Crossroads League in the NAIA National Polls | April 7-13

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JACKSON, Mich. – The NAIA recently announced its Top-25 Polls for the sports of men’s and women’s tennis and women’s golf. The Crossroads League had 13 teams ranked or receiving votes in those polls and now has 39 teams ranked inside the Top-25 for the 2024-2025 year.

MEN’S TENNIS (April 9 Poll)

No. 13 Grace

No. 20 Huntington

No. 25 Marian

RV Bethel

WOMEN’S TENNIS (April 9 Poll)

No. 14 Marian

No. 22 Indiana Wesleyan

RV Bethel

RV Grace

WOMEN’S GOLF (April 10 Poll)

No. 8 Marian

No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan

No. 20 Taylor

RV Bethel

RV Grace

CROSSROADS LEAGUE IN ADDITIONAL TOP-25 POLLS

SOFTBALL (Next Poll on April 16)

No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan

No. 14 Marian

RV Saint Francis

BASEBALL (Next Poll on April 16)

No. 13 Taylor

MEN’S GOLF (Next Poll on April 17)

No. 12 Marian

No. 14 Indiana Wesleyan

MEN’S BASKETBALL (Final Poll)

No. 7 Grace

No. 12 Huntington

No. 14 Bethel

RV Indiana Wesleyan

RV Spring Arbor

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (Final Poll)

No. 4 Indiana Wesleyan

No. 9 Saint Francis

No. 12 Marian

VOLLEYBALL (Final Poll)

No. 1 Indiana Wesleyan

No. 13 Mount Vernon Nazarene

No. 18 Marian

RV Grace

MEN’S SOCCER (Final Poll)

No. 10 Indiana Wesleyan

No. 11 Bethel

No. 14 Spring Arbor

No. 21 Marian

RV Huntington

WOMEN’S SOCCER (Final Poll)

No. 11 Marian

No. 12 Spring Arbor

No. 15 Indiana Wesleyan

MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (Final Poll)

No. 7 Spring Arbor

No. 8 Indiana Wesleyan

No. 9 Taylor

No. 17 Marian

No. 24 Grace

WOMEN’S CROSS COUNTRY (Final Poll)

No. 1 Taylor

No. 9 Grace

No. 11 Indiana Wesleyan

No. 12 Marian

No. 25 Goshen

RV Mount Vernon Nazarene

Each NAIA Top-25 Poll is voted on by a panel of head coaches from around the nation. Check back each week to see where the Crossroads League teams rate in the latest NAIA Top-25 Polls.

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