Hawks News
Sat, Dec 5, 2009 - [Men's Golf]
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
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