KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Friends University is ranked No. 10 in the latest edition of the
STADIONIC NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Poll, the national office announced Friday. This marks a drop of eight spots from their ranking in the NAIA preseason poll.
The next NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Poll is scheduled to be released Friday, October 30. That will be the final ranking of the fall portion of the golf season, with spring rankings picking back up on March 25, 2027.
FULL TOP 25 RANKINGS
| RANK |
LAST |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
POINTS |
| 1 |
1 |
Keiser (Fla.) [17] |
497 |
| 2 |
T-5 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
481 |
| 3 |
16 |
Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) |
456 |
| 4 |
10 |
Texas Wesleyan |
444 |
| 5 |
7 |
OUAZ (Ariz.) |
406 |
| 6 |
9 |
Coastal Georgia |
396 |
| T-7 |
19 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
395 |
| T-7 |
NR |
The Master’s (Calif.) |
395 |
| 9 |
NR |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
394 |
| 10 |
2 |
Friends (Kan.) |
353 |
| 11 |
NR |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
320 |
| 12 |
22 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
310 |
| 13 |
NR |
Hastings (Neb.) |
285 |
| 14 |
15 |
British Columbia |
275 |
| 15 |
T-5 |
Webber International (Fla.) |
249 |
| 16 |
11 |
Marian (Ind.) |
231 |
| 17 |
18 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
223 |
| 18 |
24 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
183 |
| 19 |
NR |
Faulkner (Ala.) |
170 |
| 20 |
NR |
St. Thomas (Fla.) |
162 |
| 21 |
NR |
Taylor (Ind.) |
156 |
| 22 |
23 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
146 |
| 23 |
NR |
Northwestern Ohio |
97 |
| 24 |
17 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
90 |
| T-25 |
NR |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
86 |
| T-25 |
NR |
Texas A&M -Texarkana |
86 |
Receiving Votes: Wayland Baptist (Texas) 72, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 34, Missouri Valley 15, Bethel (Tenn.) 9, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 8, Mobile (Ala.) 8, USAO (Okla.) 8, IU East (Ind.) 6.
Dropped out of the Top 25: Dalton State (Ga.), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Missouri Valley, Wayland Baptist (Texas), Victoria (B.C.), USAO (Okla.), Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), William Carey (Miss.), William Woods (Mo.).
About the NAIA
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