morris (Ill.) 12; Cumberland (Tenn.) 12; McKendree (Ill.) 7; Mobile (Ala.) 7; Shorter (Ga.) 6; Brescia (Ky.) 5; Montana-Northern 3; Texas Wesleyan 1; Lyon (Ark.) 1.
* Records through Sunday, Jan. 20th.
