Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Lions up two spots to No. 16 in latest NAIA poll

KANSAS CITY - The Freed-Hardeman Lions moved up two spots to No. 16 in the first regular season NAIA top 25 coaches poll released on Monday, Dec. 7.

The Lions (7-3) debuted at No. 18 in the pre-season poll for the first time since the 2002-03 season and rose based on strength of four wins over pre-season top 25 teams.

This is the ninth consecutive poll in which the Lions have appeared dating back to Jan. 19, 2009, marking the program's longest streak since the 2002-03 season when FHU was in 13 straight polls.

Pre-season TranSouth favorite Union (Tenn.) University moved up one spot to No. 10. Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) and Martin Methodist (Tenn.) both were in the receiving votes category.