For the third consecutive week, the Lewis-Clark State College women’s basketball team is ranked No. 8 in the NAIA Division I Women’s Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll, which was released by the national office on Monday.
The Warriors won two conference games on the road last week to improve to 23-3 overall and 9-2 in the Frontier Conference. They topped Carroll College 67-50 and then defeated Rocky Mountain 67-62.
LCSC earned 244 points in the poll and now trail No. 7-ranked Lubbock Christian by just four points. Westminster College stayed at No. 18 and remains the only other conference team in the top 25.
Oklahoma City remained the unanimous No. 1 selection for the third consecutive week.
This week the Warriors will play a pivotal game against league-leading Westminster in Salt Lake City on Saturday. With a win over the Griffins, Lewis-Clark State College will move into a tie for first in the conference standings. Live coverage of Saturday’s game, which tips off at 4:30 p.m., PST, is available online through KOZE Radio at www.koze-sports.com.
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RANK
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LAST WEEK
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SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES)
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2011-12 RECORD
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TOTAL POINTS
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1
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1
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Oklahoma City (12)
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23-1
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312
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2
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3
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Union (Tenn.)
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24-2
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302
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3
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2
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Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
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21-4
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292
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4
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4
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Lee (Tenn.)
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25-1
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282
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5
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5
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Cumberlands (Ky.)
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23-1
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272
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6
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6
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Westmont (Calif.)
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23-2
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262
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7
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7
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Lubbock Christian (Texas)
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19-4
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248
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8
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8
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Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
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23-3
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244
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9
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10
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Shawnee State (Ohio)
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22-4
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226
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10
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9
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Langston (Okla.)
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23-2
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225
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11
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11
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Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
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23-3
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212
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12
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12
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Vanguard (Calif.)
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17-5
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205
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13
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13
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Azusa Pacific (Calif.)
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18-6
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194
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14
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14
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Saint Xavier (Ill.)
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19-6
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183
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15
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17
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Southern Nazarene (Okla.)
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19-7
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165
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16
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15
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Belhaven (Miss.)
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20-6
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153
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17
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16
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Georgetown (Ky.)
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17-8
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152
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|
18
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18
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Westminster (Utah)
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17-7
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151
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19
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20
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Loyola (La.)
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21-2
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130
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20
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21
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Campbellsville (Ky.)
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18-9
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121
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21
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19
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Xavier (La.)
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18-8
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115
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22
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23
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Shorter (Ga.)
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20-5
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101
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23
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24
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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18-8
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90
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24
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22
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MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
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18-8
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87
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25
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RV
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Columbia (Mo.)
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18-8
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68
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Others receiving votes: Lyon (Ark.) 46; William Woods (Mo.) 40; LSU Shreveport (La.) 34; Rogers State (Okla.) 32; Avila (Mo.) 23; San Diego Christian (Calif.) 18; Talladega (Ala.) 5; Robert Morris (Ill.) 3; Central Methodist (Mo.) 1; St. Gregory’s (Okla.) 1; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 1; Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 1.
