Seven AAC Teams Receive Votes in NAIA Men's Lacrosse Poll
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) continues to have seven teams to receive votes in the NAIA Men's Lacrosse Coaches' Poll, which was released on Wednesday.
Keiser leads the way at No. 2 with 56 voting points, with SCAD Savannah and Reinhardt checking in at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. Joining them in the top 10 are Cumberlands (No. 7) and Webber International (No. 10).
Tennessee Wesleyan garnered 16 voting points, and Life picked up six.
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1. Madonna (Mich.) The Crusaders are marching through the 2026 regular season, holding steady at No. 1 in the fourth installment of the NAIA Men's Lacrosse Coaches' Top 10 Poll. At 11-1 on the season, Madonna is on a mission, scoring goals at an alarming rate if you're the opponent. Averaging 23.33 goals per game, their closest margin against fellow NAIA squads was three goals at home against Aquinas (Mich.). They also had a one-goal game against Davenport, 17-16, in February. The Crusaders have five regular-season contests left on the schedule, all against conference foes. Madonna will play Michigan-Dearborn, Lawrence Tech (Mich.), and Taylor (Ind.) at home on April 8, 15, and 25, respectively. Between the home matches, they will hit the road for games against Aquinas (Mich.) on the 11 and at Indiana Tech on the 18. |
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2. Keiser (Fla.) The Seahawks have been solid once again this season at protecting the beach. The inaugural defending national champions from last season are 7-0, and games have not been close, averaging 21.43 goals per game. They have limited shots against this season, allowing just 7.48 goals against, fourth-best in the nation. Keiser has two regular-season contests left on the books, and both are at home. They welcome Tennessee Wesleyan to the beach tomorrow, April 9, before the regular-season finale on April 11 against Reinhardt (Ga.) as they look to stay perfect at home on the season. |
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3. Aquinas (Mich.) The Saints are on a five-game winning streak. Of those five games in the streak, the closest and lowest-scoring contest for Aquinas was against Indiana Tech, 10-9. AQ is a team that loves to let it fly when they get even a little bit of space. Having taken a total of 633 shots so far this season, the Saints have also been accurate with their shots, placing 384 of them on frame. Aquinas also has five contests left on the regular-season slate, with three being at home and two road trips. Their last five games are all rematches from earlier this season; they will take on Madonna, Taylor (Ind.), and Indiana Tech at home on April 11, 15, and 25, respectively. Then travel to Lawrence Tech and Siena Heights on April 18 and 22. |
| TREND | RANK | LAST TIME | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS | |
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| ● | 1 | 1 |
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Madonna (Mich.) [6] | 11-1 | 60 |
| ● | 2 | 2 |
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Keiser (Fla.) | 7-0 | 56 |
| ● | 3 | 3 |
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Aquinas (Mich.) | 10-1 | 51 |
| ▲ | 4 | 6 | 
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SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 11-2 | 47 |
| ▼ | 5 | 4 | 
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Reinhardt (Ga.) | 5-1 | 43 |
| ▼ | 6 | 5 | 
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William Penn (Iowa) | 8-1 | 40 |
| ▲ | 7 | 8 | 
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Cumberlands (Ky.) | 6-5 | 36 |
| ▼ | 8 | 7 | 
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Indiana Tech | 6-5 | 30 |
| ▲ | 9 | RV | 
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Benedictine (Kan.) | 8-0 | 26 |
| ▼ | 10 | T-9 | 
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Webber International (Fla.) | 8-4 | 24 |
| Dropped from Top 25: Taylor (Ind.) | ||||||
| Receiving Votes: Taylor (Ind.) 20; Columbia (Mo.) 16; Tennessee Wesleyan 16; Life (Ga.) 6; Michigan-Dearborn 4; Mount Vernon Nazarene (Ohio) 2 | ||||||
Key:
RV - Receiving Votes | NR - Not Ranked | Climbed -▲ |Dropped -▼ | Steady - ●
Poll Methodology
- The national poll is for publicity purposes only and does not influence the selection process for national championship consideration.
- A panel of head coaches representing each conference and the Continental Athletic Conference (Independents) votes in the poll.
- The Top 25 teams are selected using a points-based system:
- 30 points for a 1st-place vote, 29 for 2nd, 28 for 3rd, and so on.
- The highest and lowest rankings received by each team are discarded before final tallying.
- Teams receiving only one point are not listed as "receiving votes."
- For the Preseason Poll, there is no "previous ranking" column since it is the initial poll and differs from the prior rating system.