HELENA, Mont. -- The Carroll College women's basketball team is ranked No. 23 in the latest NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll, which released on Wednesday.
The Fighting Saints (6-3) opened up Frontier Conference action on Tuesday with a resounding 78-51 over Montana Tech.
The Saints are one of five Frontier Conference teams ranked in the Top 25. Lewis-Clark State College (No. 12), Montana State-Northern (No. 14), Providence (No. 19) and Rocky Mountain College (No. 25). Montana Western received votes.
The most recent ranking makes Carroll's Friday night tilt a Top 25 matchup. The No. 23-ranked Saints will host No. 12 LCSC.
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RANK
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LAST TIME
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SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]
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RECORD
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POINTS
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1
|
2
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Campbellsville (Ky.) [8]
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11-0
|
219
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2
|
3
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Oklahoma City [1]
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8-0
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210
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|
3
|
4
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The Master's (Calif.)
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7-0
|
207
|
|
4
|
10
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Vanguard (Calif.)
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3-1
|
191
|
|
5
|
8
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Westmont (Calif.)
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5-2
|
188
|
|
6
|
5
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Wayland Baptist (Texas)
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6-2
|
185
|
|
7
|
11
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Shawnee State (Ohio)
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9-1
|
179
|
|
8
|
12
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Central Methodist (Mo.)
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7-1
|
171
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|
9
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13
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Talladega (Ala.)
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10-2
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167
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|
10
|
1
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Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)
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4-3
|
157
|
|
11
|
16
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Bethel (Tenn.)
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7-3
|
139
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|
12
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NR
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Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)
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5-1
|
130
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|
13
|
9
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Columbia (Mo.)
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6-2
|
124
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|
14
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NR
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Montana State-Northern
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7-0
|
123
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|
15
|
15
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Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
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8-1
|
122
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|
16
|
6
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Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)
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3-4
|
112
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|
17
|
24
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Loyola (La.)
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6-1
|
107
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|
18
|
14
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MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)
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4-2
|
105
|
|
19
|
17
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Providence (Mont.) (Mont.)
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6-1
|
89
|
|
20
|
21
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Thomas More (Ky.)
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6-0
|
84
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|
21
|
19
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Clarke (Iowa)
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7-1
|
80
|
|
21
|
20
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Lyon (Ark.)
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5-1
|
80
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|
23
|
7
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Carroll (Mont.)
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6-3
|
73
|
|
24
|
22
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Menlo (Calif.)
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4-2
|
50
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|
25
|
18
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Rocky Mountain (Mont.)
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5-1
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48
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Receiving Votes: Evangel (Mo.) 30, Montana Western 27, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 26, Science & Arts of Oklahoma 14, Benedictine (Kan.) 12, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 11, LSU Shreveport (La.) 10, Philander Smith (Ark.) 9, LSU Alexandria (La.) 8, Faulkner (Ala.) 3, Pikeville (Ky.) 3
