KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Dalton State (Ga.) made a strong statement in the first regular-season NAIA Coaches' Top 25 poll, jumping three spots to No. 3 nationally. The Roadrunners now sit behind only Keiser (Fla.) at No. 1 and British Columbia at No. 2.
 
Dalton State earned 431 points, continuing its rise after an impressive start to the season. The move solidifies the Roadrunners as one of the top contenders in the NAIA landscape.
 
This is the 76^th NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll to be released since the women's golf program has been eligible for national rankings. Of the 76, Dalton State has been ranked in all 75 polls. They have been ranked inside the top-15 in all 76 polls, in the top-10 71 times, and in the top-5 59 times. The highest ranking the Lady Roadrunners have achieved in program history is #1 on two occasions, with the most recent occurring on the May 13, 2021 poll.
 
Other notable changes in the poll include Indiana Wesleyan making a huge leap from No. 13 to No. 7, while SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) climbed to No. 5. Two new programs entered the Top 25 this week: Morningside (Iowa) at No. 23 and Lawrence Tech (Mich.) at No. 25.
 

Rank	Last Time	Insitution	Final Points
1	1	Keiser (Fla.)	465
2	2	British Columbia (B.C.)	450
3	6	Dalton State (Ga.)	431
4	4	Marian (Ind.)	422
5	7	SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)	404
6	3	SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	385
7	13	Indiana Wesleyan	369
8	8	William Carey (Miss.)	359
9	19	Loyola (La.)	335
10	5	Texas Wesleyan	317
11	14	Southeastern (Fla.)	298
12	11	Cumberlands (Ky.)	291
13	12	Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)	288
14	18	Taylor (Ind.)	278
15	23	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	239
16	17	Pikeville (Ky.)	234
17	10	Oklahoma City	220
18	15	Coastal Georgia	217
19	9	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	211
20	21	Oregon Tech	187
21	22	Cumberland (Tenn.)	166
22	16	Truett McConnell (Ga.)	128
23	NR	Morningside (Iowa)	118
24	20	Milligan (Tenn.)	102
25	RV	Lawrence Tech (Mich.)	60

 
Receiving Votes: Science and Arts (Okla.) 55; Montana Tech 50; OUAZ (Ariz.) 45; Bethel (Ind.) 39; Ave Maria (Fla.) 30; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 27; Arizona Christian 26; Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 22; Doane (Neb.) 15; Victoria (B.C.) 11; Mount Mercy (Iowa) 7; Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (Ind.) 5; IU East (Ind.) 2
 
Ratings Methodology

• The rating is rated by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and unaffiliated groupings.
• The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each rater rates the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, 28 for third-place and so on through the list.
• The highest and lowest ratings for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) are removed. The team's rating will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the team appears on.
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes".

 
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