After receiving votes in the first four polls of 2009, a pair of teams are
making their first appearance in the Top 25. British
Columbia has finally broken in at No. 11 and Shorter (Ga.) is listed at No. 19.
These newly ranked squads replace Concordia (Ore.) and Black Hills State (S.D.), who were
previously ranked 13th and 25th, respectively.
Still ranked in the Top
25, Cornerstone (Mich.) tumbled nine spots this week from No.
15 to 24. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) and
Eastern Oregon each improved six spots in this
week's poll. Embry-Riddle was previously ranked 19th and is now 13th, while
Eastern Oregon was at No. 23 and is now No. 17.
The Golden State Athletic Conference boasts five nationally-ranked teams
in Azusa Pacific, Biola, No. 7 Concordia (Calif.), No. 15 Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) and No. 23 Vanguard (Calif.). The Association
of Independent Institutions has three ranked teams in California State-San
Marcos, Simon Fraser and British
Columbia.
For the third consecutive week,
California State-San Marcos is ranked second, but sits 28 points back from Azusa
Pacific with 687 points. Biola and Simon Fraser swap spots from the previous
week at No. 3 and 4. Separated by a mere three points, Biola recorded 661 points
to Simon Fraser's 558. Cracking into the top five with 602 points is College of Idaho, bumping up to No. 5 from 6.
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of
the conferences. The next poll will be released on Oct.
14.
|
RANK |
LAST WEEK |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
TOTAL POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) (25) |
715 |
|
2 |
2 |
California State University-San Marcos |
687 |
|
3 |
4 |
Biola University (Calif.) |
661 |
|
4 |
3 |
Simon Fraser University (B.C.) |
658 |
|
5 |
6 |
College of Idaho |
602 |
|
6 |
7 |
Malone University (Ohio) |
600 |
|
7 |
8 |
Concordia University (Calif.) |
581 |
|
8 |
4 |
Cedarville University (Ohio) |
561 |
|
9 |
9 |
Concordia University (Neb.) |
531 |
|
10 |
10 |
Indiana Wesleyan University |
498 |
|
11 |
RV |
University of British Columbia |
486 |
|
12 |
11 |
Lewis-Clark State College (Idaho) |
462 |
|
13 |
19 |
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) |
432 |
|
14 |
12 |
Aquinas College (Mich.) |
410 |
|
15 |
14 |
Point Loma Nazarene University (Calif.) |
365 |
|
16 |
16 |
Spring Arbor University (Mich.) |
363 |
|
17 |
23 |
Eastern Oregon University |
280 |
|
17 |
18 |
Morningside College (Iowa) |
280 |
|
19 |
RV |
Shorter College (Ga.) |
278 |
|
20 |
24 |
Milligan College (Tenn.) |
276 |
|
21 |
17 |
|
256 |
|
22 |
20 |
Friends University (Kan.) |
254 |
|
23 |
21 |
Vanguard University (Calif.) |
244 |
|
24 |
15 |
Cornerstone University (Mich.) |
147 |
|
25 |
22 |
Park University (Mo.) |
140 |
Others receiving votes: Concordia University (Ore.) 133; Black Hills State University (S.D.) 120; Lindenwood University (Mo.) 93; Kansas Wesleyan University 79; Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) 58; Westmont College (Calif.) 57; Northwest Christian University (Ore.) 26; Jamestown College (N.D.) 26; Bethel College (Ind.) 15; Doane College (Neb.) 13; Baker University (Kan.) 3; Oklahoma Baptist University 3; Shawnee State University (Ohio) 1; Taylor University (Ind.) 1; Illinois Institute of Technology 1; Southern Oregon University 1.
| Evangel at | 6:00pm |
| Lindenwood | CST |
| Central Christian College at | 4:00pm |
| Culver-Stockton | CST |
| Baker at | 7:30pm |
| Rockhurst University | CST |
| William Jewell at | 7:30pm |
| University of Illinois at Springfield | CST |
| Baker at | 5:00pm |
| Rockhurst University | CST |
| William Jewell at | 5:00pm |
| University of Illinois at Springfield | CST |
| Haskell Indian Nations University vs | 11:00am |
| Benedictine | CST |
| Baker vs | 1:00pm |
| Morningside College | CST |
| Bellevue Tournament | |
| Central Methodist vs | 1:00pm |
| William Woods University | CST |
| College of the Ozarks Tournament (Sept. 3-4) | |
| William Jewell at | 2:30pm |
| Bacone College | CST |
| Bacone Tournament-second game at 6:30pm | |
| Baker vs | 3:00pm |
| Concordia University | CST |
| Bellevue Tournament | |
| Midland Lutheran College vs | 3:00pm |
| Benedictine | CST |
| Central Methodist vs | 3:00pm |
| Southern Nazarene University | CST |
| College of the Ozarks Tournament (Sept. 3-4) | |
| Lindenwood vs | 3:00pm |
| Missouri Baptist College | CST |
| Columbia Tournament | |
| Mayville State University vs | 4:00pm |
| MidAmerica Nazarene | CST |
| Lindenwood at | 7:00pm |
| Columbia College | CST |
| Columbia Tournament | |
| Grand View University vs | 8:00pm |
| MidAmerica Nazarene | CST |


