2017 Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Top 10 Poll — No. 2
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – For the second-straight week, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) holds the No. 1 ranking in the NAIA Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Top 10 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The Bees claimed seven of the eight possible first-place votes and 98 total points en route to the top spot. The third regular-season installment is scheduled to release on March 14
Top 10 Highlights
• SCAD Savannah (Ga.), which held the No. 1 ranking in nine-of-10 polls last season, holds the top spot for a second-consecutive week and an NAIA-best 10th time since the current ratings process began last season.
• The Bees are 3-0 the start the season and return to action Tuesday when they host No. 8 Tennessee Wesleyan at 7 p.m. EST.
• Through SCAD Savannah’s first three games, eight different players have scored at least one goal, including nine scores from Sydney Knego and Taylor Vaccaro.
• Lawrence Tech (Mich.) holds the No. 2 spot for a second-straight week after receiving 92 points and one first-place vote. The squad travels to No. 6 Ave Maria (Fla.) Friday.
• Rounding out the top five are No. 3 Indiana Tech (84 points), No. 4 Georgetown (Ky.) (79 points) and No. 5 Davenport (Mich.) (77 points).
• Indiana Tech and Ave Maria both enjoyed a poll-high two spot movement this week.
• No. 10 Benedictine (Kan.) is the lone newcomer to the Top 10. The Ravens are 2-0 on the year, including a 6-5 victory over then-No. 10 Ottawa (Kan.) last Saturday.
• All four conferences are represented in this week’s poll.
Poll Methodology
• The ratings committee is comprised of eight raters – two raters per conference/A.I.I./group
• Each conference/A.I.I./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.
• 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.
• For the complete Top 10 calendar, click here.
| RANK | PRVS | SCHOOL (1st place votes) | Record | Total Points |
| 1 | 1 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) (7) | 3-0 | 98 |
| 2 | 2 | Lawrence Tech (1) | 1-0 | 92 |
| 3 | 5 | Indiana Tech | 3-0 | 84 |
| 4 | 4 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 3-2 | 79 |
| 5 | 3 | Davenport (Mich.) | 1-1 | 77 |
| 6 | 8 | Ave Maria (Fla.) | 1-1 | 66 |
| 7 | 6 | Columbia (S.C.) | 2-2 | 64 |
| 8 | 7 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 3-1 | 56 |
| 9 | 8 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 3-1 | 50 |
| 10 | RV | Benedictine (Kan.) | 3-0 | 44 |
Dropped from the Top 10: Ottawa (Kan.) (No. 10)
Receiving Votes: Ottawa (Kan.) 34; Aquinas (Mich.) 29; Cumberlands (Ky.) 25; Missouri Baptist 24; Siena Heights (Mich.) 13; Lourdes (Ohio) 3.
