The NAIA preseason ratings our out and Virginia Intermont College Men and Simon Fraser University Women are at the top of the charts. Two Oklahoma Universities make the top 25 on the men's side with Oklahoma Baptist University at 15th and Oklahoma Christian University at 21st. Below are the complete rankings.
2006 Men
Rank 2005 Final Institution (Region) 1st Place Votes Total Points
1 2 Virginia Intermont (XII) 6 209
2 4 Concordia (Calif.) (II) 1 203
3 3 Aquinas (Mich.) (VIII) 194
4 7 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II) 191
5 5 Malone (Ohio) (IX) 182
6 10 Black Hills State (S.D.) (III) 175
7 13 Indiana Wesleyan (VIII) 168
8 15 Simon Fraser (B.C.) (I) 159
9 23 Doane (Neb.) (III) 156
10 8 Concordia (Neb.) (III) 143
11 16 Cedarville (Ohio) (IX) 135
12 12 Westmont (Calif.) (II) 126
13 NR Concordia (Ore.) (I) 125
14 19 British Columbia (I) 116
15 17 Oklahoma Baptist (VI) 108
16 NR Missouri Baptist (V) 100
17 NR Southwestern (Kan.) (IV) 93
18 21 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (I) 87
19 14 Spring Arbor (Mich.) (VIII) 82
20 NR California State-San Marcos (II) 78
21 25 Oklahoma Christian (VI) 71
22 NR MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) (V) 63
23 NR Dickinson State (N.D.) (III) 59
24 6 Southern Oregon (I) 53
25 NR Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) (IX) 35
Others Receiving Votes:
Vanguard (Calif.) (II), 32; Cumberlands (Ky.) (XI), 29; Wayland Baptist (Texas) (VI), 28; Siena Heights (Mich.) (VIII), 24; Shawnee State (Ohio) (IX), 22; Cornerstone (Mich.) (VIII), 4; St. Xavier (Ill.) (VII), 3; Berry (Ga.) (XIII), 2.
2006 Women
Rank 2005 Final Institution (Region) 1st Place Votes Total Points
1 1 Simon Fraser (B.C.) (I) 7 210
2 4 Cedarville (Ohio) (IX) 198
3 10 British Columbia (I) 196
4 2 Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) (VII) 194
5 3 Concordia (Calif.) (II) 179
6 6 Black Hills State (S.D.) (III) 172
7 9 Malone (Ohio) (IX) 171
8 14 Milligan (Tenn.) (XII) 158
9 16 Spring Arbor (Mich.) (VIII) 153
10 11 Concordia (Neb.) (III) 143
11 18 Vanguard (Calif.) (II) 137
12 NR Park (Mo.) (IV) 133
13 13 Indiana Wesleyan (VIII) 125
14 5 Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) (II) 122
15 NR Roberts Wesleyan (N.Y.) (IX) 115
16 7 California State-San Marcos (II) 104
17 20 Aquinas (Mich.) (VIII) 96
18 19 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) (I) 87
19 NR Embry-Riddle (Fla.) (XIV) 85
20 12 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) (II) 67
21 NR Jamestown (N.D.) (III) 61
22 8 Eastern Oregon (I) 57
23 NR Berry (Ga.) (XIII) 50
24 24 Savannah Art and Design (Ga.) (XIV) 51
25 NR Siena Heights (Mich.) (VIII) 40
Other Receiving Votes:
Shawnee St. (Ohio) (IX), 35; Virginia Intermont (XII), 30; Taylor (Ind.) (VIII), 24; Mount Mercy (Iowa) (VII), 22; Lindenwood (Mo.) (V), 18; MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) (V), 12; Cumberlands (Ky.) (XI), 6; Doane (Neb.) (III), 3; Southern Oregon (I), 1