NORMAN, Okla. – William Woods moved up one spot to the No. 1 ranking in the GCAA NAIA Coaches Poll. The Owls received nine-first place votes to knock Oklahoma City out of the top spot.
Oklahoma City claimed two first-place votes to edge third-ranked Coastal Georgia. Johnson & Wales, who nabbed the remaining first-place ballot, tied Wayland Baptist for fourth. Three teams moved into the rankings - Victoria, Dalton State and Cardinal Stritch - and sit in spots 14-16, respectively.
Ashford, University of the Cumberlands and The Master’s College fell out of the top 25.
NAIA - 10/24/14
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
1 | William Woods (9) | 294 | 2 |
2 | Oklahoma City (2) | 267 | 1 |
3 | College of Coastal Georgia | 264 | 3 |
T4 | Johnson & Wales (FL) (1) | 252 | 4 |
T4 | Wayland Baptist | 252 | 8 |
6 | Grand View | 229 | 5 |
7 | British Columbia | 224 | 9 |
8 | Oklahoma Baptist | 222 | 6 |
9 | Texas Wesleyan | 201 | 7 |
10 | South Carolina Beaufort | 159 | T17 |
11 | Concordia University (OR) | 144 | 14 |
12 | CSU-San Marcos | 134 | 11 |
13 | Mount Mercy | 119 | 13 |
14 | Victoria | 108 | NR |
15 | Dalton State | 104 | NR |
16 | Cardinal Stritch | 103 | NR |
17 | Faulkner | 101 | 10 |
18 | Webber International | 94 | 12 |
19 | Northwood (FL) | 82 | 16 |
20 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 77 | 15 |
21 | Thomas | 59 | 21 |
22 | Bellevue | 54 | T17 |
T23 | Bethany College (KS) | 42 | 19 |
T23 | Indiana Wesleyan | 42 | 25 |
25 | Lindsey Wilson | 37 | 22 |
Dropped From Ranking: | Ashford (#24), University of the Cumberlands (#20), The Master's College (#23) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: The Master's College, 34; Warner, 34; University of the Cumberlands, 26; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (AZ), 21; Texas-Brownsville, 21; Ashford, 17; Missouri Baptist, 14; Lewis-Clark State, 11; Corban, 7; Southwestern, 7; Midland, 6; Missouri Valley, 6; Union College, 6; Bethel College (KS), 5; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (FL), 5; Rocky Mountain, 5; Houston-Victoria, 4; Westminster (UT), 4; Oklahoma Wesleyan, 3. |