Champ Dalton State Opens Season No. 1 in Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Preseason Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. — Defending NAIA national champion Dalton State will open the season ranked No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Coaches Poll. The Roadrunners claimed nine of 12 first-place votes.
Second-ranked Keiser received one first-place vote while No. 3 Point claimed the remaining two. Coastal Georgia was fourth, followed by Texas Wesleyan, Bellevue, Oklahoma City, Southwestern Christian, Ottawa (AZ), and Cumberland University.
Bushnell/Golfweek Division NAIA Coaches' Poll - Preseason
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NAIA Finish |
| 1 | Dalton State (9) | 295 | Champion |
| 2 | Keiser (1) | 285 | 3 |
| 3 | Point (2) | 272 | 4 |
| 4 | Coastal Georgia | 264 | T-7 |
| 5 | Texas Wesleyan | 260 | 2 |
| 6 | Bellevue | 233 | T-7 |
| 7 | Oklahoma City | 200 | 13 |
| 8 | Southwestern Christian | 192 | 9 |
| 9 | Ottawa (AZ) | 183 | 6 |
| 10 | Cumberland University | 156 | 10 |
| 11 | William Woods | 153 | T-11 |
| 12 | South Carolina Beaufort | 149 | 25 |
| T-13 | Wayland Baptist | 140 | T-18 |
| T-13 | Taylor | 140 | T-11 |
| 15 | Houston-Victoria | 127 | 14 |
| 16 | Kansas Wesleyan | 118 | 16 |
| 17 | Lindsey Wilson | 110 | T-18 |
| 18 | SCAD Savannah | 85 | DNQ |
| 19 | Morningside | 69 | 24 |
| 20 | Webber International | 64 | DNQ |
| 21 | Truett-McConnell | 59 | 22 |
| 22 | Faulkner | 50 | DNW |
| T-23 | British Columbia | 29 | DNP |
| T-23 | Mobile | 29 | DNQ |
| 25 | Reinhardt | 27 | 21 |
| Dropped From Ranking: None | |||
| Others Receiving Votes: Thomas, 24; Grand View, 22; Ottawa (KS), 20; The Master's University, 20; Tennessee Wesleyan, 19; Victoria, 16; Oregon Tech, 15; William Carey, 15; Missouri Valley, 12; Bethany (KS), 8; Johnson & Wales, 8; Menlo, 7; Roosevelt, 5; St. Ambrose, 4; Doane, 3; Sterling, 3; University. of the Southwest, 3; Loyola - New Orleans, 2; Marian (IN), 2; Northwestern (IA), 1; St. Thomas (FL), 2. | |||