KANSAS CITY, MO - Texas Wesleyan University Women's Golf has moved up to No. 10 in the latest NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25. announced by the NAIA on Friday. The Rams rise from No. 11 in the preaseason poll to No. 10 in the first regular season rating.
British Columbia climbed from No. 4 to take over the top spot in the second edition of the 2026-27 NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25, collecting seven first-place votes. Keiser (Fla.) remained at No. 2 with five first-place votes, while Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) and Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) made significant moves into the top four, rising to Nos. 3 and 4, respectively. SCAD (Ga.), the preseason No. 1, moved to No. 5 and received three first-place votes.
Four teams entered the rankings, with USAO (Okla.) debuting at No. 21, Wayland Baptist (Texas) at No. 22, New College of Florida at No. 24 and Bellevue (Neb.) at No. 25.
One fall rating remains on Oct. 30 before the NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25 returns for four spring ratings beginning April 2. The final rating, scheduled for May 13, will help determine at-large selections for the 2027 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship in Dalton, Ga.
| TREND |
RANK |
LAST |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
POINTS |
| ▲ |
1 |
4 |
British Columbia [7] |
514 |
| ● |
2 |
2 |
Keiser (Fla.) [5] |
509 |
| ▲ |
3 |
8 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
474 |
| ▲ |
4 |
13 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
461 |
| ▼ |
5 |
1 |
SCAD (Ga.) [3] |
454 |
| ● |
6 |
6 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
450 |
| ▲ |
7 |
10 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
425 |
| ▼ |
8 |
5 |
Marian (Ind.) |
416 |
| ▼ |
9 |
3 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
415 |
| ▲ |
10 |
11 |
Texas Wesleyan |
371 |
| ▲ |
11 |
21 |
OUAZ (Ariz.) |
338 |
| ▲ |
12 |
19 |
Oregon Tech |
335 |
| ▲ |
13 |
16 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
325 |
| ▼ |
14 |
9 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
318 |
| ▼ |
15 |
7 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
288 |
| ▼ |
16 |
14 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
266 |
| ▲ |
17 |
22 |
Bethel (Ind.) |
265 |
| ▲ |
18 |
20 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
234 |
| ▼ |
19 |
12 |
Truett McConnell (Ga.) |
224 |
| ▲ |
20 |
T-25 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
194 |
| ▲ |
21 |
NR |
USAO (Okla.) |
192 |
| ▲ |
22 |
NR |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
166 |
| ▼ |
23 |
15 |
Pikeville (Ky.) |
142 |
| ▲ |
24 |
NR |
New College of Florida |
116 |
| ▲ |
25 |
NR |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
64 |
Receiving Votes: Victoria (B.C.) 29, Texas A&M -Texarkana 15, Grace (Ind.) 8.
Dropped out of the Top 25: Loyola (La.), Coastal Georgia, Morningside (Iowa), Midway (Ky.)
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