ASHLAND – The Southern Oregon women's basketball team was rewarded Wednesday for its active 10-game winning streak with a two-spot bump to No. 22 in the NAIA Top 25 coaches' poll.

The Raiders (20-4 overall, 16-2 Cascade Conference) stole the slot from Oregon Tech, which they defeated 75-68 last week in Klamath Falls. OIT fell to No. 25 in the poll, while first-place Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) climbed one spot to No. 6, making upward progress for the first time in two months.

SOU has wins against three teams currently among the Top 25: No. 14 Providence (Mont.), No. 24 Menlo (Calif.) and OIT. Each was secured away from Ashland.

With four regular-season games remaining, the Raiders have already hit the 20-win and are in strong position to make their fourth consecutive NAIA National Tournament appearance. They're also very much alive in the CCC championship race – one game behind LCSC, which visits Lithia Motors Pavilion on the last day of the regular season, Feb. 24. They're on the road this weekend, traveling to Bushnell on Friday and Corban on Saturday.

One final poll will be released Feb. 28.
 

#	LAST	SCHOOL [1st-place votes]	RECORD	PTS
1	1	Dordt (Iowa) [20]	23-1	591
2	2	Marian (Ind.) [1]	23-1	566
3	3	Campbellsville (Ky.)	22-1	555
4	4	Indiana Wesleyan	22-2	538
5	5	Clarke (Iowa)	23-1	510
6	7	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	21-2	475
7	6	Concordia (Neb.)	20-4	473
8	8	Carroll (Mont.)	19-4	471
9	10	Vanguard (Calif.)	16-4	431
10	9	Dakota State (S.D.)	21-5	421
11	11	Georgetown (Ky.)	21-4	396
12	12	Mayville State (N.D.)	20-3	394
13	16	John Brown (Ark.)	21-3	349
14	13	Providence (Mont.)	17-7	334
15	14	Cumberlands (Ky.)	17-7	322
16	15	Loyola (La.)	18-3	285
17	19	Indiana South Bend (Ind.)	24-0	276
18	18	Rio Grande (Ohio)	21-4	266
19	21	Indiana Tech	21-3	248
20	17	Grand View (Iowa)	22-3	243
21	23	Reinhardt (Ga.)	23-0	201
22	24	Southern Oregon	20-4	200
23	20	Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.)	19-6	157
24	25	Menlo (Calif.)	16-6	125
25	22	Oregon Tech	21-3	118

Dropped from the Top 25: None
Receiving Votes: Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 104; LSU Shreveport (La.) 63; Spring Arbor (Mich.) 57; Rust (Miss.) 48; Stephens (Mo.) 34; The Master's (Calif.) 33; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 31; Columbia (Mo.) 31; William Carey (Miss.) 25; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 11; Southeastern (Fla.) 6; Oakland City (Ind.) 4; Bryan (Tenn.) 3; Jessup (Calif.) 3