  We study $\pi\pi$ scattering in the I=1, $J^P=1^-$ channel at finite
temperature in the framework of the extended Nambu-Jona-Lasinio model that
explicitly includes vector and axial-vector degrees of freedom in addition to
the usual scalar and pseudoscalar sector. The S-matrix in the coupled channels
$q\bar q$ and $\pi \pi$ is constructed via $\rho$-exchange in the $s$-channel.
The self-energy of the $\rho$-meson contains both quark and pion loop
contributions. The analytic structure of the S-matrix for $T\geq 0$ is
investigated and the motion of the $\rho$-pole as a function of coupling
constant and temperature is followed in the complex $\sqrt{s}$-plane. For
numerical calculations, parameters are chosen in order that $m_\pi$, $f_\pi$
and the experimental $\pi\pi$ phase shifts $\delta_1^1$ at zero temperature are
reproduced, and then the behavior of the $\rho$-pole as well as the $\pi\pi$
cross section is investigated as a function of the temperature. We find that
the position of the $\rho$ mass stays practically constant for $0\leq T\leq
130$ MeV, and then moves down in energy by about 200 MeV for 130 MeV$\leq T\leq
230$ MeV.
