KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Pikeville (Ky.) remains at No. 1 in the third regular-season edition of the women’s bowling coaches’ Top 10 Poll.

Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 1999):

• The Top 5 teams remained mostly the same. Martin Methodist (Tenn.) moved into the Top 5 from No. 6 last week.
• There are two teams that joined the Top 10 after receiving votes in the last poll: No. 9 Grand View (Iowa) and No. 10 Kansas Wesleyan
• Only three teams remained at the same rank as the last poll: No. 1 Pikeville (Ky.), No. 2 SCAD Savannah (Ga.) and No. 8 Saint Xavier (Ill.)

Poll Methodology

• The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences. 
• Each conference is represented by one rater. 
• The Top 10 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 15 points for each first-place vote, 14 for second-place and so on through the list. 
• The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team’s ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on. 
• Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered “receiving votes.”

2019 Women’s Bowling Preseason Top 10 Poll

Receiving Votes: William Penn (Iowa) 19, Ottawa (Kan.) 18, Union (Ky.) 14, Hastings (Neb.) 10, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 8