NCAA Women's College Bowling Poll


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Press Release (November 30, 2007)

SOURCE: National Tenpins Coaches Association

REIGNING NATIONAL CHAMPS ARE NO. 1
IN NTCA NOVEMBER POLL

HACKENSACK, NJ – Vanderbilt University of Nashville, TN, the 2007 NCAA bowling national champions, collected 14 of 18 first place votes and remained as the No. 1 ranked team in the nation by the National Tenpins Coaches Association. This is the second of six monthly national polls scheduled for the 2007-‘08 season by the NTCA, the voice and leadership of NCAA bowling.

The Commodores (27-6) won the 20-team UMES Hawk Classic in Millsboro, DE, finished second at the UWW Cheeseland Classic in Fort Atkinson, WI, and recorded the second best match record at the Central Region Fall Jamboree in Jonesboro, AR during November.

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln (21-6)was ranked second for the second straight poll, receiving four first place votes. The Huskers could not have started their season any better. UN-L won two team titles -- the Cheeseland Classic and the Maverick Challenge in Chicago, IL.

Moving up a notch since the last poll to a No. 3 ranking was the University of Maryland Eastern Shore of Princess Anne, MD. The Hawks (31-6) had a busy month, winning 16 of 18 matches in the Mid-East Athletic Conference, ending third at their own Hawk Classic, and finishing in second place at the National Team Match Games in St. Louis, MO.

The UniversityofCentral Missouriof Warrensburg, MOheld onto their fourth place ranking. The Jennies (24-7) accrued the best record at the Central Region Fall Jamboree in Jonesboro, AR and took home third place at the Maverick Challenge this past month.

Sacred Heart University of Fairfield, CT climbed a couple of rungs into the fifth place ranking. The Pioneers (17-4)are in first place in the North East Women’s Collegiate Bowling Conference standings, winning both NEWCBC meets with a 8-2 conference record.

Two more NEWCBC teams, Fairleigh Dickinson University(23-11)of Teaneck, NJ and New Jersey City University(21-13)of Jersey City, NJ, filled the sixth and seventh place rankings, respectively. Delaware State University (25-4) of Dover, DE, off to its best start in program history, leaped ten spots in the poll and landed in the eighth place. A third place finish at the Cheeseland Classic helped Arkansas State University (17-6)of Jonesboro, AR be the No. 9 ranked team. Rounding out the Top-10 was Alabama A&M University (29-8) of Huntsville, AL, which opened its Southwest Athletic Conference season winning all twelve of their matches.

NTCA members casting ballots for this poll were: Joe Ambrose, Kutztown; Sharon Brummell, Maryland Eastern Shore; Bob Cincotta, Adelphi;Dawn Gugliaro, St. Francis; Ron Holmes, Central Missouri; Chris James, Arkansas State; Amber Griffin, Wisconsin-Whitewater; Becky Kregling, Sacred Heart; Mike LoPresti, Fairleigh Dickinson; Jeff McCorvey, Alabama A&M; Chad Oachs, Minnesota State-Makato; Frank Parisi, New Jersey City; Joel Southern, Elmhurst;Kim Terrell, Delaware State; Steve Wallace, St. Paul’s; Bud Whitman, St. Peter’s; Glenn White, Prairie View A&M; and John Williamson, Vanderbilt.

2007-2008 NTCA PRESEASON NATIONAL POLL

Rank	Institution	W-L	1sts	Pts	Previous Rank
1	Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN	27 - 6 - 0	14	564	1
2	University of Nebraska - Lincoln, NE	21 - 6 - 0	4	524	2
3	Univ. of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess Anne, MD	31 - 6 - 0		428	4T
4	University of Central Missouri. Warrensburg, MO	24 - 7 - 0		420	4T
5	Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT	17 - 4 - 0		408	7
6	Fairleigh Dickinson University, Teaneck, NJ	23 - 11 - 0		406	3
7	New Jersey City University, Jersey City, NJ	21 - 13 - 0		298	6
8	Delaware State University, Dover, DE	25 - 4 - 0		285	18
9	Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR	17 - 6 - 0		280	8
10	Alabama A&M University, Huntsville, AL	29 - 8 - 0		272	9
11	Minnesota State University - Mankato, MN	17 - 10 - 0		188	10
12	Adelphi University, Garden City, NY	18 - 18 - 0		132	17
13	Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC	55 - 1 - 0		127	15
14	Southern University, Baton Rouge, LA	22 - 18 - 0		120	12
15	Jackson State University, Jackson, MS	18 - 3 - 0		92	20
16	St. Francis College, Brooklyn Heights, NY	10 - 13 - 0		79	---
17	Texas Southern University, Houston, TX	15 - 7 - 0		63	11
18	St. Peter's College, Jersey City, NJ	15 - 19 - 0		58	19
19	University of Wisconsin - Whitewater, WI	10 - 18 - 0		54	13
20	St. Paul's College, Lawrenceville, VA	57 - 23 - 0		41	---

Also receiving votes:

Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD; Bowie State University, Bowie, MD; Howard University, Washington, DC; Coppin State University, Baltimore, MD; Elmhurst College, Elmhurst, IL; Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA; Louisiana Tech, Ruston, LA; Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona Beach, FL; Hampton University, Hampton, VA; Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX.

Point system:

NTCA voters rank the top 20 teams on their ballot. Each position has an assigned point value, ranging from 32 points for first place and one point for twentieth place. After the total points for every team is calculated, the totals are sorted in descending order. The specific point values follow:

1st place = 32 points, 2nd = 29, 3rd = 27, 4th = 25, 5th = 23, 6th = 21, 7th = 19, 8th = 17, 9th = 15, 10th = 13, 11th = 11, 12th = 9, 13th = 8, 14th = 7, 15th = 6, 16th = 5, 17th = 4, 18th = 3, 19th = 2, 20th = 1.