KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Following the tragedy that befell the University of the Southwest (N.M.) golf program, the NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll honored the Mustangs with top billing in this week's edition. Three Cascade Collegiate Conference teams on the poll, released Friday by the national office.
UBC continues to lead the trio and moved up to No. 3, while Oregon Tech held at No. 23 and Lewis-Clark State College continued earning votes.
2021-22 NAIA Women’s Golf Coaches' Top 25 Poll
| RANK |
LAST |
SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
CONFERENCE |
FINAL POINTS |
| T1 |
NR |
University of the Southwest (N.M.) [17] |
Red River |
462 |
|
| T1 |
2 |
Oklahoma City |
Sooner |
462 |
|
| 2 |
1 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
The Sun |
456 |
|
| 3 |
4 |
British Columbia |
Cascade |
432 |
|
| 4 |
3 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
Southern States |
427 |
|
| 5 |
5 |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
The Sun |
408 |
|
| 6 |
6 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
The Sun |
391 |
|
| 7 |
8 |
Loyola (La.) |
Southern States |
369 |
|
| 8 |
7 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
Cal Pac |
363 |
|
| 9 |
9 |
Texas Wesleyan |
Sooner |
346 |
|
| 10 |
10 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
Southern States |
340 |
|
| 11 |
12 |
Menlo (Calif.) |
GSAC |
313 |
|
| 12 |
11 |
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) |
Appalachian |
302 |
|
| 13 |
13 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
Mid-South |
275 |
|
| 14 |
14 |
Milligan (Tenn.) |
Appalachian |
268 |
|
| 15 |
17 |
Ottawa (Ariz.) |
GSAC |
262 |
|
| 16 |
16 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
245 |
|
| 17 |
15 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
Crossroads |
230 |
|
| 18 |
19 |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
204 |
|
| 19 |
18 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
Crossroads |
197 |
|
| 20 |
20 |
USC Beaufort (S.C.) |
The Sun |
184 |
|
| 21 |
21 |
Truett McConnell (Ga.) |
Appalachian |
164 |
|
| 22 |
22 |
University of Northwestern Ohio |
WHAC |
147 |
|
| 23 |
23 |
Oregon Tech |
Cascade |
140 |
|
| 24 |
NR |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
Mid-South |
110 |
|
| 25 |
25 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
Crossroads |
98 |
|
Dropped from poll: St. Thomas (Fla.)
Receiving Votes: St. Thomas (Fla.) 83; William Penn (Iowa) 46; Vanguard (Calif.) 43; Morningside (Iowa) 39; Victoria (B.C.) 37;
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 34; William Woods (Mo.) 24; Marian (Ind.) 16; Kansas Wesleyan 5; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 3; Columbia (Mo.) 3
Poll Methodology
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.
• Each conference is represented by one rater.
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 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.”