KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Dalton State Women's Golf wrapped up a stellar fall season ranked No. 3 nationally in the final NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25 poll released October 31 by the NAIA national office.
 
This is the 77^th NAIA Top 25 Coaches Poll to be released since the women's golf program has been eligible for national rankings. Of the 77, Dalton State has been ranked in all 77 polls. They have been ranked inside the top-15 in all 77 polls, in the top-10 72 times, and in the top-5 60 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.
 
The Roadrunners solidified their top-three position with a dominant performance at their home event, the Lady Roadrunner Invite, held October 20–21 at Dalton Golf and Country Club. Dalton State finished 16 strokes ahead of No. 4 Marian (Ind.), showcasing depth and consistency across the lineup.
 
The fall season featured strong competition from several top-ranked programs, including:

• No. 1 Keiser (Fla.), who earned unanimous top billing after a fourth-place finish at the Flagler Fall Slam.
• No. 2 British Columbia, the defending national champions, who claimed their sixth-straight Canada West Championship.
• No. 6 SCAD Savannah (Ga.), who placed third at the Lady Roadrunner Invite, led by Yunyi Luo's second-place individual finish.
• No. 7 Indiana Wesleyan, who finished fourth at Dalton State's event, 10 strokes behind SCAD Savannah.
• No. 8 William Carey (Miss.), who closed the fall in fifth place at the Roadrunner Invite.

NAIA WOMEN'S GOLF TOP 25 POLL

	Rank	Last Time	Insitution	Final Points
	1	1	Keiser (Fla.) [17]	467
	2	2	British Columbia	451
	3	3	Dalton State (Ga.)	438
	4	4	Marian (Ind.)	422
	5	5	SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)	407
	6	6	SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	387
	7	7	Indiana Wesleyan	382
	8	8	William Carey (Miss.)	362
	9	11	Southeastern (Fla.)	343
	10	9	Loyola (La.)	335
	11	12	Cumberlands (Ky.)	317
	12	14	Taylor (Ind.)	288
	13	15	Rocky Mountain (Mont.)	282
	14	13	Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)	273
	15	16	Pikeville (Ky.)	264
	16	10	Texas Wesleyan	237
	17	18	Coastal Georgia	233
	18	19	Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)	220
	19	17	Oklahoma City	191
	20	21	Cumberland (Tenn.)	183
	21	22	Truett McConnell (Ga.)	155
	22	25	Lawrence Tech (Mich.)	144
	23	23	Morningside (Iowa)	142
	24	24	Milligan (Tenn.)	121
	25	20	Oregon Tech	120
Receiving Votes: Arizona Christian 73, Montana Tech 65, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 60, Ave Maria (Fla.) 38, Bethel (Ind.) 21, USAO (Okla.) 18, OUAZ (Ariz.) 12, Victoria (B.C.) 5.

 
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".

Dalton State's consistent top-tier performances against elite competition have positioned the team as a strong national contender heading into the spring season, which resumes in February.
 
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