Conference/Independents/Unaffiliated Group Poll

 

American Mideast Conference
1. Notre Dame College (Ohio) (10-4 / 22-19)
2. Point Park University (Pa.) (10-4 / 23-18)
3. Walsh University (Ohio) (9-5 / 19-17)
4. Cedarville University (Ohio) (9-4 / 31-19)
5. Malone University (Ohio) (6-7 / 16-20)
6. Mount Vernon Nazarene University (Ohio) (5-7 / 9-19)
7. Carlow University (Pa.) (3-11 / 12-23)
8. Ursuline College (Ohio) (3-11 / 6-19)

American Midwest Conference
1. Williams Baptist College (Ark.) (13-3 / 31-12)
2. Columbia College (Mo.) (13-3 / 29-16)
3. William Woods University (Mo.) (8-8 / 30-21)
4. McKendree University (Ill.) (11-5 / 25-21)
5. Park University (Mo.) (10-6 / 28-18)
6. Missouri Baptist University (9-7 / 33-16)
7. Hannibal-LaGrange University (Mo.) (4-12 / 20-28)
8. Harris-Stowe State University (Mo.) (4-12 / 5-21)
9. Stephens College (Mo.) (0-16 / 2-28)

Appalachian Athletic Conference
1. Reinhardt University (Ga.) (14-0 / 40-8)
2. Milligan College (Tenn.) (9-5 / 32-19)
3. Montreat College (N.C.) (10-4 / 29-20)
4. Union College (Ky.) (5-9 / 23-28)
5. Tennessee Wesleyan College (6-8 / 16-25)
6. Virginia Intermont College (8-6 / 22-23)
7. Bryan College (Tenn.) (4-10 / 6-37)
8. Bluefield College (Va.) (0-14 / 4-22)

Cascade Collegiate Conference
1. Oregon Tech (19-5 / 35-12)
2. Corban University (Ore.) (16-8 / 25-17)
3. Concordia University (Ore.) (15-9 / 22-15)
4. College of Idaho (14-10 / 24-16)
5. Southern Oregon University (14-10 / 18-19)
6. Northwest Christian University (Ore.) (4-20 / 10-28)
7. Eastern Oregon University (2-22 / 8-32)

Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference
1. Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) (14-4 / 48-11)
2. Saint Xavier University (Ill.) (14-4 / 34-16)
3. University of St. Francis (Ill.) (10-8 / 24-20)
4. Robert Morris University-Illinois (10-8 / 29-25)
5. Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.) (10-8 / 27-26)
6. Judson University (Ill.) (14-4 / 32-16)
7. Purdue University-North Central (Ind.) (7-11 / 22-27)
8. Trinity Christian College (Ill.) (6-12 / 11-24)
9. Trinity International University (Ill.) (3-15 / 4-30)
10. Cardinal Stritch University (Wis.) (2-16 / 8-21)

Dakota Athletic Conference
1. Minot State University (N.D.) (13-2 / 30-9)
2. Dickinson State University (N.D.) (16-2 / 31-13)

Golden State Athletic Conference
1. California Baptist University (18-2 / 59-3)
2. Azusa Pacific University (Calif.) (14-6 / 32-21)
3. Concordia University (Calif.) (13-7 / 47-13)
4. Biola University (Calif.) (8-12 / 27-26)
5. Vanguard University (Calif.) (4-16 / 26-32)
6. Hope International University (Calif.) (3-17 / 15-33)

Great Plains Athletic Conference
1. Morningside College (Iowa) (18-4 / 45-9)
2. Midland University (Neb.) (9-13 / 19-31)

Heart of America Athletic Conference
1. MidAmerica Nazarene University (Kan.) (15-5 / 38-10)
2. Central Methodist University (Mo.) (16-4 / 41-15)
3. Evangel University (Mo.) (14-6 / 32-13)
4. William Jewell College (Mo.) (11-9 / 38-20)
5. Baker University (Kan.) (13-7 / 31-21)
6. Lindenwood University (Mo.) (15-5 / 30-23)
7. Benedictine College (Kan.) (10-10 / 20-19)
8. Missouri Valley College (7-13 / 12-25)
9. Graceland University (Iowa) (4-15 / 10-29)
10. Culver-Stockton College (Mo.) (3-17 / 7-30)
11. Avila University (Mo.) (1-18 / 3-36-1)

Independent
1. California State University-San Marcos (0-0 / 40-9)
2. Central Baptist College (Ark.) (0-0 / 51-4)
2. University of Houston - Victoria (Texas) (0-0 / 37-18)
4. Simon Fraser University (B.C.) (0-0 / 14-23)
5. University of British Columbia (0-0 / 23-20)
6. Patten University (Calif.) (0-0 / 11-21)
7. Thomas University (Ga.) (0-0 / 26-23)

Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference
1. Friends University (Kan.) (11-5 / 33-13)
2. Ottawa University (Kan.) (12-4 / 32-17)

Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1. Indiana University Southeast (17-1 / 34-20)
2. Asbury University (Ky.) (14-4 / 20-10)
3. Midway College (Ky.) (10-9 / 12-26)
3. Berea College (Ky.) (9-11 / 11-20)
5. Brescia University (Ky.) (6-12 / 9-25)
6. Alice Lloyd College (Ky.) (0-20 / 0-23)

Mid-Central College Conference
1. Bethel College (Ind.) (14-2 / 36-7)
2. Marian University (Ind.) (13-3 / 36-9)
3. Huntington University (Ind.) (13-3 / 27-7)
4. Spring Arbor University (Mich.) (6-10 / 22-24)

Mid-South Conference
1. Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) (20-2 / 45-7)
2. Georgetown College (Ky.) (18-4 / 30-14)
3. Campbellsville University (Ky.) (19-7 / 33-24)
4. University of Rio Grande (Ohio) (14-10 / 23-21)
5. Shawnee State University (Ohio) (12-10 / 19-19)
6. University of Virginia's College at Wise (11-11 / 22-26)
7. University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) (6-18 / 20-31)
8. St. Catharine College (Ky.) (6-18 / 15-28)
9. Pikeville College (Ky.) (10-16 / 19-22)
10. West Virginia Institute of Technology (2-22 / 10-30)

Midlands Collegiate Athletic Conference
1. Bellevue University (Neb.) (12-0 / 31-17)
2. Peru State College (Neb.) (10-2 / 33-25)
3. York College (Neb.) (7-5 / 10-26)
4. Oklahoma Wesleyan University (5-7 / 19-34)

Midwest Collegiate Conference
1. William Penn University (Iowa) (15-6 / 38-19)
2. Grand View University (Iowa) (22-29 / 15-7)
3. Waldorf College (Iowa) (24-18 / 14-8)
4. Mount Mercy University (Iowa) (12-10 / 22-24)
5. Iowa Wesleyan College (8-13 / 19-33)
6. Viterbo University (Wis.) (11-11 / 19-18)
7. Ashford University (Iowa) (9-13 / 20-22)
8. Clarke University (Iowa) (7-15 / 18-26)
9. Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) (7-15 / 10-29)

Red River Athletic Conference
1. Northwood University (Texas) (18-3 / 37-13)
2. Texas Wesleyan University (13-8 / 25-29)
3. Our Lady of the Lake University (Texas) (16-5 / 26-20)
4. Huston-Tillotson University (Texas) (10-11 / 15-26)
5. University of the Southwest (N.M.) (10-11 / 15-27)
6. Langston University (Okla.) (9-12 / 12-22)
7. Bacone College (Okla.) (7-14 / 10-33)
8. Texas College (1-20 / 1-40)

Sooner Athletic Conference
1. Lubbock Christian University (Texas) (22-4 / 50-9)
2. Oklahoma City University (22-4 / 44-12)
3. Oklahoma Christian University (18-8 / 40-14)
4. Oklahoma Baptist University (18-8 / 33-18)
5. Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) (16-10 / 44-16)
6. Science and Arts of Oklahoma (12-14 / 30-26)
7. Rogers State University (Okla.) (9-17 / 33-28)
8. Saint Gregory's University (Okla.) (7-19 / 24-26)
9. Northwestern Oklahoma State University (5-21 / 14-34)
10. Mid-America Christian University (Okla.) (1-25 / 9-32)

Southern States Athletic Conference
1. William Carey University (Miss.) (17-3 / 50-6)
2. Belhaven University (Miss.) (12-8 / 44-10)
3. Brenau University (Ga.) (23-5 / 41-9)
4. Shorter University (Ga.) (25-3 / 43-13)
5. University of Mobile (Ala.) (11-9 / 34-17)
6. Auburn University Montgomery (Ala.) (6-14 / 34-20)

The Sun Conference
1. Saint Thomas University (Fla.) (12-3 / 30-21)

TranSouth Athletic Conference
1. Trevecca Nazarene University (Tenn.) (29-1 / 46-3)
2. Union University (Tenn.) (24-6 / 41-15)
3. Martin Methodist College (Tenn.) (14-16 / 32-28)
4. Cumberland University (Tenn.) (17-15 / 31-27)
5. Bethel University (Tenn.) (13-17 / 19-26)
6. Lyon College (Ark.) (13-17 / 22-27)
7. Freed-Hardeman University (Tenn.) (17-13 / 23-23)
8. Mid-Continent University (Ky.) (7-25 / 15-33)
9. Blue Mountain College (Miss.) (2-26 / 5-39)

Unaffiliated - Frontier/Cal Pac
1. Simpson University (Calif.) (12-4 / 27-16)
2. William Jessup University (Calif.) (15-1 / 28-17)
3. University of Great Falls (Mont.) (0-0 / 16-15)
4. Holy Names University (Calif.) (6-10 / 17-23)
5. Bethany University (Calif.) (5-11 / 12-20)
6. Menlo College (Calif.) (2-14 / 6-30)

Unaffiliated - GCAC/Sunrise
1. State University of New York at Canton (13-0 / 20-13)
2. University of Maine at Presque Isle (10-4 / 14-13)
3. Fisher College (Mass.) (5-10 / 7-30)
4. Edward Waters College (Fla.) (1-0 / 6-35)
5. Fisk University (Tenn.) (0-1 / 3-13)
6. Vermont Technical College (0-14 / 0-14)

Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference
1. Davenport University (Mich.) (21-3 / 38-15)
2. Madonna University (Mich.) (16-6 / 38-12)

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 3 p.m. CST on Tuesday, May 10

 

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