2019 NAIA Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Preseason Top 10 Poll
Jan 29, 2019
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – SCAD Savannah (Ga.) captured its 16th No. 1 ranking in the first edition of the 2019 NAIA Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Top 10 Poll, the national office announced Sunday.
Top 10 Highlights
- SCAD Savannah captured its second invitational banner at the end of the 2018 season
- The Bees boast 26 all-time No. 1 rankings, which is the most all-time in NAIA women’s lacrosse.
- There are no newcomers to the preseason poll
- SCAD Savannah is the only team to be 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.
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2019 NAIA Women’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Preseason Top 10 Poll
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) [7] | 15-0 | 82 |
| 2 | 2 | Indiana Tech | 18-4 | 77 |
| 3 | 3 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 20-2 | 72 |
| 4 | 4 | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | 14-5 | 65 |
| 5 | 5 | Keiser (Fla.) | 12-5 | 63 |
| 6 | 6 | Georgetown (Ky.) | 11-8 | 56 |
| 7 | 7 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 13-5 | 52 |
| 8 | 8 | Benedictine (Kan.) | 13-2 | 46 |
| 9 | 10 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 12-5 | 44 |
| 10 | 9 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 12-5 | 36 |
Receiving Votes: Aquinas (Mich.) 29, Marian (Ind.) 28, Lourdes (Ohio) 18, Ottawa (Kan.) 15, Missouri Baptist 11, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 3, Ave Maria (Fla.) 3
