2023 NAIA Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Preseason Top 10 Poll
Jan 25, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Benedictine (Kan.) lands at No. 1 in the preseason edition of the 2023 NAIA Women's Lacrosse Top 10 Poll after winning its first title in 2022.
Poll Methodology
- The rating committee is comprised of eight raters – two raters per conference/group.
- Each conference/group produces a conference rating from which raters will use to compile their national ballot. Only teams represented on the conference rating are eligible for the national ballot.
- Each rater will submit a top 15 ballot, which will be used to produce the Top 10 national rating and a list of other teams receiving votes.
| RANK | LAST TIME | SCHOOL [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | RECORD | POINTS |
| 1 | 1 | Benedictine (Kan.) [7] | 12-1 | 98 |
| 2 | 2 | Lawrence Tech (Mich.) [1] | 17-1 | 92 |
| 3 | 3 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 13-3 | 86 |
| 4 | 5 | Keiser (Fla.) | 15-4 | 81 |
| 5 | 4 | SCAD Savannah (Ga.) | 12-4 | 72 |
| 6 | 6 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 18-3 | 71 |
| 7 | 7 | Life (Ga.) | 15-6 | 60 |
| 8 | 9 | Missouri Baptist | 10-4 | 54 |
| 9 | RV | Aquinas (Mich.) | 12-7 | 50 |
| 10 | 8 | Siena Heights (Mich.) | 10-9 | 42 |
Receiving Votes: St. Ambrose (Iowa) 40, Georgetown (Ky.) 34, Indiana Tech 16, Montreat (N.C.) 16, Ave Maria (Fla.) 13, Ottawa (Kan.) 9, St. Andrews (N.C.) 4
