WOMEN
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The two-time reigning National Champions from British Columbia receive all 19 first-place votes in the NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25. Dalton State (Ga.), Keiser (Fla.), Oklahoma City, and SCAD Savannah (Ga.) round out the Top Five. 
 
By The Numbers
This is the 63^rd NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll to be released since the women's golf program has been eligible for national rankings. Of the 63, Dalton State has been ranked in all 63 polls. They have been ranked inside the top-15 in all 63 polls, in the top-10 58 times, and in the top-5 52 times. The highest ranking the Lady Roadrunners have achieved in program history is #1 on the May 13, 2021 poll.

Ranking Methodology
• The ranking 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 rater 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 TIME	SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	POINTS
1	1	British Columbia [19]	529
2	2	Dalton State (Ga.)	500
2	3	Keiser (Fla.)	500
4	4	Oklahoma City	485
5	5	SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	459
6	6	William Carey (Miss.)	448
7	7	Southeastern (Fla.)	427
8	8	Cumberlands (Ky.)	391
9	10	Milligan  (Tenn.)	388
10	9	Indiana Wesleyan	385
11	12	Loyola (La.)	338
12	13	OUAZ (Ariz.)	331
13	11	Taylor (Ind.)	322
14	15	Truett McConnell (Ga.)	291
15	16	Menlo (Calif.)	285
16	14	Cumberland (Tenn.)	280
17	RV	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	259
18	17	Marian (Ind.)	244
19	18	SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)	217
19	19	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	217
21	21	Texas Wesleyan	193
22	21	St. Thomas (Fla.)	181
23	20	University of Northwestern Ohi	167
24	25	Bethel (Ind.)	137
25	RV	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	132

Receiving Votes: Vanguard (Calif.) 58; Coastal Georgia 51; William Penn (Iowa) 49; Victoria (B.C.) 49; Briar Cliff (Iowa) 42; Bellevue (Neb.) 33; Hope International (Calif.) 11; Kansas Wesleyan 10; Indiana East (Ind.) 10; Bethany (Kan.) 9; Tennessee Southern (Tenn.) 9; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 7; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 6; Grace (Ind.) 4; Oregon Tech 4

MEN
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Keiser (Fla.) begins the 2023-24 campaign atop the preseason rankings, including eight first-place votes in the NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25. Reigning National Champion, British Columbia grabs 11 first-place votes and sits in second place, followed by Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Dalton State (Ga.), and Bellevue (Neb.).

By The Numbers
This is the 64^th NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll to be released since the men's golf program has been eligible for national rankings. Of the 64, Dalton State has been ranked in the poll 63 times. They have been ranked inside the top-15 57 times, in the top-10 42 times, and in the top-5 28 times. The highest ranking in program history was achieved on August 27, 2021, when the Roadrunners came in at #1.

Ranking Methodology
• The ranking 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 rater 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 TIME	SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES]	POINTS
1	1	Keiser (Fla.) [8]	518
2	12	British Columbia [11]	497
3	2	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	493
4	3	Dalton State (Ga.)	469
5	4	Bellevue (Neb.)	459
6	5	Coastal Georgia	448
7	6	OUAZ (Ariz.)	439
8	9	Wayland Baptist (Texas)	399
9	10	Oklahoma City	367
10	13	Victoria (B.C.)	363
11	11	Southeastern (Fla.)	354
12	8	Taylor (Ind.)	352
13	16	The Master's (Calif.)	336
14	19	Point (Ga.)	284
15	18	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	275
16	RV	Truett McConnell (Ga.)	274
17	15	Cumberlands (Ky.)	269
18	14	Texas Wesleyan	237
19	17	Houston-Victoria (Texas)	200
20	21	Lewis-Clark State (Idaho)	196
21	RV	Friends (Kan.)	162
22	23	Reinhardt (Ga.)	148
23	24	Blue Mountain (Miss.)	132
24	RV	Park (Mo.)	109
25	RV	Columbia (Mo.)	102

 
Receiving Votes: Marian (Ind.) 86; St. Thomas (Fla.) 75; Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 74; William Carey (Miss.) 72; Missouri Valley 53; Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 45; Morningside (Iowa) 35; Cumberland (Tenn.) 26; Midway (Ky.) 23; Roosevelt (Ill.) 21; Indiana Wesleyan 17; Kansas Wesleyan 15; Doane (Neb.) 7; Northwestern Ohio 6; Missouri Baptist 4; Webber International (Fla.) 4; Bushnell (Ore.) 3

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

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