KANSAS CITY, Mo. -
Oklahoma City University has been named the No. 1 team in the preseason
NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Poll, the national office announced
Friday. The Stars earned all 19-possible first-place votes for 529
points. Oklahoma City captured third place at the NAIA Men's Golf
Championship last season.
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) is ranked second with 509
points, followed by the University of South Carolina - Beaufort with
483 points, Johnson & Wales University (Fla.) with 461 points and
Lee University round out the top five with 455 points. The defending
national champion, Oklahoma Christian, is ranked 11th.
The
poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the
conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups. The first regular
season rating will be announced on Feb. 26.
| RANK |
LAST POLL^ |
SCHOOL (1ST PLACE VOTES) |
TOTAL POINTS |
| 1 |
3 |
Oklahoma City University (19) |
529 |
| 2 |
7 |
Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) |
509 |
| 3 |
11 |
University of South Carolina - Beaufort (S.C.) |
483 |
| 4 |
10 |
Johnson & Wales University (Fla.) |
461 |
| 5 |
15 |
Lee University (Tenn.) |
455 |
| 6 |
12 |
Holy Names University (Calif.) |
419 |
| 7 |
2 |
University of British Columbia |
417 |
| 8 |
RV |
Grand View University (Iowa) |
414 |
| 9 |
RV |
Rocky Mountain College (Mont.) |
395 |
| 10 |
6 |
Oklahoma Baptist University |
393 |
| 11 |
1 |
Oklahoma Christian University |
374 |
| 12 |
18 |
Texas Wesleyan University |
357 |
| 13 |
RV |
University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) |
278 |
| 14 |
4 |
Wayland Baptist University (Texas) |
275 |
| 15 |
20 |
Lindenwood University (Mo.) |
274 |
| 16 |
RV |
Northwood University (Fla.) |
270 |
| 17 |
NR |
University of the Southwest (N.M.) |
195 |
| 18 |
NR |
Saint Thomas University (Fla.) |
175 |
| 19 |
8 |
University of Victoria (B.C.) |
172 |
| 20 |
RV |
Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) |
158 |
| 21 |
16 |
Northwood University (Texas) |
151 |
| 22 |
NR |
Union University (Tenn.) |
142 |
| 23 |
NR |
California Baptist University |
136 |
| 24 |
17 |
Southern Nazarene University (Okla.) |
114 |
| 25 |
23 |
Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) |
109 |