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Defending National Champion Blue Raiders are Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll’s First No. 1 of 2025-26

NORMAN, Okla. – After winning eight tournaments and capturing the program’s first national championship a season ago, Lindsey Wilson is No. 1 in the Preseason 2025-26 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. The Blue Raiders received eight first-place votes and 246 points on August 29.

Oklahoma City, Keiser (two first-place votes), Dalton State, and MidAmerica Nazarene rounded out the top five, while Wayland Baptist, OUAZ, Texas Wesleyan, Friends, and The Master’s completed the top 10. 

See the rest of the top 25 below. 10 others also received votes.

2025-26 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - Preseason

Rank

University

Points

1

Lindsey Wilson (8)

246

2

Oklahoma City

236

3

Keiser (2)

233

4

Dalton State

221

5

MidAmerica Nazarene

204

6

Wayland Baptist

199

7

OUAZ

193

8

Texas Wesleyan

182

T-9

Friends

149

T-9

The Master’s

149

11

Marian (IN)

134

12

William Carey

128

13

Indiana Wesleyan

126

14

Coastal Georgia

113

15

Southeastern (FL)

98

16

Northwestern (IA)

81

17

Point

63

18

Lewis-Clark State

62

T-19

Campbellsville

59

T-19

Reinhardt

59

21

USAO

52

22

Rocky Mountain

46

23

Victoria (B.C.)

45

24

Bellevue

44

25

Hastings

29

Others Receiving Votes: Mount Mercy (25), Northwestern Ohio (21), Midway (14), Lawrence Tech (11), Truett McConnell (7), Southwestern Christian (5), Tennessee Wesleyan (5), Texas A&M-Victoria (4), St. Ambrose (4), Webber International (3).