Crossroads League in the NAIA National Polls | March 31-April 6

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Crossroads League in the NAIA National Polls | March 31-April 6

 

JACKSON, Mich. – The NAIA recently announced its Top-25 Polls for the sports of softball, baseball and men’s golf. The Crossroads League had six teams ranked or receiving votes in those polls and now has 38 teams ranked inside the Top-25 for the 2024-2025 year.

 

SOFTBALL (April 2 Poll)
No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan (25-5, 15-3 CL)
No. 14 Marian (25-5, 15-3 CL)
RV Saint Francis (18-8, 11-5 CL)

 

BASEBALL (April 2 Poll)
No. 13 Taylor (28-7, 19-3 CL)

 

MEN’S GOLF (April 3 Poll)
No. 12 Marian
No. 14 Indiana Wesleyan

 

CROSSROADS LEAGUE IN ADDITIONAL TOP-25 POLLS

 

MEN’S TENNIS (Next Poll on April 9)
No. 14 Grace
No. 19 Huntington
RV Marian

 

WOMEN’S TENNIS (Next Poll on April 9)
No. 14 Marian
No. 24 Indiana Wesleyan
RV Bethel
RV Grace

 

WOMEN’S GOLF (Next Poll on April 10)
No. 5 Marian
No. 13 Indiana Wesleyan
No. 19 Taylor
RV Bethel
RV Grace

 

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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