Central Methodist Women Ranked 2nd in NAIA Preseason Poll, Columbia College Favorites in AMC
Central Methodist is ranked second in the NAIA Women’s Basketball Coaches’ Top 25 Preseason Poll. Campbellsville (KY) is the top team. The CMU women are the favorites to win the Heart with the men picked fifth. Missouri Valley was picked to finish seventh in the Heart and the men 10th. Both Columbia College teams are preseason favorites to win the AMC and both are also receiving votes in the NAIA poll. In the AMC women’s poll, Stephens College is 4th and William Woods 6th. The William Woods men were picked 3rd. We have a full list of NAIA rankings as well as the Heart and AMC preseason polls below.
NAIA Women:
1 Campbellsville (Ky.) [15]
2 Central Methodist (Mo.) [3]
3 Dordt (Iowa)
4 Indiana Wesleyan [1]
5 Marian (Ind.)
6 Carroll (Mont.)
7 Clarke (Iowa)
8 Dakota State (S.D.)
9 Rio Grande (Ohio)
10 Vanguard (Calif.)
11 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
12 Briar Cliff (Iowa)
13 Cumberlands (Ky.)
14 Loyola (La.)
15 Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
16 Eastern Oregon
17 Concordia (Neb.)
18 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
19 Mid-America Christian (Okla.)
20 Indiana Tech
20 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
22 Mayville State (N.D.)
23 Rust (Miss.)
24 Providence (Mont.)
25 Science & Arts (Okla.)
Receiving Votes: College of the Ozarks (Mo.) 71, Indiana South Bend (Ind.) 70, Southern Oregon 64, Montana Western 52, Georgetown (Ky.) 47, Bryan (Tenn.) 41, Jamestown (N.D.) 26, Menlo (Calif.) 24, Wayland Baptist (Texas) 23, Pikeville (Ky.) 21, Grace (Ind.) 20, Columbia (Mo.) 10, Grand View (Iowa) 9, Faulkner (Ala.) 7, Indiana Northwest 5, John Brown (Ark.) 3, Philander Smith (Ark.) 3, Oakland City (Ind.)
NAIA Men:
1 College of Idaho [21]
2 Grace (Ind.)
3 Arizona Christian
4 Langston (Okla.)
5 Georgetown (Ky.)
6 Montana Tech
7 Oklahoma Wesleyan
8 LSU Shreveport (La.)
9 Indiana Wesleyan
10 Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
11 St. Thomas (Fla.)
12 Union (Ky.)
13 Morningside (Iowa)
14 Huntington (Ind.)
15 The Master’s (Calif.)
16 Kansas Wesleyan
17 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
18 Wayland Baptist (Texas)
19 William Penn (Iowa)
20 Southwestern (Kan.)
21 Northwestern (Iowa)
22 Mobile (Ala.)
23 Antelope Valley (Calif.)
24 Indiana Tech
25 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.)
Others Receiving Votes: Faulkner (Ala.) 93, Lourdes (Ohio) 77, Xavier (La.) 75, Dordt (Iowa) 64, Eastern Oregon 62, Southeastern (Fla.) 61, Columbia (Mo.) 49, Florida College (Fla.) 48, Hope International (Calif.) 41, OUAZ (Ariz.) 39, Jamestown (N.D.) 33, Rio Grande (Ohio) 32, Life (Ga.) 31, Loyola (La.) 24, Cumberlands (Ky.) 18, SAGU (Texas) 16, Pikeville (Ky.) 15, Mayville State (N.D.) 11, Evangel (Mo.) 11, Rochester (Mich.) 7, Bethel (Ind.) 5, Oregon Tech 4, Marian (Ind.) 3, Tougaloo (Miss.) 2.
AMC Women:
1. Columbia College (8)
2. Missouri Baptist
3. University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy (1)
4. Stephens College
5. Williams Baptist
6. William Woods
7. Cottey College
8. Central Baptist
9. Harris-Stowe
10. Hannibal-LaGrange
AMC Men:
1. Columbia College (7)
2. Missouri Baptist (1)
3. William Woods
4. Central Baptist
5. Williams Baptist
6. Harris-Stowe
7. University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy
8. Hannibal-LaGrange
Heart Women:
1. Central Methodist
T-2. Clarke
T-2. MidAmerica Nazarene
4. Grand View
5. Culver Stockton
6. Benedictine
7. Missouri Valley
8. Baker
9. Mount Mercy
10. William Penn
11. Graceland
12. Peru State
13. Park
Heart Men:
1. MidAmerica Nazarene
2. William Penn
3. Baker
4. Peru State
5. Central Methodist
6. Benedictine
7. Clarke
8. Graceland
9. Grand View
10. Missouri Valley
11. Mount Mercy
T-12. Culver Stockton
T-12. Park
