Lady Pilots Remain at No. 22
January 19, 2009
SHREVEPORT, La. – For the second straight week, the LSUS Lady Pilots are ranked as the No. 22 team in the latest NAIA Division 1 Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll.
Despite picking up two victories last week, including their single-season record 14th win on the year, the Lady Pilots stayed put at the No. 22 spot. LSUS (14-1, 4-0) has won 12 games in-a-row, which is also a school-record, and currently sits atop the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference standings.
Union (Tenn.) received all first place votes to stay No. 1 in the country. The Lady Bulldogs earned 312 total points and were a unanimous pick for the fourth time this season.
The next three spots also remained the same for second consecutive week. No. 2 Vanguard (Calif.) held its spot with 300 points while Oklahoma City remained at No. 3 with 294 points and Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) stayed at No. 4 with 283 points. Lambuth (Tenn.) climbed three spots to No. 5 with 263 points after knocking off then-No. 5 Lee (Tenn.) last week while Lee dropped to No. 8 with 246 points.
No. 6 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) remained in its spot with 256 points. Saint Xavier (Ill.) moved up two spots from last week to No. 7 with 250 points and Oklahoma Baptist jumped to No. 9 from No. 13 with 235 points. Columbia (Mo.) rounded out the top-10 after moving up a spot with 220 points.
No. 24 Shorter (Ga.) and No. 25 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) both made their debut in the top-25 this week.
The sixth regular season poll will be released on Monday, January 26.
2008-09 NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Top 25 Poll – Jan. 19
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
WON |
LOST |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Union (Tenn.) |
12 |
17 |
1 |
312 |
|
2 |
2 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
|
14 |
2 |
300 |
|
3 |
3 |
Oklahoma City |
|
16 |
1 |
294 |
|
4 |
4 |
Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) |
|
15 |
1 |
283 |
|
5 |
8 |
Lambuth (Tenn.) |
|
13 |
4 |
263 |
|
6 |
6 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
|
14 |
5 |
256 |
|
7 |
9 |
Saint Xavier (Ill.) |
|
14 |
3 |
250 |
|
8 |
5 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
|
14 |
4 |
246 |
|
9 |
13 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
|
15 |
2 |
235 |
|
10 |
11 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
|
17 |
1 |
220 |
|
11 |
12 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
|
17 |
2 |
219 |
|
12 |
7 |
Lubbock Christian (Texas) |
|
14 |
3 |
205 |
|
13 |
21 |
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) |
|
12 |
4 |
177 |
|
13 |
15 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
|
16 |
3 |
177 |
|
15 |
10 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
|
13 |
2 |
176 |
|
16 |
17 |
Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
|
14 |
3 |
165 |
|
17 |
16 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
|
13 |
4 |
158 |
|
18 |
18 |
Biola (Calif.) |
|
11 |
4 |
141 |
|
19 |
19 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
|
11 |
6 |
119 |
|
20 |
25 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
|
10 |
6 |
115 |
|
21 |
20 |
Westminster (Utah) |
|
14 |
5 |
113 |
|
22 |
22 |
Louisiana State-Shreveport |
|
14 |
1 |
97 |
|
23 |
14 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
|
12 |
5 |
93 |
|
24 |
RV |
Shorter (Ga.) |
|
12 |
5 |
81 |
|
T25 |
23 |
Martin Methodist (Tenn.) |
|
13 |
4 |
72 |
|
T25 |
RV |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
|
15 |
4 |
72 |
Others receiving votes: Benedictine (Kan.) 37; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 28; Carroll (Mont.) 19; Xavier (La.) 17; Rogers State (Okla.) 10; William Carey (Miss.) 8; Avila (Mo.) 8; William Woods (Mo.) 5; Montana State-Northern 4; Evangel (Mo.) 3; Science and Arts of Oklahoma 1; Pikeville (Ky.) 1; Missouri Baptist 1; Oklahoma Christian 1.
