Reinhardt, Cumberlands Occupy Top 3 Spots in Latest NAIA Poll; Georgetown Picks Up Votes

March 6, 2024

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) had three teams receive votes in the NAIA Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Top 10 Poll, announced by the national office on Wednesday.

Reinhardt and Cumberlands now occupy spots in the top three. Reinhardt received two first-place votes and 113 voting points, putting it No. 2 and one point behind top-ranked Lawrence Tech (Mich.).

Cumberlands collected one first-place vote and 104 voting points to sit at No. 3.

Meanwhile, Georgetown missed making the top 10 by four spots as it received 16 voting points.

Poll Methodology

The NAIA Women's Lacrosse Poll is for publicity purposes only and has no weight or bearing in the selection process for national championship field consideration
The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and Continental Athletic Conference (Independents)
The Top 10 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams.
The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed
Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes"
For the first preseason poll, there is no column referencing a previous ranking, as polls are new and different from the ratings system
Frequency of polls occur bi-weekly

RANK	Last Time	SCHOOL [First Place Votes]	RECORD	POINTS
1	1	Lawrence Tech (Mich.) [4]	2-0	114
2	2	Reinhardt (Ga.) [2]	4-1	113
3	5	Cumberlands (Ky.) [1]	5-0	104
4	2	SCAD Savannah (Ga.)	3-3	98
5	4	Keiser (Fla.)	1-3	89
6	6	Life (Ga.)	5-1	82
7	7	Missouri Baptist	5-0	73
8	8	Marian (Ind.)	2-2	63
9	9	Benedictine (Kan.)	3-1	55
10	RV	Indiana Tech	2-1	45

Others Receiving Votes: Aquinas (Mich.) 34; Ave Maria (Fla.) 33; Webber International (Fla.) 30; Georgetown (Ky.) 16; St. Ambrose (Iowa) 3