2018 NAIA Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Top 10 Poll — No. 3 (March 27)
Mar 27, 2018
By Katie Green, Manager of Athletic Communications and Media
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – SCAD Savannah (Ga.) holds the No. 1 ranking in the third regular-season edition of the 2018 NAIA Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Top 10 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The Bees claimed all eight first-place votes and 98 total points.
Top 10 Highlights
- SCAD Savannah is the only team in the Top 10 that is undefeated.
- The Bees boast 22 all-time No. 1 rankings, which is the most all-time in NAIA women’s lacrosse.
- No. 10 Benedictine (Kan.) is the lone newcomer to the Top 10. The Ravens are 7-1 on the year.
- No team has ever spent an entire season ranked No. 1
Poll Methodology
- The rating committee is comprised of eight raters – two raters per conference/group.
- 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.
- 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 rating calendar, click here.
2018 NAIA Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Top 10 Poll – No. 3 (March 27, 2018)
| RANK | WEEK | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | WON | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) [8] | 8-0 | 98 |
| 2 | 3 | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | 7-2 | 89 |
| 2 | 2 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 10-1 | 89 |
| 4 | 5 | Keiser (Fla.) | 9-2 | 78 |
| 5 | 4 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 6-2 | 76 |
| 6 | 6 | Indiana Tech | 6-2 | 69 |
| 7 | 7 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 7-3 | 62 |
| 8 | 8 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 5-5 | 56 |
| 9 | 10 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 7-2 | 46 |
| 10 | NR | Benedictine (Kan.) | 7-1 | 42 |
Dropped from the Top 10: Marian (Ind.)
Receiving Votes: Aquinas (Mich.) 41, Marian 35, Ottawa (Kan.) 20, Columbia (S.C.) 17, Lourdes (Ohio) 16, Missouri Baptist 3
