The Lewis-Clark State College men’s golf team is ranked No. 12 in the Golf World/Nike Golf NAIA College Preseason Coaches’ Poll, which came out on Wednesday.
The Warriors are coming off their best finish ever at the NAIA National Tournament, where they finished fifth a year ago. The team returns three of its top five players from a year ago.
Oklahoma Christian, which won its second NAIA championship in three years last spring, is the No. 1 ranked team in thepoll. The Eagles won five times last season and finished outside the top two in just one event. The squad claimed eight of the 10 available first-place votes.
Oklahoma City is ranked second, while British Columbia is third.
LCSC is the only Frontier Conference team to receive votes.
Oklahoma City is ranked second, while British Columbia is third.
LCSC is the only Frontier Conference team to receive votes.
Rank Team Points NAIA
1. Oklahoma Christian (8) 333 1
2. Oklahoma City 324 T-10
3. British Columbia (1) 295 2
4. Grand View 289 6
USC-Beaufort 289 3
6. Johnson & Wales 258 T-7
7. Texas Wesleyan 206 9
8. Lee 198 T-10
9. U. of the Cumberlands (1) 192 T-7
10. Southern Nazarene 185 14
11. St. Thomas (Fla.) 166 16
12. Lewis-Clark State 156 5
13. Our Lady of the Lake 155 17
14. Point Loma Nazarene 143 15
15. The Master’s College 136 T-12
16. Holy Names 130 DNP
17. St. Ambrose 124 T-12
18. Shorter 123 DNP
19. SCAD Savannah 112 DNP
20. Wayland Baptist 90 DNP
21. Webber International 77 DNP
22. Cumberland 68 DNP
23. CSU-San Marcos 58 DNP
24. Indiana Wesleyan 52 DNP
25. Viterbo 48 DNP
Also receiving votes: Victoria, 44; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical, 28; Lindsey Wilson, 25; Union, 23; Reinhardt, 22; William Carey, 19; Huntington, 17; Southwestern, 17; Northwood (Fla.), 16; Holy Cross College, 15; Concordia (Ore.), 13; Houston-Victoria, 12; Marian-Indianapolis; 12; Southeastern, 12; Tennessee Wesleyan, 11; Madonna, 9; Oklahoma Wesleyan, 8; Cornerstone, 6; William Woods, 5; Ashford, 4; Rogers State, 4; St. Francis (Ill.), 4; Union, 4; Mount Mercy, 3; Texas-Brownsville, 3;
Also receiving votes: Victoria, 44; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical, 28; Lindsey Wilson, 25; Union, 23; Reinhardt, 22; William Carey, 19; Huntington, 17; Southwestern, 17; Northwood (Fla.), 16; Holy Cross College, 15; Concordia (Ore.), 13; Houston-Victoria, 12; Marian-Indianapolis; 12; Southeastern, 12; Tennessee Wesleyan, 11; Madonna, 9; Oklahoma Wesleyan, 8; Cornerstone, 6; William Woods, 5; Ashford, 4; Rogers State, 4; St. Francis (Ill.), 4; Union, 4; Mount Mercy, 3; Texas-Brownsville, 3;
