NCCAA Top 10: Maranatha Up to 2nd
October 18, 2022 | by Taylor Pill
GREENVILLE, S.C. -- The National Christian College Athletic Association has released its fourth Top 10 Coaches Poll for the 2022 season, and the Sabercats have moved from 3rd to 2nd and have done nothing but climb in the rankings all season.
Maranatha went 4-0 last week, beating NCCAA opponents Faith (twice) and Spurgeon on the Maranatha campus. Maranatha is one of two schools to represent the North Region in the latest poll.
Lancaster Bible College breaks into the rankings for the first time after winning 9 of their previous 11. Toccoa Falls vaults Bob Jones and knocks the Bruins out of the top spot after beating the Bruins in five sets.
Below is a breakdown of the Top 10, as was announced today:
| Institution | Region | Record | Pts | Previous |
| #1 Arlington Baptist | Southwest | 14-1 | 75 | 2 |
| #2 Maranatha | North | 18-4 | 73 | 3 |
| #3 Manhattan Christian | Southwest | 18-4 | 61 | 4 |
| #4 Toccoa Falls | South | 11-6 | 58 | 8 |
| #5 Bob Jones | South | 18-8 | 50 | 1 |
| #6 North Central | North | 14-8 | 41 | 5 |
| #7 Lancaster Bible | Mideast | 13-10 | 33 | NR |
| #8 Grace Christian | Mideast | 9-12 | 21 | 6 |
| #9 Dallas Christian | Southwest | 8-17 | 8 | 9 |
| #10 Pensacola | South | 8-13 | 6 | RV |
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The NCCAA Coaches Polls are developed by the National Sport Chair and Regional Sport Chairs who represent each region. Regional Sport Chairs develop a ranking for their region. Based on each regional ranking, Regional Sport Chairs then rank teams on a national level. The National Sport Chair then compiles the national ranking based on points from each team's ranking on the Regional Sport Chairs' national ballots.
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