Box Score KANSAS CITY - Despite losing their first game of the season, the Freed-Hardeman Lady Lions remained at No. 2 in the latest edition of the NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches Poll released on Tuesday, Feb. 18.
Freed-Hardeman (24-1, 16-1) saw its 24-game winning streak broken on Saturday in an 81-72 loss at Lyon (Ark.) College, leaving No. 1 Vanguard (Calif.) as the only unbeaten team in the NAIA. The Lady Lions, though, held onto the No. 2 ranking by four points over third-ranked Westminster (Utah) and its 20-2 record.
FHU is 7-1 this season against teams in this week's top 25 including wins over No. 4 Oklahoma Baptist, No. 7 The Master's (Calif.), No. 9 Westmont (Calif.) and No. 12 Columbia (Mo.).
Lyon made its return to the top 25 after the win over Freed-Hardeman, jumping up to No. 21 to give the American Midwest Conference three teams in the rankings.
FHU returns to action tonight hosting Harris-Stowe State (Mo.) University at 5:30 PM.
2013-14 NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll – No. 8 (Feb. 18)
| RANK |
LAST TIME |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
2013-14 RECORD |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Vanguard (Calif.) (10) |
21-0 |
250 |
| 2 |
2 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
24-1 |
240 |
| 3 |
3 |
Westminster (Utah) |
20-2 |
236 |
| 4 |
5 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
23-3 |
226 |
| 5 |
4 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
23-3 |
218 |
| 6 |
6 |
Oklahoma City |
16-3 |
210 |
| 7 |
7 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
19-6 |
196 |
| 8 |
8 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
16-6 |
187 |
| 9 |
10 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
16-7 |
182 |
| 10 |
11 |
Wiley (Texas) |
23-2 |
181 |
| 11 |
9 |
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
20-3 |
169 |
| 12 |
12 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
20-5 |
167 |
| 13 |
14 |
Baker (Kan.) |
20-5 |
152 |
| 14 |
15 |
Hope International (Calif.) |
19-6 |
137 |
| 15 |
13 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
20-3 |
136 |
| 16 |
16 |
John Brown (Ark.) |
20-5 |
133 |
| 16 |
16 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
24-3 |
133 |
| 18 |
18 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
19-7 |
121 |
| 19 |
20 |
Talladega (Ala.) |
21-3 |
105 |
| 20 |
24 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
19-5 |
91 |
| 21 |
RV |
Lyon (Ark.) |
17-7 |
80 |
| 22 |
19 |
Montana State-Northern |
18-8 |
79 |
| 23 |
21 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
15-9 |
77 |
| 24 |
RV |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
15-10 |
63 |
| T25 |
RV |
Mobile (Ala.) |
17-7 |
61 |
| T25 |
23 |
Xavier (La.) |
17-9 |
61 |
Others Receiving Votes: Coastal Georgia 42; Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 28; Langston (Okla.) 19; Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 10; Loyola (La.) 6; Southern Poly (Ga.) 6; William Woods (Mo.) 5; LSU Shreveport (La.) 4; Benedictine (Kan.) 3.
