2018 NAIA Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Top 10 Poll — No. 4 (April 10)
Apr 10, 2018
By Katie Green, Manager of Athletic Communications and Media
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – SCAD Savannah (Ga.) captured its 13th No. 1 ranking in the latest edition of the 2018 NAIA Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Top 10 Poll, the national office announced Tuesday. The Bees claimed all seven first-place votes and 82 total points.
Top 10 Highlights
- SCAD Savannah is the only team in the Top 10 that is undefeated.
- The Bees boast 23 all-time No. 1 rankings, which is the most all-time in NAIA women’s lacrosse.
- No. 9 Aquinas (Mich.) is the lone newcomer to the Top 10.
- 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. 4 (April 10)
| RANK | WEEK | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | WON | FINAL POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) [7] | 10-0 | 82 |
| 2 | 2 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 16-1 | 77 |
| 3 | 2 | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | 8-3 | 71 |
| 4 | 4 | Keiser (Fla.) | 11-2 | 68 |
| 5 | 6 | Indiana Tech | 11-2 | 62 |
| 6 | 5 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 9-2 | 57 |
| 7 | 7 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 8-4 | 51 |
| 8 | 8 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 8-6 | 45 |
| 9 | NR | Aquinas (Mich.) | 9-2 | 44 |
| 10 | 9 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 10-3 | 38 |
Dropped from the Top 10: Benedictine (Kan.)
Receiving Votes: Benedictine (Kan.) 33, Marian (Ind.) 27, Lourdes (Ohio) 19, Ottawa (Kan.) 14, Columbia (S.C.) 13, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 3.
