WACO, Texas – The National Collegiate Equestrian Association (NCEA) has released the Coaches Poll after the third week of competition.

Over the weekend, on the Dual Discipline side, No. 5 SMU defeated No. 6 TCU, No. 2 South Carolina defeated both the Frogs and the Mustangs, Auburn defeated SMU, a then-unranked Baylor defeated both Delaware State and a then-No. 10 UT Martin, and Delaware State upset the Skyhawks. For the Single Discipline teams, then-No. 2 Dartmouth upset the top-ranked Lynchburg before turning around and defeating Bridgewater as well.

So here's how the NCEA coaches voted in the poll: South Carolina has re-taken the top spot in the Coaches Poll for Dual while Dartmouth climbed into the first position for Single Discipline. Baylor re-entered the poll in  the No. 9 spot, which bumped UT Martin out of the poll and put South Dakota State back into 10th. Sacred Heart also moved up to No. 4, bumping Sweet Briar to No. 5, while Centenary and Sewanee swapped as well.

Coaches Dual Poll
1. South Carolina
2. Texas A&M
3. Auburn
4. Georgia
5. SMU
6. TCU
7. Oklahoma State
8. Fresno State
9. Baylor
10. South Dakota State

Coaches Single Poll
1. Dartmouth
2. Lynchburg
3. College of Charleston
4. Sacred Heart
5. Sweet Briar
6. Centenary
7. Sewanee
8. Hollins

About the NCEA
A non-profit corporation, the NCEA is a governing body to advance the sport of equestrian. The NCEA is responsible for the development and administration of equestrian rules and guidelines. Equestrian is subject to all NCAA policies and procedures in the same manner as other sports. In 1998, Equestrian was identified and adopted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and the Committee on Women's Athletics (CWA) as an emerging sport for women at the Division I and II levels. 

NCEA competitions are in a head-to-head format, and schools may choose to compete as a single or dual discipline team (Jumping Seat and Western). Each discipline has two events: in Jumping Seat, Fences and Flat, and in Western, Horsemanship and Reining. Teams can have five riders per event, with horses assigned by random draw at the start of the competition. Riders from opposing teams compete on the same horse, and whichever rider receives the higher score earns one point for her team. The level of difficulty is demonstrated by the accuracy of the pattern and how the competitor uses the horse to the best of her ability.

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