Feb. 20, 2008
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - College of the Ozarks (Mo.) stayed No. 1 in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Division II Women's Basketball Top-25 poll for the ninth straight week. Ozarks earned 12 first place votes and compiled 505 total points.
Northwestern (Iowa) also held onto No. 2 for the ninth consecutive week with 498 total points and five first place votes while Morningside (Iowa) received 476 total points and stayed at No. 3 for the fifth straight week. Hasting (Neb.) jumped up two spots to No. 4 with 448 points and Bethel (Ind.) dropped a spot to No. 5 with 446 points.
No. 25 Aquinas (Mich.) moved back into the top-25 after dropping out in week six.
The final regular season poll will be released on Wednesday, February 27.
2007-08 NAIA Division II Women's Basketball Top 25 Poll - Feb. 13
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL |
1ST PLACE VOTES |
RECORD* |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
College of the Ozarks (Mo.) |
12 |
27-1 |
505 |
|
2 |
2 |
Northwestern College (Iowa) |
5 |
26-1 |
498 |
|
3 |
3 |
Morningside College (Iowa) |
|
26-2 |
476 |
|
4 |
6 |
Hastings College (Neb.) |
|
24-4 |
448 |
|
5 |
4 |
Bethel College (Ind.) |
|
24-3 |
446 |
|
6 |
5 |
University of Saint Francis (Ind.) |
|
25-3 |
423 |
|
7 |
7 |
Davenport University (Mich.) |
|
24-4 |
402 |
|
8 |
8 |
Shawnee State University (Ohio) |
|
23-3 |
373 |
|
9 |
11 |
Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) |
|
23-4 |
353 |
|
10 |
13 |
Dakota State University (S.D.) |
|
18-9 |
349 |
|
11 |
9 |
Benedictine College (Kan.) |
|
24-3 |
348 |
|
12 |
10 |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
|
23-5 |
308 |
|
13 |
12 |
Indiana Wesleyan University |
|
23-5 |
302 |
|
14 |
14 |
Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) |
|
25-4 |
295 |
|
15 |
15 |
Black Hills State University (S.D.) |
|
22-5 |
290 |
|
16 |
16 |
William Jewell College (Mo.) |
|
22-6 |
249 |
|
17 |
20 |
Cornerstone University (Mich.) |
|
20-8 |
241 |
|
18 |
17 |
Daemen College (N.Y.) |
|
21-5 |
228 |
|
19 |
19 |
Ohio Dominican University |
|
18-8 |
186 |
|
20 |
21 |
Sterling College (Kan.) |
|
18-7 |
170 |
|
21 |
24 |
University of Rio Grande (Ohio) |
|
20-6 |
157 |
|
22 |
18 |
Southern Oregon University |
|
24-4 |
154 |
|
23 |
22 |
Minot State University (N.D.) |
|
18-9 |
113 |
|
24 |
25 |
Covenant College (Ga.) |
|
21-5 |
105 |
|
25 |
RV |
Aquinas College (Mich.) |
|
19-8 |
86 |
Others receiving votes: Eastern Oregon 85; Midway (Ky.) 60; Union (Ky.) 46; MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 34; Southwestern (Kan.) 31; Taylor (Ind.) 28; Northwood (Fla.) 24; Notre Dame (Ohio) 24; Mount Marty (S.D.) 13; Mayville State (N.D.) 12; Holy Names (Calif.) 11; Berea (Ky.) 8; Doane (Neb.) 5; Huntington (Ind.) 5; King (Tenn.) 4; Urbana (Ohio) 3; Indiana Southeast 3; Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) 1; Marian (Ind.) 1; Milligan (Tenn.) 1; Oklahoma Wesleyan 1.
* Records through Sunday, Feb. 17th.
