KANSAS CITY - Texas Wesleyan jumped three spots to No. 13 in the third regular-season edition of the 2026 NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25, released March 27.
Keiser (Fla.) remained the unanimous No. 1 team, while Dalton State (Ga.) and defending national champion British Columbia switched places at No. 2 and No. 3. Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) and Arizona Christian moved into the Top 25, with the Warriors making the largest leap of the first rating of the spring season, climbing from the RV list to No. 19. Arizona Christian entered at No. 24.
In the top 10, Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) climbed four spots to No. 10. Texas Wesleyan's three-spot improvement to No. 13 was one of the notable risers in the middle of the rankings.
The next ranking will be released in two weeks on April 8, with a breakdown of the top 10 teams and the fourth Top 25 of the regular season available at NAIA.org.
Here is the full updated poll:
| Trend |
Rank |
Last Time |
|
Insitution |
Final Points |
| ● |
1 |
1 |
 |
Keiser (Fla.) [17] |
497 |
| ▲ |
2 |
3 |
 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
476 |
| ▼ |
3 |
2 |
 |
British Columbia |
467 |
| ▲ |
4 |
6 |
 |
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) |
446 |
| ▼ |
5 |
4 |
 |
Marian (Ind.) |
436 |
| ▼ |
6 |
5 |
|
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) |
419 |
| ▲ |
7 |
8 |
 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
402 |
| ▲ |
8 |
10 |
 |
Loyola (La.) |
381 |
| ▼ |
9 |
7 |
 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
370 |
| ▲ |
10 |
14 |
 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
347 |
| ● |
11 |
11 |
 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
332 |
| ▼ |
12 |
9 |
 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
326 |
| ▲ |
13 |
16 |
 |
Texas Wesleyan |
296 |
| ▲ |
14 |
15 |
 |
Pikeville (Ky.) |
270 |
| ▲ |
15 |
17 |
 |
Coastal Georgia |
259 |
| ▲ |
16 |
18 |
 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
241 |
| ▲ |
17 |
20 |
 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
227 |
| ▼ |
18 |
13 |
 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
207 |
| ▲ |
19 |
RV |
 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
190 |
| ▼ |
20 |
12 |
 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
186 |
| ● |
21 |
21 |
 |
Truett McConnell (Ga.) |
164 |
| ▲ |
22 |
25 |
 |
Oregon Tech |
149 |
| ▼ |
23 |
19 |
 |
Oklahoma City |
143 |
| ▲ |
24 |
RV |
 |
Arizona Christian |
121 |
| ▼ |
25 |
22 |
 |
Lawrence Tech (Mich.) |
97 |
| Dropped out of Top 25: Milligan (Tenn.), Morningside (Iowa) |
| Receiving Votes: USAO (Okla.) 83, UT Southern (Tenn.), 64, OUAZ (Ariz.) 55, Milligan (Tenn.) 48, Morningside (Iowa) 24, Bethel (Ind.) 11, Columbia (Mo.) 7, Montana Tech 6, Ave Maria (Fla.) 3. |
Key:
RV - Receiving Votes
NR - Not Ranked
Climbed -▲
Dropped -▼
Steady - ●
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".
