March 19, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) yet again holds the No. 1 position in the third regular season National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Men's Tennis Top 25 Coaches' Poll, announced today (March, 19th).
The Senators stand at a perfect 13-0 after handling Berry College, Barry University and Lynn University last week. AUM received 12 first-place votes for a total of 300 to continue it's dominance of the top spot
Azusa Pacific remains at No. 2 with a total of 283 points. The Cougars dropped their second match of the season in a 2-7 loss to Rollins but was able to rebound with a 5-4 victory against Point Loma Nazarene last week. Embry-Riddle (Fla.), with 278 points, stays at No. 3 followed by undefeated Fresno Pacific (Calif.) who stands at 13-0. Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) cracks the top five after wins against Martin Methodist and University of Cumberlands last week. The undefeated Blue Raider received 239 points to move up one spot.
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2008 NAIA Men's Tennis Top 25 Coaches' Poll - March 19, 2008
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LAST |
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1ST PLACE |
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TOTAL |
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RANK |
WEEK |
SCHOOL |
VOTES |
W-L |
POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) (XIII) |
12 |
13-0 |
300 |
|
2 |
2 |
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) (II) |
|
11-2 |
283 |
|
3 |
3 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) (XIV) |
6-1 |
278 |
|
4 |
4 |
Fresno Pacific University (Calif.) (II) |
|
13-0 |
265 |
|
5 |
6 |
Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) (XI) |
|
3-0 |
239 |
|
6 |
8 |
Concordia University (Calif.) (II) |
|
6-2 |
236 |
|
7 |
10 |
California Baptist University (II) |
|
8-2 |
218 |
|
8 |
5 |
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV) |
|
6-3 |
214 |
|
9 |
7 |
Lee University (Tenn.) (XIII) |
|
2-1 |
211 |
|
10 |
9 |
Bethel College (Tenn.) (XI) |
|
4-0 |
197 |
|
11 |
13 |
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) (II) |
|
6-4 |
171 |
|
12 |
11 |
Graceland University (Iowa) (V) |
|
6-1 |
167 |
|
13 |
12 |
Berry College (Ga.) (XIII) |
|
4-2 |
155 |
|
14 |
14 |
Union College (Ky.) (XII) |
|
4-0 |
152 |
|
15 |
16 |
Vanguard University (Calif.) (II) |
|
4-5 |
133 |
|
16 |
15 |
Benedictine College (Kan.) (V) |
|
1-0 |
131 |
|
17 |
18 |
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) (I) |
|
8-5 |
98 |
|
18 |
17 |
Webber International University (Fla.) (XIV) |
|
4-6 |
93 |
|
19 |
19 |
Shorter College (Ga.) (XIII) |
|
5-2 |
76 |
|
20 |
20 |
Cumberland University (Tenn.) (XI) |
|
8-1 |
71 |
|
21 |
22 |
Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) (VII) |
|
7-0 |
57 |
|
22 |
23 |
Aquinas College (Mich.) (VIII) |
|
10-2 |
47 |
|
23 |
21 |
Oklahoma Baptist University (VI) |
|
0-1 |
43 |
|
24 |
24 |
Xavier University (La.) (XIII) |
|
7-6 |
40 |
|
25 |
25 |
Oklahoma Christian University (VI) |
|
4-2 |
18 |
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4 |
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|
3 |
Others receiving votes:
Bethany College (Kan.) (IV) 4; Taylor University (Ind.) (VIII) 3
