WOMEN
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - British Columbia remains atop the leaderboard in the latest edition of the NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Poll. Dalton State (Ga.) overtakes Oklahoma City for second place followed by Keiser (Fla.) and Cumberlands (Ky.) each leaping up four places. 

The Lady Roadrunners got a head-to-head victory over Oklahoma City in the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, propelling them to the #2 position. DS placed 4th out of 16 teams, 14 of which were NCAA DI opponents in the tournament last week.
 
By The Numbers
This is the 57^th NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll to be released since the women's golf program has been eligible for national rankings. Of the 57, Dalton State has been ranked in all 57 polls. They have been ranked inside the top-15 in all 57 polls, in the top-10 53 times and in the top-5 47 times. The highest ranking the Lady Roadrunners have achieved in program history is #1 on the May 13, 2021 poll.

Poll Methodology
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences. 
• Each conference is represented by one rater. 
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list. 
• The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on. 
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes. 
 

RANK	WEEK	SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	FINAL POINTS
1	1	British Columbia [17]	498
2	3	Dalton State (Ga.) [1]	475
3	2	Oklahoma City	463
4	8	Keiser (Fla.)	461
5	9	Cumberlands (Ky.)	426
6	4	Southeastern (Fla.)	416
7	5	Indiana Wesleyan	395
8	7	William Carey (Miss.)	385
9	11	SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	381
10	10	Loyola (La.)	352
11	6	Cumberland (Tenn.)	331
12	12	Taylor (Ind.)	330
13	13	Milligan  (Tenn.)	305
14	14	OUAZ (Ariz.)	297
15	17	Menlo (Calif.)	265
16	21	Truett McConnell (Ga.)	246
17	16	SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)	206
17	17	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	206
19	20	Bethel (Ind.)	200
19	24	University of Northwestern Ohio	200
21	22	William Penn (Iowa)	179
22	15	Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)	177
23	23	St. Thomas (Fla.)	161
24	19	Texas Wesleyan	137
25	RV	Grace (Ind.)	99

Dropped from poll: Rocky Mountain (Mont.)

Receiving Votes: USC Beaufort (S.C.) 87; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 78; Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 58; Vanguard (Calif.) 51; Victoria (B.C.) 43; Midway (Ky.) 14; Bethany (Kan.) 9; Marian (Ind.) 7; Columbia (Mo.) 3; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 3

MEN
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Keiser (Fla.) Seahawks receive all first-place votes to once again be the clubhouse leader in the poll. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) moves into the second position while Bellevue (Neb.) drops one spot to third. Dalton State (Ga.) and USC Beaufort (S.C.) moved up two spots each to reach the Top Five.

Dalton State two solid rounds and one exceptional round last week to nab a 3rd place finish in the Carey Collegiate Classic. The Birds had a chance to see #2 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) in action and gained valuable experience against a top-5 opponent.

By The Numbers
This is the 57^th NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll to be released since the men's golf program has been eligible for national rankings. Of the 56, Dalton State has been ranked in the poll 56 times. They have been ranking inside the top-15 52 times, in the top-10 38 times and in the top-5 25 times. The highest ranking in program history was achieved on August 27, 2021 when the Roadrunners came in at #1.

Poll Methodology
• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences. 
• Each conference is represented by one rater. 
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place and so on through the list. 
• The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on. 
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes. 
 

RANK	LAST	SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	FINAL POINTS
1	1	Keiser (Fla.) [19]	529
2	3	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	506
3	2	Bellevue (Neb.)	500
4	6	Dalton State (Ga.)	473
5	7	USC Beaufort (S.C.)	447
6	10	Taylor (Ind.)	417
7	9	Oklahoma City	399
8	4	OUAZ (Ariz.)	397
9	18	Houston-Victoria (Texas)	370
10	12	Southeastern (Fla.)	349
11	17	Texas Wesleyan	347
12	8	Cumberlands (Ky.)	345
13	10	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	318
14	5	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	310
15	15	The Master's (Calif.)	307
16	RV	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	258
17	14	Southwestern Christian (Okla.)	239
18	22	Victoria (B.C.)	234
19	13	British Columbia	221
20	19	Coastal Georgia	206
21	24	William Carey (Miss.)	196
22	16	Columbia (Mo.)	182
23	20	Truett McConnell (Ga.)	181
24	RV	Reinhardt (Ga.)	138
25	20	Kansas Wesleyan	103

Dropped from poll: Point (Ga.); Central Methodist (Mo.)

Receiving Votes: Point (Ga.) 101; Central Methodist (Mo.) 90; Indiana Wesleyan 70; Campbellsville (Ky.) 47; St. Thomas (Fla.) 32; Midway (Ky.) 29; William Woods (Mo.) 25; Roosevelt (Ill.) 21; Arizona Christian 20; Friends (Kan.) 17; Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) 16; Blue Mountain (Miss.) 13; Grand View (Iowa) 9; Marian (Ind.) 9; Park (Mo.) 5; Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 4; Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 3

*Information in this article attributed to NAIA Office of Athletics Communications

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