Cumberlands, Reinhardt Land in NAIA Top 10; Georgetown Receives Votes
January 24, 2026
(Story provided by NAIA Athletic Communications)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 2026 NAIA Women's Lacrosse season is here with the release of the preseason coaches' top 10 poll, and three Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) teams collected votes.
Cumberlands leads the way with 67 voting points to check in at No. 3, while Reinhardt picked up 45 voting points to land at No. 6.
Georgetown garnered 17 voting points to sit two spots outside the top 10.
| RANK | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | 2025 RECORD | POINTS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Benedictine (Kan.) [4] | 21-0 | 70 |
| 2 | 
|
Keiser (Fla.) [1] | 16-2 | 68 |
| 3 | 
|
Cumberlands (Ky.) [1] | 17-4 | 67 |
| 4 | 
|
Life (Ga.) | 11-8 | 52 |
| 5 | 
|
SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 15-4 | 51 |
| 6 | 
|
Reinhardt (Ga.) | 10-6 | 45 |
| 7 | 
|
Indiana Tech | 11-4 | 43 |
| 8 | 
|
Lawrence Tech (Mich.) | 11-5 | 38 |
| 9 | 
|
Missouri Baptist | 13-7 | 37 |
| 10 | 
|
Ave Maria (Fla.) | 8-9 | 31 |
| Receiving Votes: Marian (Ind.) 24; Georgetown (Ky.) 17; St. Thomas (Fla.) 10; Ottawa (Kan.) 8 | ||||
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.