Keiser (Fla.) a Unanimous No. 1, Southeastern (Fla.) up to No. 9 in Final Fall Women's Golf Top 25
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Sun Conference made noise in the Oct. 31 edition of the NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25, as Keiser (Fla.) was a unanimous No. 1, and Southeastern (Fla.) moved into the top 10, at No. 9. SCAD Savannah (Ga.) is also a top 10 team, at No. 6, while Coastal Georgia moved up a spot to No. 17.
Friday's rating is the final rating of the fall for women's golf, a rating that resumes March 26-27 for the spring portion of the 2025-26 season.
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1. Keiser (Fla.) Keiser is a unanimous No. 1 and closed the fall with a fourth-place finish at the Flagler Fall Slam. The Seahawks were led by Herry Ji, who capped a strong fall with a third-place finish in 2-under 214, posting two rounds under par. |
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2. British Columbia The defending national champions won the Canada West Championship, as the Thunderbirds pulled away late. The 2025 championship was the T-Birds’ sixth-straight in the event. |
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3. Dalton State (Ga.) The Roadrunners won the Lady Roadrunner Invite at Dalton Golf and Country Club Oct. 20-21, 16 strokes in front of fourth-ranked Marian (Ind.). |
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4. Marian (Ind.) The Knights were second at Dalton State’s event, behind the third-ranked Roadrunners, a fall that saw Marian finish first or second in each of their five fall events. |
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5. SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) SCAD Atlanta won the AAC Fall Preview, its second win of the fall after also winning a late-August event at Reinhardt (Ga.). |
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6. SCAD Savannah (Ga.) The Bees were third at the Roadrunner Fall Invitational, hosted by Dalton State (Ga.), holding their spot at No. 6. At Dalton State, Yunyi Luo was SCAD Savannah’s top finisher, placing second, paced by a middle-round 71. |
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7. Indiana Wesleyan The Wildcats were also in the Dalton State event at Dalton Golf and Country Club, finishing fourth, 10 strokes behind SCAD Savannah. Kylee Purdy led IWU, using an opening-round 73 to finish fourth, individually. |
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8. William Carey (Miss.) The Crusaders closed the fall with a fifth-place finish at the Dalton State event, as Aidan Haithcock helped the William Carey team score in the final round, climbing 10 spots to No. 20 with a 3-over 75. |
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9. Southeastern (Fla.) Southeastern moved into the top 10 after closing the fall prior to the last rating. The Fire won the Coastal Georgia Invite to begin the fall and finished second in Keiser’s Jupiter Collegiate in October. |
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10. Loyola (La.) Loyola won its only event in October, closing the month at the Alice Lloyd Invitational. The Wolf Pack had a record outing from Sarah Meral, who won the event with a final-round 67, 6-under par, guiding the team to a 61-stroke win in the fall’s final event. |
| Trend | Rank | Last Time | Insitution | Final Points |
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| ● | 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. | ||||
Key:
RV - Receiving Votes
NR - Not Ranked
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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”.
