Tiger News
Posted by Chris Megginson - Mon, Feb 8, 2010 - [Women's Basketball]
Defense has helped create an 18.6 margin of victory for CU this season.
Defense has helped create an 18.6 margin of victory for CU this season.
Campbellsville University remains at No. 8 in this week's NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches Poll, released Monday. It is the second week at No. 8 and the seventh straight week for the Lady Tigers have been in the Top 10.

Union University remains the No. 1 team in the land for the 33rd consecutive poll, a NAIA Division I record, while St. Xavier University returns to the No. 2 spot after Point Loma Nazarene University slid to No. 5. Union, St. Xavier and Campbellsville are the only teams in NAIA Division I with 23 wins and the only teams with only one loss.

The only other change among the top 16 spots Vanguard University rising two spots to No. 3 after beating Point Loma Nazarene on Feb. 2, 70-53. University of the Cumberlands remains at No. 13.

Mid-South Conference teams Lindsey Wilson, Georgetown and University of Rio Grande each continue to receive votes in the poll as one of the top 45 teams in the nation.

Campbellsville is currently ranked in the Top 10 in 14 national statistical categories: No. 3 in total scoring offense (2089) and total offensive rebounds (1062); No. 4 in total assists (431), points per game (87.042) and field goal percentage (0.468); No. 5 in total rebound margin (9.042), assists per game (17.958), total rebounds per game (44.250) and total blocks (132); No. 6 in total 3-pointers made (194); No. 7 in blocks per game (5.500) and 3-pointers made per game (8.083); No. 8 in scoring margin (18.583); and No. 10in offensive rebounds per game (16.833).

No. 8 Campbellsville holds a 14-1 record against ranked opponents. CU (23-1, 8-0 MSC) travels to Pikeville College on Thursday and then to Rio Grande Saturday.


2009-10 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll #7 - (Feb. 8)

RANK

LAST POLL

SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)

2009-10 RECORD

TOTAL POINTS

1

1

Union University (Tenn.)

23-1

312

2

3

Saint Xavier University (Ill.)

23-1

296

3

5

Vanguard University (Calif.)

15-2

287

4

4

Oklahoma Baptist University

20-2

280

5

2

Point Loma Nazarene Univ. (Calif.)

21-2

278

6

6

Lee University (Tenn.)

21-2

260

7

7

Oklahoma City University

18-3

253

8

8

Campbellsville University (Ky.)

23-1

248

9

9

Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)

19-4

231

10

10

Columbia College (Mo.)

22-2

223

11

11

Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)

22-3

211

12

12

Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.)

16-5

195

13

13

University of the Cumberlands (Ky.)

18-6

191

14

14

Westminster College (Utah)

19-5

185

15

15

Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.)

19-4

177

16

16

McKendree University (Ill.)

18-5

156

17

19

William Woods University (Mo.)

20-2

145

18

20

Biola University (Calif.)

13-8

133

19

17

Oklahoma Christian University

16-7

128

20

18

Southern Polytechnic State Univ. (Ga.)

22-3

120

21

23

Xavier University (La.)

18-5

99

22

22

Lubbock Christian University (Texas)

15-7

98

23

21

Bethel University (Tenn.)

13-9

92

24

24

Lambuth University (Tenn.)

16-7

76

25

RV

Evangel University (Mo.)

18-4

74

Others receiving votes: Langston University (Okla.), 53; The Master's College (Calif.), 43; Louisiana State University-Shreveport, 23; University of St. Francis (Ill.), 16; Georgetown College (Ky.), 15; Southern Nazarene University (Okla.), 15; Lyon College (Ark.), 10; Carroll College (Mont.), 9; Shorter College (Ga.), 7; Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.), 4; Westmont College (Calif.), 4; Loyola University (La.), 4; Baker University (Kan.), 1; William Jewell College (Mo.), 1; Montana Tech of the University of Montana, 1; Wayland Baptist University (Texas), 1; Southwestern Assemblies of God University (Texas), 1; University of Rio Grande (Ohio), 1; Rogers State University (Okla.), 1.


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