The Ravens of Benedictine (Kan.) Hold Strong in The Shuffle of Movement In First Regular Season Coaches' Poll

The Ravens of Benedictine (Kan.) Hold Strong in The Shuffle of Movement In First Regular Season Coaches’ Poll

Brandt McCall

February 25, 2026

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The win streak of the Benedictine (Kan.) Ravens continue to grow as they hold steady atop the nation in the first regular season NAIA Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Top 10 Poll behind 86 points and five first-place votes. Cumberlands (Ky.) is off to a hot start this season as well, at 5-0. The Patriots received two first-place votes and totaled 83 points in the poll. The Bees of SCAD Savannah (Ga.) climbed two spots since the preseason to No. 3 and garnered one first-place vote.

TREND	RANK	LAST TIME	INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	RECORD	POINTS
●	1	1	Benedictine (Kan.) [5]	2-0	86
▲	2	3	Cumberlands (Ky.) [2]	5-0	83
▲	3	5	SCAD Savannah (Ga.) [1]	2-0	80
▲	4	6	Reinhardt (Ga.)	3-1	74
▼	5	2	Keiser (Fla.)	1-1	66
▼	6	4	Life (Ga.)	1-1	61
▲	7	9	Missouri Baptist	2-0	49
▼	8	7	Indiana Tech	0-0	47
▲	9	10	Ave Maria (Fla.)	1-1	44
▼	10	8	Lawrence Tech (Mich.)	0-1	41
Receiving Votes: Marian (Ind.) 28; St. Thomas (Fla.) 25; Ottawa (Kan.) 13; Warner (Fla.) 9; Georgetown (Ky.) 7; Tennessee Wesleyan 3; Bethel (Ind.) 2

Key:
RV – Receiving Votes | NR – Not Ranked | Climbed –▲ |Dropped –▼ | Steady – ●

Poll Methodology

The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
Teams receiving only one point are not listed as “receiving votes.”
For the Preseason Poll, there is no “previous ranking” column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.

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