Flying Queens, Pioneers ranked in NAIA Top 10 at same time for first time this century

For the first time this century, Wayland Baptist's men's and women's basketball teams are ranked among the NAIA's top 10 teams at the same time. The Flying Queens are ranked seventh while the Pioneers show up at 10^th.
 
The Flying Queens (17-4) came in at No. 7 in the latest poll after falling two places following two road losses last week. WBU started the season ranked sixth and, after winning its first nine games of the season, climbed to No. 3, believed to be the program's highest ranking since 1991-92 when the Flying Queens finished as national runners-up.
 
Meanwhile, the Pioneers (16-5) rose four spots in the men's poll from No. 14 to 10^th. It's the program's highest ranking since coming in at No. 9 during the 2014-15 season when the team wound up No. 13.
 
While the Flying Queens (11-2 SAC) look to get back on the winning track Thursday evening at home against Langston University (8-13, 3-10), the Pioneers face a showdown with 12^th-ranked, second-place Langston (17-4, 9-4). The Lions, who earlier this season defeated Wayland, 71-69, were ranked fourth prior to falling four spots following back-to-back losses to Mid-America Christian and then-No. 20 Science & Arts of Oklahoma. Langston has since posted wins over Southwestern Christian and former top 5 Oklahoma City.
 
Tip-off on Thursday is 6 p.m. for the women and 8 for the men.
 
Wayland winds up the week by hosting Central Christian, Kan., at 2 and 4 p.m. Saturday.

NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 (Jan. 29)

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES]	RECORDS	POINTS
1	1	Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) [7]	20-1	218
2	2	Columbia (Mo.)	20-2	211
3	3	Montana Western [2]	18-1	207
4	6	Campbellsville (Ky.)	21-2	198
5	10	The Master's (Calif.)	18-4	188
6	4	MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.)	18-3	187
7	5	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	17-4	174
8	9	Vanguard (Calif.)	16-5	162
8	8	Carroll (Mont.)	15-6	162
10	11	Our Lady of the Lake (Texas)	18-4	156
10	7	Shawnee State (Ohio)	17-5	156
12	12	Oklahoma City	18-2	142
13	15	Talladega (Ala.)	20-3	131
14	16	Bethel (Tenn.)	19-3	122
14	14	Westmont (Calif.)	15-6	122
16	13	Menlo (Calif.)	16-5	120
17	18	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	16-5	101
18	19	William Penn (Iowa)	20-2	100
19	22	Lyon (Ark.)	17-3	98
20	21	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	14-6	87
21	17	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	15-7	85
22	20	Providence (Mont.)	14-8	63
23	25	LSU Alexandria (La.)	16-4	61
24	23	Central Methodist (Mo.)	15-8	60
25	24	Arizona Christian	15-8	58

Receiving Votes: Loyola (La.) 48, Benedictine (Kan.) 33, Xavier (La.) 23, Pikeville (Ky.) 17, Mid-America Christian (Okla.) 13, William Jessup (Calif.) 3, Science & Arts (Okla.) 3, William Woods (Mo.) 3
 
NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll (Jan. 29)

RANK	LAST WEEK	SCHOOL [1st Place Votes]	RECORD	FINAL POINTS
1	1	LSU Alexandria (La.) [8]	20-2	219
2	4	Carroll (Mont.)	20-2	207
3	7	Benedictine (Kan.) [1]	18-2	201
4	9	Vanguard (Calif.)	20-1	198
5	3	Missouri Baptist	21-1	194
6	10	Tougaloo (Miss.)	18-2	181
7	5	The Master's (Calif.)	19-3	173
8	6	Georgetown (Ky.)	19-3	171
9	10	Stillman (Ala.)	19-2	169
10	14	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	16-5	159
11	17	Peru State (Neb.)	16-5	142
12	8	Langston (Okla.)	17-4	139
13	18	William Carey (Miss.)	16-5	136
14	2	William Penn (Iowa)	16-5	127
15	13	Wiley (Texas)	15-5	120
16	15	Pikeville (Ky.)	17-5	106
17	NR	Cumberlands (Ky.)	17-5	101
18	24	William Jessup (Calif.)	15-6	87
18	16	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	16-6	87
20	NR	Bethel (Tenn.)	16-5	83
21	24	John Brown (Ark.)	15-6	82
22	NR	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	15-7	76
23	NR	LSU Shreveport (La.)	14-9	58
24	21	Arizona Christian	17-5	54
25	22	Providence (Mont.)	14-7	41

Dropped from the Top 25: Campbellsville (Ky.), Hope International (Calif.), Science & Arts (Okla.), Central Baptist (Ark.)
Others Receiving Votes: St. Thomas (Texas) 37, Hope International (Calif.) 36, Science & Arts (Okla.) 23, Graceland (Iowa) 19, Life (Ga.) 13, Loyola (La.) 13, Campbellsville (Ky.) 11, Dillard (La.) 10, SAGU (Texas) 10, William Woods (Mo.) 3, Talladega (Ala.) 3.