KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Friends University secured the No. 2 spot in the 2026-27 NAIA Men's Golf Preseason Coaches' Poll, the national office announced Friday.
In the 2025-26 season, the Falcons had one of the best, if not the best, seasons in program history. Friends took home its fourth consecutive team title at the KCAC Men's Golf Championship, then followed that up with a second-place finish at the NAIA Men's Golf National Championship.
The next edition of the NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Poll is scheduled to be released Friday, October 16.
| RANK |
INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] |
POINTS |
| 1 |
Keiser (Fla.) [13] |
473 |
| 2 |
Friends (Kan.) [4] |
443 |
| 3 |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
433 |
| 4 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
425 |
| T-5 |
Reinhardt (Ga.) [1] |
424 |
| T-5 |
Webber International (Fla.) |
424 |
| 7 |
OUAZ (Ariz.) |
381 |
| 8 |
Missouri Valley |
356 |
| 9 |
Coastal Georgia |
330 |
| 10 |
Texas Wesleyan |
297 |
| 11 |
Marian (Ind.) |
293 |
| T-12 |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) |
282 |
| T-12 |
Victoria (B.C.) |
282 |
| 14 |
Science & Arts (Okla.) |
264 |
| 15 |
British Columbia |
263 |
| 16 |
Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) |
255 |
| 17 |
Grand View (Iowa) |
246 |
| 18 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
224 |
| 19 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
192 |
| 20 |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
143 |
| 21 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
123 |
| 22 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
103 |
| 23 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
74 |
| 24 |
Morningside (Iowa) |
60 |
| 25 |
William Woods (Mo.) |
56 |
Receiving Votes: Bellevue (Neb.), Columbia (Mo.), Cumberland (Tenn.), Embry-Riddle (Ariz.), Hastings (Neb.), IU East (Ind.), MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), Mount Mercy (Iowa), Northwestern (Iowa), Northwestern Ohio, Point (Ga.), Southwest (N.M.).
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