By Katie Green, Manager of Athletics Communications and Media
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – SCAD Savannah (Ga.) remains at No. 1 in the latest edition of the NAIA Women’s Golf Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, the national office announced on Friday. SCAD Savannah (Ga.) capture the top slot with 13 first-place votes.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000, excluding 2006 polls)
- This is 14th time in school history that SCAD Savannah (Ga.) has tallied a first-place ranking.
- The Bee’s have place first in three-of-four meets that they have competed in this fall.
- There were three new additions to the poll: No. 17 Loyola (La.), No. 22 Victoria (B.C.) and No. 24 Cumberland (Tenn.).
- To date, Oklahoma City has tallied the most No. 1 rankings with a total of 45.
- Since 2006, William Woods (Mo.) and SCAD – Savannah (Ga.) hold the record for current streak in the Top 25 at 70 polls.
Poll Methodology
- The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.- Each conference is given one rater for every four schools in the league.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first-place vote, 24 for second-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes.- For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.
2017 NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Poll No. 2 — Nov. 3
| RANK | LAST WEEK | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) [13] | 434 |
| 2 | 2 | Dalton State (Ga.) [3] | 424 |
| 3 | 10 | British Columbia | 406 |
| 4 | 12 | Keiser (Fla.) | 382 |
| 5 | 11 | Texas Wesleyan | 373 |
| 6 | 6 | USC Beaufort (S.C.) | 366 |
| 7 | 4 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 356 |
| 8 | 8 | William Carey (Miss.) | 342 |
| 9 | 8 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 324 |
| 10 | 14 | William Woods (Mo.) | 309 |
| 11 | 15 | Northwestern Ohio | 304 |
| 12 | 13 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 268 |
| 13 | 7 | Oklahoma City | 266 |
| 14 | 21 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 252 |
| 15 | 18 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 236 |
| 16 | 23 | Taylor (Ind.) | 231 |
| 17 | NR | Loyola (La.) | 224 |
| 18 | 20 | Faulkner (Ala.) | 193 |
| 19 | 19 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 182 |
| 20 | 4 | SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 170 |
| 21 | 25 | William Penn (Iowa) | 140 |
| 22 | NR | Victoria (B.C.) | 133 |
| 23 | 3 | Brenau (Ga.) | 126 |
| 24 | NR | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 121 |
| 25 | 17 | Bethel (Ind.) | 104 |
Dropped from the Top 25: No. 16 Oregon Tech, No. 22 Marian (Ind.), No. 24 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho.)
Others Receiving Votes: Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 88, Marian (Ind.) 80, Morningside (Iowa) 38, Oregon Tech 33, Campbellsville (Ky.) 30, Tennessee Wesleyan 17, Indiana Wesleyan 15, Bellevue (Neb.) 8, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 7, Briar Cliff (Iowa) 5
