Dalton State (Ga.) Claims 16 First-Place Nods, While Milligan (Tenn.), Truett McConnell (Ga.) Make Big Jumps
Oct 31, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Dalton State (Ga.) collected 16 of 17 first-place votes and remained No. 1 in the final edition of the NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25. SCAD Savannah (Ga.) picked up the other first-place nod and moved up to No. 3, while Keiser (Fla.) remained between the two, at No. 2.
Milligan (Tenn.) made the biggest jump, from No. 25 to No. 20, securing a spot in the 2026 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship May 19-22 in Ypsilanti, Mich. Truett McConnell (Ga.) also climbed, from No. 21 to No. 18.
| Trend | Rank | Last Time | Institution [First-Place Votes] | Final Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● | 1 | 1 | 
|
Dalton State (Ga.) [16] | 467 |
| ● | 2 | 2 | 
|
Keiser (Fla.) | 449 |
| ▲ | 3 | 4 | 
|
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) [1] | 437 |
| ▼ | 4 | 3 | 
|
Marian (Ind.) | 425 |
| ▲ | 5 | 6 |
|
SCAD Atlanta (Ga.) | 407 |
| ▼ | 6 | 5 | 
|
British Columbia | 392 |
| ● | 7 | 7 | 
|
William Carey (Miss.) | 377 |
| ● | 8 | 8 | 
|
Loyola (La.) | 359 |
| ● | 9 | 9 | 
|
Indiana Wesleyan | 350 |
| ● | 10 | 10 | 
|
Cumberlands (Ky.) | 332 |
| ● | 11 | 11 | 
|
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 317 |
| ● | 12 | 12 | 
|
Southeastern (Fla.) | 295 |
| ● | 13 | 13 | 
|
Pikeville (Ky.) | 289 |
| ● | 14 | 14 | 
|
Texas Wesleyan | 276 |
| ● | 15 | 15 | 
|
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) | 253 |
| ● | 16 | 16 | 
|
Cumberland (Tenn.) | 247 |
| ● | 17 | 17 | 
|
Coastal Georgia | 217 |
| ▲ | 18 | 21 | 
|
Truett McConnell (Ga.) | 213 |
| ▲ | 19 | 20 | 
|
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 203 |
| ▲ | 20 | 25 | 
|
Milligan (Tenn.) | 178 |
| ▼ | 21 | 19 | 
|
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 168 |
| ● | 22 | 22 | 
|
Oregon Tech | 145 |
| ▼ | 23 | 18 | 
|
Taylor (Ind.) | 142 |
| ▼ | 24 | 23 | 
|
Oklahoma City | 125 |
| ▼ | 25 | 24 | 
|
Arizona Christian | 102 |
| Receiving Votes: OUAZ (Ariz.) 90, UT Southern (Tenn.) 77, Morningside (Iowa) 56, New College of Florida 54, Ave Maria (Fla.) 20, USAO (Okla.) 7, Bethel (Ind.) 3 | |||||
Key:
RV - Receiving Votes
NR - Not Ranked
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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”.
