KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Lawrence Tech (Mich.) remains at the No. 1 spot in the final regular-season edition of the 2022 NAIA Women's Lacrosse Top 10 Poll, released Sunday.
Poll Methodology
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The rating committee is comprised of eight raters — two raters per conference/group.
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Each conference/group produces a conference rating from which raters will use to compile their national ballot. Only teams represented on the conference rating are eligible for the national ballot.
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Each rater will submit a top 15 ballot, which will be used to produce the Top 10 national rating and a list of other teams receiving votes.
2022 NAIA WOMEN'S LACROSSE
COACHES' TOP 10 POLL
Rank |
Team [FPV] |
Points |
|---|---|---|
|
1 |
Lawrence Tech (Mich.) [8] |
98 |
|
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
91 |
|
3 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
85 |
|
4 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
82 |
|
T5 |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
69 |
|
T5 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
69 |
|
7 |
Life (Ga.) |
66 |
|
8 |
Siena Heights (Mich.) |
53 |
|
9 |
Missouri Baptist |
51 |
|
10 |
St. Ambrose (Iowa) |
45 |
Dropped from the Top 10: Georgetown (Ky.)
Others receiving votes: Ave Maria (Fla.) 36, Georgetown (Ky.) 30, Aquinas (Mich.) 21, St. Andrews (N.C.) 21, Ottawa (Kan.) 12, Montreat (N.C.) 7, Indiana Tech 6
Kansas City, Mo. – The NAIA has officially announced the eight qualifiers and bracket for the 2022 NAIA Women's Lacrosse National Championship. The event will take place in Detroit, Mich., May 4-7.
This year's field includes four automatic qualifiers and four at-large bids. The automatic qualifiers were determined by the conference/group tournament winners. The remaining at-large bids were determined by a selection committee.
The NAIA Network – the association's official video-streaming home – will broadcast all matches live at the 2022 NAIA Women's Lacrosse National Championship. The video platform, powered by Stretch Internet, allows users access to live video, statistics and social interaction on a number of devices, including mobile. Single-day passes and championship passes are available for purchase.
Qualifier Highlights
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Women's lacrosse is in its second year as a championship sport in the NAIA.
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All eight teams also qualified for the inaugural championship in 2021
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Defending national champion Keiser (Fla.) returns to the championship field.
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Lawrence Tech (Mich.) is the only undefeated team going into the championship
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Three of the eight teams are from Georgia: Life, Reinhardt and SCAD Savannah
QUALIFIER HIGHLIGHTS
Team |
Qualification |
Titles |
|---|---|---|
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Benedictine |
KCAC champ |
-- |
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Cumberlands |
At-large |
-- |
|
Keiser |
MSC champ |
1 |
|
Lawrence Tech |
WHAC champ |
-- |
|
Life |
At-large |
-- |
|
Reinhardt |
AAC champ |
-- |
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SCAD Savannah |
At-large |
-- |
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Siena Heights |
At-large |
-- |
BRACKET
Quarterfinals, May 4
Game 1: Lawrence Tech v. Siena Heights, 10 a.m.
Game 2: Reinhardt v. Life, 1 p.m.
Game 3: Cumberlands v. Benedictine, 4 p.m.
Game 4: Keiser v. SCAD Savannah, 7 p.m.
Semifinals, May 5
Game 5: Game 1 winner v. Game 2 winner, 4 p.m.
Game 6: Game 3 winner v. Game 4 winner, 7 p.m.
Championship, May 7
Game 5 winner v. Game 6 winner, 1 p.m.