Conference/Independents/Unaffiliated Group Poll

 

American Mideast Conference
1. Notre Dame College (Ohio) (6-2 / 13-17)
2. Walsh University (Ohio) (5-3 / 13-12)
3. Point Park University (Pa.) (5-3 / 15-14)
4. Cedarville University (Ohio) (4-4 / 24-17)
5. Malone University (Ohio) (4-4 / 12-17)
6. Ursuline College (Ohio) (3-5 / 6-13)
7. Carlow University (Pa.) (2-4 / 11-16)
8. Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio) (3-7 / 7-15)

American Midwest Conference
1. Williams Baptist College (Ark.) (12-2 / 23-7)
2. Columbia College (Mo.) (9-3 / 23-14)
3. McKendree University (Ill.) (8-4 / 21-18)
4. Park University (Mo.) (9-5 / 24-14)
5. Missouri Baptist University (7-5 / 31-12)
6. William Woods University (Mo.) (7-7 / 23-18)
7. Hannibal-LaGrange University (Mo.) (4-10 / 20-24)
8. Harris-Stowe State University (Mo.) (2-8 / 3-15)
9. Stephens College (Mo.) (0-14 / 2-24)

Appalachian Athletic Conference
1. Reinhardt University (Ga.) (12-0 / 34-8)
2. Montreat College (N.C.) (9-3 / 24-17)
3. Milligan College (Tenn.) (8-4 / 25-16)
4. Virginia Intermont College (4-6 / 17-19)
5. Tennessee Wesleyan College (4-6 / 13-21)
6. Union College (Ky.) (5-9 / 21-24)
7. Bryan College (Tenn.) (4-8 / 6-33)
8. Bluefield College (Va.) (0-10 / 3-16)

Cascade Collegiate Conference
1. Oregon Tech (16-4 / 30-9)
2. College of Idaho (12-8 / 22-14)
2. Concordia University (Ore.) (9-7 / 16-12)
4. Corban University (Ore.) (10-6 / 18-13)
5. Southern Oregon University (11-8 / 14-16)
6. Northwest Christian University (Ore.) (3-13 / 9-21)
7. Eastern Oregon University (2-17 / 7-26)

Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
1. Saint Xavier University (Ill.) (11-3 / 25-11)
2. Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) (8-4 / 37-11)
3. Judson University (Ill.) (10-4 / 24-12)
4. University of St. Francis (Ill.) (7-5 / 17-15)
5. Purdue University-North Central (Ind.) (6-4 / 20-19)
6. Robert Morris University-Illinois (8-6 / 21-21)
7. Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.) (6-6 / 17-21)
8. Trinity Christian College (Ill.) (4-10 / 9-20)
9. Trinity International University (Ill.) (2-12 / 3-27)
10. Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) (0-8 / 5-12)

Dakota Athletic Conference
1. Dickinson State University (N.D.) (6-2 / 16-10)
2. Valley City State University (N.D.) (8-4 / 14-13)
3. Minot State University (N.D.) (7-2 / 20-7)
4. Jamestown College (N.D.) (5-5 / 13-21)
5. Mayville State University (N.D.) (7-4 / 11-17)
6. Black Hills State University (S.D.) (3-9 / 8-20)
7. Dakota State University (S.D.) (0-10 / 11-16)

Golden State Athletic Conference
1. California Baptist University (15-1 / 52-2)
2. Concordia University (Calif.) (13-3 / 45-7)
3. Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) (10-6 / 25-17)
4. Biola University (Calif.) (6-10 / 25-23)
5. Hope International University (Calif.) (2-14 / 14-27)
5. Vanguard University (Calif.) (2-14 / 21-25)

Great Plains Athletic Conference
1. Morningside College (Iowa) (12-4 / 31-8)
2. Concordia University (Neb.) (9-3 / 20-10)
3. Nebraska Wesleyan University (8-4 / 20-4)

Heart of America Athletic Conference
1. MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) (12-4 / 30-9)
1. Central Methodist University (Mo.) (16-4 / 34-13)
3. Lindenwood University (Mo.) (10-4 / 24-20)
4. Baker University (Kan.) (13-7 / 26-18)
5. Evangel University (Mo.) (8-6 / 23-11)
6. William Jewell College (Mo.) (9-7 / 34-13)
7. Benedictine College (Kan.) (10-8 / 19-14)
8. Missouri Valley College (5-9 / 10-19)

Independent
1. California State University-San Marcos (0-0 / 33-6)
2. Central Baptist College (Ark.) (0-0 / 43-2)
3. University of Houston - Victoria (Texas) (0-0 / 29-13)
4. Simon Fraser University (B.C.) (0-0 / 6-14)
5. University of British Columbia (0-0 / 23-18)
6. Patten University (Calif.) (0-0 / 10-18)
7. Thomas University (Ga.) (0-0 / 23-22)

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
1. Friends University (Kan.) (8-4 / 26-10)
2. Bethany College (Kan.) (9-1 / 21-22)
3. Ottawa University (Kan.) (7-3 / 21-14)
4. Kansas Wesleyan University (6-6 / 25-13)
5. McPherson College (Kan.) (6-4 / 18-20)

Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1. Indiana University Southeast (13-1 / 28-18)
2. Asbury University (Ky.) (8-4 / 11-8)
3. Midway College (Ky.) (7-5 / 8-19)
3. Berea College (Ky.) (6-6 / 7-13)
5. Brescia University (Ky.) (4-8 / 6-20)
6. Alice Lloyd College (Ky.) (0-14 / 0-16)

Mid-Central College Conference
1. Bethel College (Ind.) (6-2 / 23-6)
2. Huntington University (Ind.) (10-2 / 20-2)
3. Marian University (Ind.) (7-3 / 26-5)
4. Taylor University (Ind.) (7-3 / 14-14)
5. Indiana Wesleyan University (6-6 / 19-15)
6. Spring Arbor University (Mich.) (5-5 / 17-15)
7. Goshen College (Ind.) (5-9 / 13-17)
8. Grace College (Ind.) (2-8 / 8-23)
9. University of Saint Francis (Ind.) (0-10 / 4-21)

Mid-South Conference
1. Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) (17-1 / 36-5)
2. Georgetown College (Ky.) (16-4 / 25-12)
3. Campbellsville University (Ky.) (18-6 / 28-21)
4. Shawnee State University (Ohio) (11-7 / 18-14)
5. University of Rio Grande (Ohio) (10-10 / 17-19)
6. University of Virginia's College at Wise (9-11 / 19-24)
7. Pikeville College (Ky.) (9-13 / 18-17)
8. St. Catharine College (Ky.) (6-16 / 14-23)
9. University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) (6-16 / 14-27)
10. West Virginia Institute of Technology (2-14 / 9-21)

Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference
1. Bellevue University (Neb.) (6-0 / 20-13)
2. Peru State College (Neb.) (6-2 / 27-19)
3. York College (Neb.) (5-3 / 7-22-1)
4. Oklahoma Wesleyan University (4-6 / 17-29)
5. College of Saint Mary (Neb.) (3-5 / 4-24)
6. Haskell Indian Nations University (Kan.) (2-4 / 3-25)
7. Central Christian College (Kan.) (0-6 / 4-25)

Midwest Collegiate Conference
1. Grand View University (Iowa) (13-5 / 18-21)
2. William Penn University (Iowa) (10-6 / 29-12)
3. Viterbo University (Wis.) (9-5 / 15-11)
4. Waldorf College (Iowa) (11-7 / 19-15)
5. Mount Mercy University (Iowa) (8-8 / 18-20)
6. Ashford University (Iowa) (8-10 / 9-17)
7. Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) (7-13 / 10-23)
8. Clarke University (Iowa) (6-12 / 12-20)
9. Iowa Wesleyan College (5-11 / 9-30)

Red River Athletic Conference
1. Northwood University (Texas) (18-3 / 33-12)
2. Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas) (16-5 / 25-16)
3. Texas Wesleyan University (13-8 / 21-23)
4. Huston-Tillotson University (Texas) (9-9 / 13-22)
5. University of the Southwest (N.M.) (10-11 / 14-25)
6. Langston University (Okla.) (7-11 / 8-18)
7. Bacone College (Okla.) (7-14 / 10-31)
8. Texas College (1-17 / 1-17)

Sooner Athletic Conference
1. Lubbock Christian University (Texas) (16-4 / 39-6)
2. Oklahoma City University (14-2 / 30-9)
3. Oklahoma Baptist University (15-5 / 29-13)
4. Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) (12-6 / 35-10)
5. Oklahoma Christian University (14-8 / 33-12)
6. Science and Arts of Oklahoma (10-12 / 26-22)
7. Rogers State University (Okla.) (9-11 / 32-20)
8. Saint Gregory's University (Okla.) (6-14 / 23-19)
8. Northwestern Oklahoma State University (4-16 / 13-29)
10. Mid-America Christian University (Okla.) (0-22 / 6-29)

Southern States Athletic Conference
1. William Carey University (Miss.) (14-2 / 46-3)
2. University of Mobile (Ala.) (11-5 / 31-11)
3. Belhaven University (Miss.) (11-7 / 39-9)
4. Brenau University (Ga.) (19-5 / 35-7)
5. Shorter University (Ga.) (19-1 / 33-9)
6. Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) (5-13 / 31-17)
7. Faulkner University (Ala.) (6-10 / 20-17)
8. Lee University (Tenn.) (15-8 / 24-14)
9. Brewton-Parker College (Ga.) (16-8 / 35-13)

The Sun Conference
1. SCAD Savannah (Ga.) (7-2 / 28-6)
2. Saint Thomas University (Fla.) (7-2 / 23-18)
3. Warner University (Fla.) (6-3 / 22-14)

TranSouth Athletic Conference
1. Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) (25-1 / 38-3)
2. Union University (Tenn.) (17-5 / 31-12)
3. Cumberland University (Tenn.) (15-13 / 26-22)
4. Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) (11-9 / 16-17)
5. Bethel University (Tenn.) (12-12 / 17-17)
6. Lyon College (Ark.) (11-13 / 19-20)
7. Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) (9-15 / 23-24)
8. Mid-Continent University (Ky.) (4-22 / 11-28)
9. Blue Mountain College (Miss.) (2-16 / 4-26)

Unaffiliated - Frontier/Cal Pac
1. William Jessup University (Calif.) (13-1 / 21-13)
2. Simpson University (Calif.) (6-4 / 18-15)
3. University of Great Falls (Mont.) (0-0 / 13-11)
4. Holy Names University (Calif.) (4-6 / 14-17)
5. Bethany University (Calif.) (4-8 / 11-17)
6. Menlo College (Calif.) (1-9 / 5-25)

Unaffiliated - GCAC/Sunrise
1. Edward Waters College (Fla.) (0-0 / 4-30)
2. Fisk University (Tenn.) (0-0 / 3-9)
3. State University of New York at Canton (8-0 / 12-12)
4. University of Maine at Presque Isle (8-0 / 12-9)
5. Fisher College (Mass.) (0-8 / 2-26)
6. Vermont Technical College (0-8 / 0-8)

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
1. Davenport University (Mich.) (16-2 / 29-14)
2. Madonna University (Mich.) (8-4 / 27-8)
2. Indiana Institute of Technology (8-1 / 28-10)

Ratings and overall records were submitted by raters from the conference/A.I.I./Unaffiliated groups and reflect the current 2011 record. The national Top 25 rating will be announced by 5 p.m. CST on Tuesday, April 19

 

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