WPU Now Ranked 17th
William Penn University Athletics
Oskaloosa–The Statesmen women’s golf team remains in the top 20 as the NAIA released its first top-25 poll Friday.
William Penn, which falls one rung to #17 nationally with 226 points, is the only Heart of America Athletic Conference representative in the ranking.
Keiser (Fla.) opened the year at #2, but takes over the top spot with 524 points and 13 first-place votes. Preseason #1 British Columbia is now second with the final six first-place nods. SCAD Savannah (Ga.), Cumberlands (Ky.), and Taylor (Ind.) round out the top five.
NAIA Women’s Golf Rating #1 — October 11, 2019
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. Keiser (Fla.) (13)
2. British Columbia (6)
3. SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
4. Cumberlands (Ky.)
5. Taylor (Ind.)
6. Oklahoma City
7. Dalton State (Ga.)
8. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
9. Oregon Tech
10. Texas Wesleyan
11. Loyola (La.)
12. Cumberland (Tenn.)
13. Northwestern Ohio
14. William Carey (Miss.)
15. Saint Francis (Ind.)
16. Milligan (Tenn.)
17. William Penn
18. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
19. Victoria (B.C.)
20. Indiana Wesleyan
21. Indiana Tech
22. Southeastern (Fla.)
23. South Carolina Beaufort
24. Tennessee Wesleyan
25. Morningside
Others Receiving Votes: William Woods (Mo.) 110, Ottawa (Ariz.) 94, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 79, Grace (Ind.) 52, Coastal Georgia 44, Campbellsville (Ky.) 24, Olivet Nazarene (Ill.) 19, Bellevue (Neb.) 10, Oklahoma Wesleyan 10, Truett-McConnell (Ga.) 7, Briar Cliff 3.
