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Blue Raiders Continue in Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll’s Top Spot

NORMAN, Okla. – Lindsey Wilson remains No. 1 in the 2025-26 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll ahead of their season-opening UPike Fall Invitational September 28-30. The Blue Raiders received four first-place votes and 169 points on September 19.

Oklahoma City (one first-place vote), Keiser, MidAmerica Nazarene (one first-place vote), and Dalton State (one first-place vote) rounded out the top five, while OUAZ, Wayland Baptist, Texas Wesleyan, Friends, and Marian (IN) completed the top 10.

See the rest of the top 25 below. 11 others also received votes.

2025-26 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - September 19

Rank

University

Points

Previous

1

Lindsey Wilson (4)

169

1

2

Oklahoma City (1)

161

2

T-3

Keiser

156

3

T-3

MidAmerica Nazarene (1)

156

5

5

Dalton State (1)

145

4

6

OUAZ

130

7

7

Wayland Baptist

119

6

8

Texas Wesleyan

118

8

9

Friends

108

T-9

10

Marian (IN)

99

11

11

Indiana Wesleyan

93

13

12

The Master’s

87

T-9

13

William Carey

86

12

14

Coastal Georgia

69

14

15

Reinhardt

67

T-19

16

Lewis-Clark State

57

18

T-17

Point

46

17

T-17

Southeastern (FL)

46

15

19

USAO

43

21

20

Victoria (B.C.)

42

23

21

Bellevue

40

24

22

Rocky Mountain

39

22

23

Northwestern (IA)

36

16

24

Campbellsville

27

T-19

25

Hastings

22

25

Others Receiving Votes: Northwestern Ohio (21), Blue Mountain Christian (20), Missouri Valley (15), Ave Maria (11), Mount Mercy (10), Lawrence Tech (7), Webber International (4), Taylor (3), Morningside (2), Truett McConnell (2), Midway (1).