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Tuesday, February 19, 2008

Procrastination means Poll Time!

And then there were three...

That is, three undefeated teams at the top of the D-III polls: Hope College, Howard Payne and Thomas More.

"Delta Dawn what's that ranking you have on..."

Yes, it has happened. The Lady Statesmen have hit the top of the Division II charts. (Actually, they've been there, but we were otherwise engaged).

The School of Wade and Lucy is undefeated (22-0). Hot on their heels, Seattle Pacific, also undefeated.

You can now compare and contrast the AP and ESPN/Coaches Division I polls.

NAIA polls will be out tomorrow, but expect Union University to remain at the top of the Division I poll.

You may recall that a Feb. 5th tornado wiped out most of the Union campus. They're now 25-0, the best start in team history. This week, Josephine Owino, a 6'4" junior center from Mombasa, Kenya, was named TranSouth Athletic Conference Women's Basketball Player of the Week.

Division II will, most likely, remain unchanged with Hard Work U (College of the Ozarks) and the Northwestern College Red Raiders in the top to spots.

In the Raiders' last game, Debbie Remmerde set a new school record with 51 points, breaking her own previous mark of 50 set earlier this season against South Dakota Tech. She made 19/28 field goal attempts, 6/11 three pointers and 7/8 from the free throw line.

Good news for fans. The NAIA announced a partnership with JumpTV to stream exclusive live video and audio of the NAIA Division I and Division II Men's and Women's Basketball National Championship tournaments.