Four AAC Squads Land in NAIA Top 20
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Four Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) teams locked down a spot in the 2025-26 NAIA Women's Golf Coaches' Top 25, which was released on Friday.
SCAD Atlanta led the way by checking in at No. 7 with 346 voting points. Truett McConnell and Pikeville followed in 16th and 17th place, respectively. Milligan rounded out the AAC crew, sitting at No. 20.
The rating begins the march toward Eagle Crest Golf Club in Ypsilanti, Michigan, site of the 2026 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship, in May.
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1. Keiser (Fla.), 405 points 2024-25 Finish: Runner-up at the 2025 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: Seahawk Shootout, Sept. 15-16, hosted by Keiser |
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2. British Columbia, 404 points 2025 NAIA Women's Golf National Champion 2025-26 Season Opener: Wine Valley National, Sept. 8-9, hosted by Walla Walla |
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3. SCAD Savannah (Ga.), 385 points 2024-25 Finish: Tied for Sixth at the 2025 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: Seahawk Shootout, Sept. 15-16, hosted by Keiser |
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4. Marian (Ind.), 362 points 2024-25 Finish: Third at the 2025 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: Bob Rohrman Invitational, Sept. 8-9, hosted by Indiana Wesleyan |
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5. Texas Wesleyan, 360 points 2024-25 Finish: Fourth at the 2025 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: Texas Wesleyan Invitational, Sept. 8-9 |
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6. Dalton State (Ga.), 352 points 2024-25 Finish: Eighth at the 2025 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: Seahawk Shootout, Sept. 15-16, hosted by Keiser |
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7. SCAD Atlanta (Ga.), 346 points 2024-25 Finish: Fifth at the 2025 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: Eagles Open, Aug. 25-26, hosted by Reinhardt |
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8. William Carey (Miss.), 320 points 2024-25 Finish: Tied for Sixth at the 2025 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: Seahawk Shootout, Sept. 15-16, hosted by Keiser |
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9. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 306 points 2024-25 Finish: Ninth at the 2025 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: Carey Collegiate, Sept. 21-23, hosted by William Carey |
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10. Oklahoma City, 302 points 2024-25 Finish: 11th at the 2025 NAIA Women's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: Payne Stewart Memorial, Sept. 8-9, hosted by Missouri State |
| RANK | INSTITUTION | POINTS |
| 11 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 247 |
| 12 | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 241 |
| 13 | Indiana Wesleyan | 222 |
| 14 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 217 |
| 15 | Coastal Georgia | 202 |
| 16 | Truett McConnell (Ga.) | 189 |
| 17 | Pikeville (Ky.) | 175 |
| 18 | Taylor (Ind.) | 167 |
| 19 | Loyola (La.) | 165 |
| 20 | Milligan (Tenn.) | 159 |
| 21 | Oregon Tech | 149 |
| 22 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 141 |
| 23 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 110 |
| 24 | Bethel (Ind.) | 104 |
| 25 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 58 |
Receiving Votes: Bellevue (Neb.) 52, Arizona Christian 39, Doane (Neb.) 35, Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) 19, OUAZ (Ariz.) 18, Grace (Ind.) 17, Midway (Ky.) 17, Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 8, Park (Mo.) 6, Bethel (Tenn.) 3, Columbia (Mo.) 2.
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".