No. 9 in March poll
3/15/2012 7:31:00 AM | Women's Bowling
College bowling head coaches across the nation rank the top 20 by vote.
Sam Houston started the season at No. 7 in the NTCA poll, climbed to No. 5 in the December rankings then moved back to No. 9 last month.
The Bearkats have a 19-18 record against the other teams ranked among the top 10 and holds winning marks against two of the teams ranked above the Kats (2-0 vs. No. 8 Sacred Heart and 2-0 vs. No. 4 Vanderbilt) and .500 records two others (3-3 with No. 2 Arkansas State and 1-1 with No. 3 Nebraska).
The Bearkats stand 37-27 against all teams that have been ranked among the top 20 at some point this season.
Sam Houston won the Kat Klash Classic in Huntsville in December, took third at both the Greater Ozark Invitational and New Jersey Jamboree in October and November and was seventh at the Maryland-Eastern Shore Hawk Classic.
"We were No. 10 in the polls during our inaugural season in 2010-11, so being No. 9 this year is nothing to worry about," Sam Houston head coach Brad Hagen said. "What counts is who the NCAA Division I committee picks for the final eight teams in the national championship tournament in Detroit in April. We just need to stay focused on what we are out to do and perform well in our remaining tournaments."
No. 1 Fairleigh Dickinson University of Teaneck, New Jersey, is the only team in the top 10 that Sam Houston has not defeated at least once this year. The Kats are 0-2 against FDU.
Sam Houston State completes its regular season tournament schedule March 16-18 as the Bearkats travel to the Music City Invitational in Tennessee.
NATIONAL TENPIN COACHES ASSOCIATION
NCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S BOWLING RANKINGS
March 13, 2012
| Vs. SHSU | ||||||
| Team | Won | Lost | Points | Won | Lost | |
| 1. Fairleigh Dickinson | 92 | 19 | 746 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2. Arkansas State | 68 | 20 | 700 | 3 | 3 | |
| 3. Nebraska | 57 | 17 | 602 | 1 | 1 | |
| 4. Vanderbilt | 76 | 31 | 592 | 0 | 2 | |
| 5. Maryland-Eastern Shore | 89 | 29 | 526 | 3 | 1 | |
| 6. Valparaiso | 71 | 32 | 488 | 4 | 1 | |
| 7. Central Missouri | 69 | 31 | 494 | 3 | 2 | |
| 8. Sacred Heart | 63 | 27 | 474 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9. SAM HOUSTON | 69 | 30 | 352 | |||
| 10. Stephen F. Austin | 52 | 43 | 249 | 2 | 6 | |
| 10. Norfolk State | 84 | 36 | 249 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12. New Jersey City | 67 | 41 | 230 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13. Kutztown | 60 | 36 | 199 | 0 | 1 | |
| 14. Delaware St. | 70 | 42 | 185 | 2 | 1 | |
| 15. Adelphi | 63 | 41 | 153 | 2 | 3 | |
| 16. Wisconsin-Whitewater | 28 | 25 | 121 | 1 | 0 | |
| 17. Alabama A&M | 52 | 26 | 93 | 0 | 0 | |
| 18. Saint Francis (NY) | 59 | 49 | 47 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19. Monmouth | 50 | 58 | 46 | 2 | 6 | |
| 20. Morgan State | 62 | 58 | 20 | 1 | 0 | |
