Reinhardt (Ga.) Takes Over No. 1 in NAIA Women's Top 10

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Reinhardt (Ga.) jumped into the top spot in this week's NAIA Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Poll after an overtime win against previous No. 1 Cumberlands (Ky.). 

The Patriots now sit at No. 2 in the nation.

Lawrence Tech (Mich.) and SCAD Savannah (Ga.) held strong at No. 3 and No. 4 from the previous poll. Missouri Baptist rounded out the top five in the fourth regular-season poll, while Keiser (Fla.) jumped two spots to No. 6.

POLL METHODOLOGY

• The NAIA Women's Lacrosse Poll is for publicity purposes only and has no weight or bearing in the selection process for national championship field consideration
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)
• The Top 10 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
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes”
• For the first preseason poll, there is no column referencing a previous ranking, as polls are new and different from the ratings system
• Frequency of polls occur bi-weekly

NAIA WOMEN'S TOP 10

1. Reinhardt (Ga.), 11-1 — 120 points
2. Cumberlands (Ky.), 14-1 — 112
3. Lawrence Tech (Mich.), 7-1 — 101
4. SCAD Savannah (Ga.), 8-5 — 99
5. Missouri Baptist, 10-1 — 86
6. Keiser (Fla.), 7-5 — 74
7. Indiana Tech, 8-3 — 73
8. Life (Ga.), 10-3 — 71
9. Marian (Ind.), 6-4 — 56
T10. Benedictine (Kan.), 7-3 — 44
T10. Ave Maria (Fla.), 4-4 — 44

Others Receiving Votes: Webber International (Fla.) 23; Concordia (Mich.) 19; St. Thomas (Fla.) 12; Ottawa (Kan.) 8; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 6