2017 NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Poll #1 — Sept. 29
OIT No. 16, CRB RV
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – SCAD Savannah (Ga.) gained the No. 1 rank in this week’s 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 17-of-18 first-place votes.
Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000, excluding 2006 polls)
- This is 13th time in school history that SCAD Savannah (Ga.) has tallied a first-place ranking.
- The Bee’s opened the season with a 1st-of-18 win at the Battle at Old South, which was comprised of NCAA Division II schools.
- There were four new additions to the poll: No. 3 Brenau (Ga.), No. 17 Bethel (Ind.), No. 23 Taylor (Ind.), No. 24 Lewis-Clark State (Idaho).
- 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 69 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 #1
| RANK |
WEEK |
SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] |
Points |
| 1 |
5 |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) [17] |
498 |
| 2 |
4 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
450 |
| 3 |
NR |
Brenau (Ga.) |
443 |
| 4 |
10 |
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) |
420 |
| 4 |
11 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
420 |
| 6 |
3 |
USC Beaufort (S.C.) |
398 |
| 7 |
1 |
Oklahoma City [1] |
381 |
| 8 |
23 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
379 |
| 8 |
13 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
379 |
| 10 |
6 |
British Columbia |
373 |
| 11 |
9 |
Texas Wesleyan |
343 |
| 12 |
8 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
339 |
| 13 |
2 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
334 |
| 14 |
7 |
William Woods (Mo.) |
312 |
| 15 |
14 |
Northwestern Ohio |
281 |
| 16 |
15 |
Oregon Tech |
278 |
| 17 |
NR |
Bethel (Ind.) |
225 |
| 18 |
12 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
200 |
| 19 |
25 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
193 |
| 20 |
16 |
Faulkner (Ala.) |
191 |
| 21 |
18 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
182 |
| 22 |
19 |
Marian (Ind.) |
153 |
| 23 |
NR |
Taylor (Ind.) |
129 |
| 24 |
NR |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
109 |
| 25 |
17 |
William Penn (Iowa) |
104 |
|
Dropped from the Top 25: No. 20 Cumberland (Tenn.), No. 21 Victoria (B.C.), No. 22 Bellevue (Neb.)
Others Receiving Votes: Corban (Ore.) 96, Cumberland (Tenn.) 77, Victoria (B.C.) 71, Morningside (Iowa) 54, Bellevue (Neb.) 45, Loyola (La.) 38, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 25, Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 25