Oklahoma City Unanimous No. 1 in Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma City was a unanimous choice to remain No. 1 in the Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. The defending national champions have been the top-ranked NAIA for three-straight polls.
Texas Wesleyan moved up five spots to second. Third-ranked William Woods was followed by Wayland Baptist, British Columbia and Johnson & Wales (FL). Coastal Georgia stayed at No. 7. Keiser, South Carolina Beaufort and Victoria each climbed a rung to Nos. 8-10, respectively.
Northwestern Ohio (#15), Our Lady of the Lake (#18), Point (#19) and Saint Thomas (FL) (#25) entered the ranking. Bellevue, Faulkner, The Master’s College and Taylor dropped from the top 25.
Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - Sept. 30
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Oklahoma City (10) | 250 | 1 |
| 2 | Texas Wesleyan | 226 | 6 |
| 3 | William Woods | 206 | 2 |
| 4 | Wayland Baptist | 203 | 5 |
| 5 | British Columbia | 180 | 3 |
| 6 | Johnson & Wales (FL) | 175 | 4 |
| 7 | Coastal Georgia | 171 | 7 |
| 8 | Keiser | 165 | 9 |
| 9 | South Carolina Beaufort | 141 | 10 |
| 10 | Victoria | 137 | 11 |
| 11 | Grand View | 108 | 12 |
| 12 | Dalton State | 106 | 14 |
| 13 | Mount Mercy | 101 | 19 |
| 14 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 99 | T17 |
| 15 | Northwestern Ohio | 96 | NR |
| 16 | Webber International | 91 | 16 |
| 17 | Arizona Christian | 78 | 22 |
| 18 | Our Lady of the Lake | 69 | NR |
| 19 | Point | 67 | NR |
| 20 | Oregon Tech | 66 | 13 |
| 21 | University of the Cumberlands | 59 | 8 |
| 22 | Marian (IN) | 43 | 21 |
| 23 | Cardinal Stritch | 42 | 15 |
| 24 | Southeastern (FL) | 40 | 20 |
| 25 | Saint Thomas (FL) | 38 | NR |
| Dropped From Ranking: | Bellevue (#25), Faulkner (#24), The Master's College (#23), Taylor (#T17) | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: Taylor, 37; SCAD Atlanta, 36; Faulkner, 34; Lindsey Wilson, 34; Missouri Valley, 29; Bellevue, 23; The Master's College, 20; Reinhardt, 17; Freed-Hardeman, 15; Union College (KY), 11; Lewis-Clark State, 10; Northwestern College (IA), 10; St. Ambrose, 6; Hastings, 5; Mobile, 3; University of the Southwest, 3. | |||