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NAIA Softball Rating No. 1

Mar 21, 2007

March 21, 2007

OLATHE, Kan. - California Baptist earned 10 first place votes to remain No. 1 in this week's NAIA Top 25 Softball rating, followed by a tightly contested race for the second position between Oklahoma City and Lee (Tenn.).

Despite earning one more first-place consideration than OCU, Lee is this week's No. 3 team, earning 287 points to OCU's 291. At No. 4, Simon Fraser (B.C.) fell only one point shy of lee with 286, while Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) fell one spot to round out the Top 25.

Five new faces dot this week's poll, led by Vanguard (Calif.) at No. 11 and Shorter (Ga.) at No. 13. Thomas (Ga.) jumped into the poll at No. 20, while Bellevue (Neb.) and Campbellsville (Ky.) came from previously unranked to round out the Top 25 slate.

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL	1^ST PLACE VOTES	RECORD	POINTS
1	1	California Baptist (II)	10	25-1	319
2	5	Oklahoma City (VI)	1	19-3	291
3	8	Lee (Tenn.) (XIII)	2	21-5	287
4	3	Simon Fraser (B.C.) (I)		7-0	286
5	4	Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II)		16-2	281
6	6	Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) (XI)		20-3	271
7	7	St. Gregory's (Okla.) (VI)		14-3	251
8	2	Mobile (Ala.) (XIII)		17-8	226
9	11	Savannah Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV)		15-0	219
10	9	Houston Baptist (Texas) (VI)		15-3	213
11	NR	Vanguard (Calif.) (II)		26-5	183
12	15	Oregon Tech (I)		11-2	173
13	NR	Shorter (Ga.)		21-1	165
14	12	William Woods (Mo.) (V)		12-7	150
15	13	Tiffin (Ohio) (IX)		5-5	124
16	16	Martin Methodist (Tenn.) (XI)		15-3	117
17	14	Evangel (Mo.) (V)		11-6	105
18	21	Biola (Calif.) (II)		14-6	84
19	17	Dickinson State (N.D.)		8-4	80
20	NR	Thomas (Ga.) (XIV)		14-7	75
21	23	St. Xavier (Ill.) (VII)		6-6	57
22	22	Notre Dame (Ohio) (IX)		6-1	47
23	10	Concordia (Calif.) (II)		20-7	42
24	NR	Bellevue (Neb.) (IV)		12-3	39
25	NR	Campbellsville (Ky.) (XI)		11-6-1	36

Others Receiving Votes: Rogers State (Okla.), 34; Grand View (Iowa) (VII), 24; Ohio Dominican (IX), 18; Spring Hill (Ala.) (XIII), 18; Union (Tenn.) (XI), 10; Reinhardt (Ga.) (XIII), 7; Science & Arts (Okla.) (VI), 7; Milligan (Tenn.) (XII), 4.