KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Lewis-Clark State College men’s and women’s golf teams both were ranked in the NAIA’s Top 25 fall golf polls, which were released on Friday. 

The Warrior men stand at No. 23, while the LCSC women are No. 17 in the poll after finishing 13th at nationals last year. 

Both LCSC teams currently are second in the Frontier Conference standings behind Rocky Mountain. The conference plays a split fall and spring schedule because weather conditions force most golf courses in Montana to remain closed until late spring. The conference holds five tournaments during the academic year, three in the fall in Montana and two in the spring at Lewiston and Salt Lake City, and combines the team scores from each tourney to determine the overall champions. 

The Warrior men, who won the conference title last year, are one of five Region I teams ranked in the Top 25. Oklahoma Christian holds down the top spot, while the University of British Columbia, last year’s Region I champion, is ranked second. Defending national champion Oklahoma City is third.  

The University of Victoria men are ranked sixth, while Rocky Mountain is at No. 13 and Concordia of Oregon is at No. 18. 

On the women’s side, defending champion Oklahoma City is the unanimous No. 1 pick, followed by UBC at No. 2, Rocky at No. 7, Concordia at No. 16, and Victoria at No. 18. 

The LCSC men won’t resume play until Feb. 18 in the two-day Phoenix Intercollegiate Invitational in Arizona, while the women open a week later at Quail Ridge Golf Course in Clarkston at a home nonconference tournament. 

The first NAIA spring Top 25 golf polls will be released on Feb. 29.