WPU Dips to #25

Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s golf team slid a few spots as the NAIA’s fourth top-25 poll was released last Friday.

William Penn fell to #25 with 111 points. William Penn is the only representative from the Heart of America Athletic Conference in the poll.

British Columbia is still the NAIA’s top squad with 496 points and 15 first-place votes. Dalton State (Ga.) has two first-place votes to sit in second, while Keiser (Fla.), Oklahoma City (one first-place vote), and Cumberlands (Ky.) wrap up the top five.

William Penn is currently playing in the Dalton State Invitational in Georgia.

NAIA Women’s Golf Rating #4 — March 31, 2023
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. British Columbia (15)
2. Dalton State (Ga.) (2)
3. Keiser (Fla.)
4. Oklahoma City (1)
5. Cumberlands (Ky.)
6. Southeastern (Fla.)
7. SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
8. Indiana Wesleyan
9. William Carey (Miss.)
10. Taylor (Ind.)
11. Milligan (Tenn.)
12. Loyola (La.)
13. Ottawa (Ariz.)
14. Cumberland (Tenn.)
15. Menlo (Calif.)
16. Truett McConnell (Ga.)
17. SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)
18. Northwestern Ohio
19. Bethel (Ind.)
20. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
21. St. Thomas (Fla.)
22. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
23. Texas Wesleyan
24. Marian (Ind.)
25. William Penn

Others Receiving Votes: USC Beaufort (S.C.) 108; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 72; Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 60; Grace (Ind.) 48; Victoria (B.C.) 28; Vanguard (Calif.) 20; Bethany (Kan.) 6; Midway (Ky.) 4; Coastal Georgia 3; Columbia (Mo.) 3.