KANSAS CITY, Mo. – British Columbia held on to the No. 1 spot in the final fall edition of the 2026-27 NAIA Women’s Golf Coaches’ Top 25 Rating, despite a charge from Southeastern (Fla.), which collected a rating-high seven first-place votes. British Columbia finished with 443 points and three first-place votes, edging Southeastern’s 436 points.
Southeastern made the largest move in the rating, jumping five spots from No. 7 to No. 2. Keiser (Fla.) follows at No. 3 with 431 points and two first-place votes, while SCAD (Ga.) climbs to No. 4 with 422 points and five first-place votes. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) rounds out the top five with 403 points.
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) moved up two spots to No. 11, while Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) is the lone newcomer to the Top 25, entering at No. 21.
The NAIA Women’s Golf Coaches’ Top 25 Rating will resume in March as teams begin the spring portion of the 2026-27 season.
| TREND | RANK | LAST | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● | 1 | 1 | British Columbia [3] | 443 |
| ▲ | 2 | 7 | Southeastern (Fla.) [7] | 436 |
| ▼ | 3 | 2 | Keiser (Fla.) [2] | 431 |
| ▲ | 4 | 5 | SCAD (Ga.) [5] | 422 |
| ▼ | 5 | 3 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 403 |
| ● | 6 | 6 | Indiana Wesleyan | 396 |
| ▲ | 7 | 8 | Marian (Ind.) | 390 |
| ▲ | 8 | 9 | Dalton State (Ga.) | 356 |
| ▼ | 9 | 4 | Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 352 |
| ● | 10 | 10 | Texas Wesleyan | 328 |
| ▲ | 11 | 13 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 307 |
| ● | 12 | 12 | Oregon Tech | 305 |
| ▲ | 13 | 14 | William Carey (Miss.) | 283 |
| ▲ | 14 | 15 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 265 |
| ▼ | 15 | 11 | OUAZ (Ariz.) | 243 |
| ● | 16 | 16 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 230 |
| ● | 17 | 17 | Bethel (Ind.) | 220 |
| ▲ | 18 | 19 | Truett McConnell (Ga.) | 211 |
| ▼ | 19 | 18 | Taylor (Ind.) | 210 |
| ▲ | 20 | 21 | USAO (Okla.) | 176 |
| ▲ | 21 | NR | Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) | 152 |
| ▼ | 22 | 20 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 148 |
| ● | 23 | 23 | Pikeville (Ky.) | 143 |
| ● | 24 | 24 | New College of Florida | 86 |
| ▼ | 25 | 22 | Wayland Baptist (Texas) | 81 |
Dropped out of the Top 25: Bellevue (Neb.)
Receiving Votes: Texas A&M-Texarkana 29, Morningside (Iowa) 8
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