The Lewis-Clark State College women’s basketball team rose to No. 10 in the ninth edition of the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 poll, which was announced on Monday.
After falling in overtime 65-62 to No. 9-ranked Westminster last week, the Warriors received 212 points in this week’s poll to get back into the NAIA’s top ten.
Lee University, which was ranked No. 10 last week, was blown out by No. 20 Southern Polytechnic State University 70-38 and fell to No. 13.
Besides Westminster and LCSC, no other Frontier Conference schools cracked the top 25, although Carroll College did receive votes.
The Warriors, currently at 9-3 in conference play and 23-4 overall, will wrap up their regular season with two games on the road this week. They’ll play Great Falls at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, and then Montana State University-Northern at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Both times are pacific.
Westminster, which is on top of the conference at 10-2 and 23-5, will play the same two opponents this week. For LCSC to have a chance at winning the regular season title it will need to win both games and have Westminster to lose at least one.
The final regular-season Coaches’ Top 25 poll and 32-Championship qualifiers will be officially announced on March 9. That announcement will be made on www.NAIA.org. The NAIA will partner with the Victory Sports Network (VSN) on the announcement of the 32-team National Championship bracket. VSN will be the exclusive home for the live, free video-streaming show to air on www.VictorySportsNetwork.com.
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RANK
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LAST WEEK
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SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
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2010 – 11 RECORD
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TOTAL POINTS
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1
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1
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Union University (Tenn.) (12)
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26-1
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312
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2
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2
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Oklahoma City University
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22-2
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297
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3
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3
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Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)
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24-4
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290
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4
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4
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Campbellsville University (Ky.)
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23-3
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289
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5
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6
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Bethel University (Tenn.)
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22-4
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272
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6
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5
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Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.)
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22-6
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255
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6
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7
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California Baptist University
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21-7
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255
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8
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8
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Biola University (Calif.)
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23-5
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240
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9
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9
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Westminster College (Utah)
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23-5
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239
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10
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11
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Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho)
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23-4
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212
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|
11
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14
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Langston University (Okla.)
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22-4
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201
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12
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15
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Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.)
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21-6
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190
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13
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10
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Lee University (Tenn.)
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22-5
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186
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14
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12
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Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.)
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23-5
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176
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15
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17
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Columbia College (Mo.)
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22-5
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173
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16
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13
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Vanguard University (Calif.)
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15-9
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169
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|
17
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18
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Saint Xavier University (Ill.)
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20-6
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156
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|
18
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22
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William Woods University (Mo.)
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26-2
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128
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18
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23
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Southern Nazarene University (Okla.)
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23-5
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128
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20
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20
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Southern Polytechnic State University (Ga.)
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23-4
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126
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21
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16
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Xavier University (La.)
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23-6
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124
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22
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19
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Lubbock Christian University (Texas)
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19-7
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101
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23
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21
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Westmont College (Calif.)
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19-7
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99
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24
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24
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Evangel University (Mo.)
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19-7
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83
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|
25
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25
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Shorter University (Ga.)
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23-5
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76
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Others receiving votes: John Brown University (Ark.) 42; Shawnee State University (Ohio) 35; Belhaven University (Miss.) 34; Rogers State University (Okla.) 20; Montana Tech 18; Robert Morris (Ill.) 11; Voorhees College (S.C.) 8; Southern University at New Orleans (La.) 7; Lindenwood University (Mo.) 5; Texas Wesleyan University 5; Carroll College (Mont.) 3; Avila University (Mo.) 1; Indiana University-South Bend 1.
