Skylights move up in NAIA Poll

The Montana State University-Northern Skylights have lost two tough games in their last three outings. But, those losses have come against the now No. 1 and No. 2 teams in the NAIA.

And that’s a big reason why the Skylights (8-2, 1-1) moved up five spots in the new NAIA Women’s Coaches Poll, released Tuesday afternoon. Northern jumped from No. 16 to No. 11 in the poll, and the Skylights are one of four Frontier Conference schools in the Top 25. Northern’s two losses this season came at the hands of Freed-Hardeman, which is now ranked No. 1, and Lewis-Clark State, which is ranked No. 2 in the new poll.

Similarly, the UGF Argos moved up, despite losing to LCSC last week as well. In the new poll, the Argos moved up four spots to No. 14. Carroll College remained at No. 25, while UM-Western is receiving votes.

The MSU-Northern men also are nearing the Top 25 as well. The Lights received 36 votes in the NAIA Men’s Coaches Poll, which would put them at No. 28. Northern is unbeaten on the season and just knocked off then No. 15 LC State last Saturday night. The Warriors dropped all the way out of the poll, while Carroll College moved up to No. 6 and UM-Western moved into the Top 25, all the way at No. 17.

The Lights and Skylights have this weekend off, but will return to action next Thursday when they both host Nueta Hidatsa College at the Armory Gymnasium.

NAIA Women's Coaches Poll

Rn. Prv. Rec. Pts.

1 8 Freed Hardeman 8-0 219

2 7 Lewis-Clark State ( (1) 13-0 207

3 1 MidAmerica Nazarene 7-1 206

4 2 Westmont (Calif.) 6-1 199

5 5 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 9-0 195

6 6 Vanguard (Calif.) 6-1 178

6 4 Campbellsville (Ky.) 7-2 178

8 9 Lyon (Ark.) 7-1 168

9 19 Oklahoma City 8-1 159

10 11 Shawnee State( Ohio) 12-0 158

11 16 MSU-Northern 8-2 147

12 13 Baker (Kan.) 8-1 143

13 20 Columbia (Mo.) 8-1 128

14 11 Benedictine (Kan.) 7-3 126

14 18 Great Falla (Mont.) 9-2 126

16 14 The Master's (Calif.) 6-1 120

17 15 Central Methodist 7-2 102

18 10 Bethel (Tenn.) 5-4 99

19 23 Cumberland (Tenn.) 9-2 96

20 NR John Brown (Ark.) 7-4 87

21 3 Our Lady of the Lake 3-5 83

22 24 Loyola (La.) 7-2 62

23 NR Lindenwood-Belleville 6-2 61

24 17 Pikeville (Ky.) 8-3 58

25 25 Carroll (Mont.) 8-2 53

Others receiving votes:  Talladega (Ala.) 39; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 28; Martin Methodist (Tenn.) 15; Wiley (Texas) 14; Montana Western 13; Harris-Stowe state (Mo.) 12; Xavier (La.) 11; William Penn (Iowa) 6; William Woods (Mo.) 5; San Diego Christian (Calif.) 3

NAIA Men's Coaches Poll

Rn. Prv. Rec. Pts.

1 4 Biola (Calif.) (2) 10-0 210

2 5 LSU Alexandria (3) 7-0 208

2 2 Georgetown (Ky.) (3) 11-1 208

4 3 William Penn (Iowa) 10-1 203

5 18 Oklahoma City 8-0 188

6 9 Carroll (Mont.) 8-0 184

7 6 Columbia (Mo.) 9-1 178

8 10 William Carey (Miss.) 6-1 166

9 12 Westmont (Calif.) 8-1 158

10 1 Mid-America Christian 9-2 152

11 NR Wiley (Texas) 8-1 147

12 16 Park (Mo.) 5-1 138

13 NR Grand View (Iowa) 7-2 128

14 19 Pikeville (Ky.) 11-3 125

15 17 Hope International 6-0 120

16 12 Dillard (La.) 7-3 117

17 NR Montana Western 7-1 106

18 7 Talladega (Ala.) 12-4 98

19 20 Texas Wesleyan 8-2 93

20 NR Langston (Okla.) 6-2 69

21 NR Wayland Baptist 8-3 62

22 NR Loyola (La.) 8-2 57

23 NR Benedictine (Kan.) 7-3 51

24 NR Freed-Hardeman 6-2 41

25 NR Arizona Christian 4-0 40

Others Receiving Votes: Life (Ga.) 37, LSU Shreveport (La.) 36, Montana State-Northern 36, Bethel (Tenn.) 28, Cumberlands (Ky.) 28, Blue Mountain (Miss.) 23, Vanguard (Calif.) 15, Graceland (Iowa) 14, SAGU (Texas) 10, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 7, Central Methodist (Mo.) 4.