Saint Francis Voted No. 10 in NAIA Women's Flag Football Coaches' Top 10 Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The University of Saint Francis (Ind.) women's flag football team has been voted No. 10 in the first regular season edition of the NAIA Women's Flag Football Coaches' Top 10 Poll, marking the program's first appearance in the national rankings.
NAIA Women's Flag Football Coaches' Top 10 Poll - April 9
Warner (Fla.) is off to a 17-0 start in 2026, bumping Ottawa (Kan.) off the top spot by claiming six of a possible seven first-place votes. Ottawa picked up the seventh first-place vote after an 11-1 start, while Keiser (Fla.) dropped one spot to No. 3.
Kansas Wesleyan was also a team on the move, up two spots to No. 4, while two teams - No. 5 Hope International (Calif.) and No. 10 Saint Francis - made their way into the top 10, knocking out Life (Ga.) and Thomas (Ga.).
In their inaugural season, the Cougars are 8-4 overall and riding a five-game winning streak heading into the final week of the regular season. Saint Francis will close out the regular season at the Siena Heights Invitational on April 18.
Founded in 1890 in the Catholic Franciscan tradition, the University of Saint Francis offers more than 60 undergraduate, graduate and doctoral programs. The academic structure at Saint Francis offers seven pathways: Humanities, Faith and Liberal Arts; Allied Health; Business and Leadership: Creative Arts and Digital Media; Education, Human Services and Community Care; Nursing; and Sciences and Medical Studies. In addition to its traditional programs, Saint Francis delivers workforce development healthcare programs in Fort Wayne, Crown Point, Gas City, Indianapolis, Lafayette and online. Saint Francis Downtown houses the music technology program while offering enhanced internship and networking opportunities for students. A National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) Five-Star Champion of Character institution, Saint Francis has 21 athletic programs boasting three individual and four team NAIA national championships. More than 1,900 students from a broad geographic region attend Saint Francis.