NCAA Women's College Bowling Poll


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Press Release (February 9, 2007)

SOURCE: National Tenpins Coaches Association

MID-WINTER CLASSIC HEAVILY INFLUENCES
LATEST NTCA SWEET-16

DOVER, DE – Following their second team championship of the season, Fairleigh Dickinson
University of Teaneck, NJ, was ranked as the No. 1 NCAA bowling team in the country for the fourth
consecutive poll conducted by the National Tenpins Coaches Association. The NTCA is the voice and
leadership of NCAA women’s bowling. This is the fourth of six monthly polls scheduled for the 2006-
2007 season.

Fairleigh Dickinson (49-11-0) needed every frame to capture the Mid-Winter Classic, hosted by
Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, AR. The event drew arguably the most competitive field of
the season, when 13 of the top 16 nationally ranked teams competed. The Knights overcame a 96 pin
deficit during the final Quad-Baker Series match and edged NJCU at the wire by eight pins.

Vanderbilt University of Nashville, TN was ranked second by the NTCA membership for the
third straight poll. The Commodores (46-10-0) finished in fifth place in Jonesboro, but had a
tournament best 8-1 head-to-head match record during the event, including victories over FDU and
NJCU.

Moving up a notch to No. 3 was New Jersey City. The Gothic Knights (46-12-0) have had
strong performance during their last three tournaments with two second place finishes, including the
Mid-Winter Classic and UMES Hawk Classic, and a first place finish at the FDU Holiday Jamboree.

The University of Nebraska – Lincoln slipped down a slot to the No. 4 ranking in the poll. Most
recently, the Huskers (41-12-0) won the bronze medal at the Mid-Winter Classic, where they put
together a second-day rally that fell just 42 pins shy of the tournament title.

Central Missouri University of Warrensburg, MO improved to a No. 5 ranking after a solid
performance at the Mid-Winter Classic. The Jennies now own a 49-17-1 season match record.

The University of Maryland – Eastern Shore of Princess Ann, MD dropped to a sixth place
ranking. The Hawks (62-13-0) have won the second most matches and own the second highest winning
percentage (.827) in the nation. Holding onto the seventh, eighth, and ninth place rankings were
Alabama A&M University of Normal, AL (46-21-0); Sacred Heart University of Fairfield, CT (28-
10-0); and Texas Southern University of Houston, TX (55-16-0), respectively. Climbing back into the
top ten was Arkansas State University. The Indians (43-35-1) won the Greater Ozarks Invitational in
mid-January and ended in sixth place at the Mid-Winter Classic.

NTCA members casting ballots for this poll were: Carol Andrejak, Delaware State; James
Brown, Morgan State; Sharon Brummell, Maryland-Eastern Shore; Bob Cincotta, Adelphi; Karen
Couvillon, Southern; Dawn Gugliaro, St. Francis College; Ron Holmes, Central Missouri; Chris
James, Arkansas State; John Koltz, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Becky Kregling, Sacred Heart; Mike
LoPresti, Fairleigh Dickinson; Jeff McCorvey, Alabama A&M; Jerry Norris, Bethune-Cookman;
Chad Oachs, Minnesota State-Mankato; Frank Parisi, New Jersey City; Bill Straub, Nebraska-
Lincoln; Steve Wallace, St. Paul’s College; Bud Whitman, St. Peter’s College; and John Williamson,
Vanderbilt.

2006-2007 NTCA JANUARY NATIONAL POLL

Rank	Institution	W-L	1sts	Pts	Previous Rank
1	Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ	49 - 11 - 0	13	536	1
2	Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN	46 - 10 - 0	4	461	2
3	New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ	46 - 12 - 0		448	4
4	University of Nebraska - Lincoln, NE	41 - 12 - 0	1	430	3
5	University of Central Missouri. Warrensburg, MO	49 - 17 - 0		368	6
6	Univ. of Maryland - Eastern Shore, Princess Ann, MD	62 - 13 - 0	1	349	5
7	Alabama A&M University, Normal, AL	46 - 21 - 0		259	7
8	Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT	28 -10 - 0		244	8
9	Texas Southern University, Houston, TX	55 - 16 - 0		193	9
10	Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR	43 - 35 - 1		169	14
11	Minnesota State University - Mankato, MN	36 - 22 - 0		148	10
12	Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA	44 - 30 - 0		108	12
13	University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, WI	31 - 26 - 0		86	13
14	Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD	41 - 28 - 0		82	11
15	Bethune-Cookman College, Daytona Beach, FL	41 - 14 - 0		55	14
16	Fayette State University, Raleigh, NC	63 - 6 - 0		28	NR

Also receiving votes: St. Paul’s College, Lawrenceville, VA; Delaware State University, Dover, DE; Bowie State
University, Bowie, MD; Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA; Louisiana Tech, Ruston, LA; Shaw
University, Raleigh, NC; Jackson State University, Jackson, MS; University of North Carolina A&T,
Greensboro, NC; St. Peter’s College, Jersey City, NJ; Adelphi University, Garden City, NY.