[Men's Golf] Men's Golf Receiving Votes In Latest NAIA Coaches' Top 25 Poll

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Oklahoma City takes home the first regular-season poll in the No. 1 spot after three consecutive victories in the 2018-19 season.

For Sterling, this is the second time in school history that the Men's Golf team is receiving votes in the GCAA Poll and the NAIA Coaches' Poll. The Warriors are recently coming off a third place finish at the Kansas Wesleyan University Invite and a fourth place finish at the Battle of the Bayou in New Orleans last week. 

Top 25 Highlights (historical information dates back to 2000)

• The Stars have taken first in the U.C. Ferguson Classic, Mid-South, and Battle on the Bayou in 2018.
• Oklahoma City leads the All-Time list for NAIA titles with 11.
• Eight teams are new to the national poll: William Carey (Miss.), Bellevue (Neb.), Morningside (Iowa), Marymount California, Missouri Valley, Indiana Wesleyan, Menlo (Calif.), and Mount Mercy (Iowa).
• Oklahoma City leads the NAIA Active Polls Streak with 117 consecutive appearances.

Poll Methodology

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences.

Each conference is given one rater for every four schools in the league.

The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each voter ranks the best teams. A team receives 25 points for each first-place vote, 24 for second-place and so on through the list.

The highest and lowest ranking for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) is removed and the team's ranking will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the teams appear on.

Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes.

For the complete Top 25 calendar, click here.