NORMAN, Okla. – William Woods finished the fall ranked No. 1 in the GCAA NAIA Coaches Poll. The Owls received 11 first-place votes.
The remaining first-place votes went to Wayland Baptist and British Columbia, who are ranked second and third, respectively. Coastal Georgia dropped a spot to No. 4. Oklahoma City checked in at fifth.
Four teams - The Master’s College (#18), Union College (#21), Lewis-Clarke State (#22) and Embry Riddle Aeronautical (AZ) (T#23) moved into the top 25. Bellevue, Bethany College (KS), Faulkner and Lindsey Wilson all fell from the ranking.
NAIA - 11/13/14
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
1 | William Woods (11) | 323 | 1 |
2 | Wayland Baptist (1) | 305 | T4 |
3 | British Columbia (1) | 293 | 7 |
4 | College of Coastal Georgia | 282 | 3 |
5 | Oklahoma City | 280 | 2 |
6 | Johnson & Wales (FL) | 269 | T4 |
7 | Grand View | 246 | 6 |
8 | Texas Wesleyan | 223 | 9 |
9 | CSU-San Marcos | 221 | 12 |
10 | Concordia (OR) | 198 | 11 |
11 | Oklahoma Baptist | 187 | 8 |
12 | Victoria | 179 | 14 |
13 | South Carolina Beaufort | 174 | 10 |
14 | Dalton State | 161 | 15 |
15 | Cardinal Stritch | 141 | 16 |
16 | Mount Mercy | 122 | 13 |
17 | Webber International | 116 | 18 |
18 | The Master's College | 88 | NR |
19 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 78 | 20 |
20 | Northwood (FL) | 76 | 19 |
21 | Union College | 36 | NR |
22 | Lewis-Clark State | 35 | NR |
T23 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (AZ) | 31 | NR |
T23 | Indiana Wesleyan | 30 | T23 |
25 | Thomas | 29 | 21 |
Dropped From Ranking: | Bellevue (#22), Bethany College (KS), #T23), Faulkner (#17), Lindsey Wilson (#25) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Faulkner, 25; Texas-Brownsville, 21; Bethany College (KS), 11; Bellevue, 8; Corban, 8; Missouri Baptist, 7; Rocky Mountain, 4; SCAD Savannah, 4; Southwestern College, 4; AIB College of Business, 3; Warner, 3; Ashford, 2; Lindsey Wilson, 2. |