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Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ women’s basketball ranked No. 1 in NAIA preseason poll

JACKSON, Tenn. - 10/27/2008 - The Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ University Lady Bulldog basketball team is No. 1 in the NAIA preseason poll released on Monday by the national office. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ received eight of the 11 first place votes, with Vanguard getting the other three. Vanguard, the defending national champion, was the only team to defeat Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ in 2007-08 season.

This ranking comes a week after Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ was tabbed as the top team in the TranSouth Conference. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ also received the No. 1 spot in the NAIA Victory Sports Network poll.

Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ returns four starter from last season’s team that posted a perfect 29-0 regular season and finished 35-1. Âé¶¹ÊÓÆµ advanced to their fourth straight NAIA National Tournament Semifinal round, which included back-to-back national titles in 2005 and 2006.

The first regular season poll will be released on Monday, December 1. Compete rankings can be found at .

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