Three AAC Teams Receive Votes in NAIA Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Three Appalachian Athletic Conference (AAC) teams received votes in the preseason edition of the 2025-26 NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25, which was announced on Friday.
Reinhardt is the lone team to land in the top 25, checking in at No. 20 with 157 voting points.
Tennessee Wesleyan and Truett McConnell garnered 39 and 11 voting points, respectively.
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1. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), 473 points 2025 NAIA Men's Golf National Champion 2025-26 Season Opener: Sept. 28-30, UPike Invitational, hosted by Pikeville |
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2. Oklahoma City, 459 points 2024-25 Finish: Runner up at the 2025 NAIA Men's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: UC Ferguson Classic, Aug. 24-26, hosted by OCU |
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3. Keiser (Fla.), 445 points 2024-25 Finish: Fourth at the 2025 NAIA Men's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: Seahawk Shootout, Sept. 15-16, hosted by Keiser |
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4. Dalton State (Ga.), 423 points 2024-25 Finish: Tied for fifth at the 2025 NAIA Men's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: Coastal Georgia Fall Invitational, Sept. 8-9 |
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5. MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.), 412 points 2024-25 Finish: Tied for fifth at the 2025 NAIA Men's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: UC Ferguson Classic, Aug. 24-26, hosted by OCU |
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6. Wayland Baptist (Texas), 407 points 2024-25 Finish: Third at the 2025 NAIA Men's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: Mid-South Invitational, Sept. 2-3, hosted by Grand View |
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7. OUAZ (Ariz.), 374 points 2024-25 Finish: Eighth at the 2025 NAIA Men's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: Northwest Iowa National Invitational, Sept. 14-16 |
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8. Texas Wesleyan, 365 points 2024-25 Finish: 10th at the 2025 NAIA Men's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: UC Ferguson Classic, Aug. 24-26, hosted by OCU |
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9. Indiana Wesleyan, 308 points 2024-25 Finish: 13th at the 2025 NAIA Men's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: UC Ferguson Classic, Aug. 24-26, hosted by OCU |
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10. Friends (Kan.), 307 points 2024-25 Finish: Qualified but missed the cut at the 2025 NAIA Men's Golf National Championship 2025-26 Season Opener: UC Ferguson Classic, Aug. 24-26, hosted by OCU |
| RANK | INSTITUTION | POINTS |
| 11 | British Columbia | 306 |
| 12 | William Woods (Mo.) | 277 |
| 13 | The Master's (Calif.) | 253 |
| 14 | Marian (Ind.) | 250 |
| 15 | William Carey (Miss.) | 244 |
| 16 | Coastal Georgia | 229 |
| 17 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 205 |
| 18 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 167 |
| 19 | Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) | 165 |
| 20 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 157 |
| 21 | Point (Ga.) | 154 |
| 22 | Campbellsville (Ky.) | 114 |
| 23 | Science and Arts (Okla.) | 107 |
| 24 | Victoria (B.C.) | 106 |
| 25 | Northwestern Ohio | 82 |
Receiving Votes: Hastings (Neb.) 69, Midway (Ky.) 55, Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 54, Southwestern Christian (Okla.) 52, Tennessee Wesleyan 39, Arizona Christian 29, Cumberland (Tenn.) 23, Faulkner (Ala.) 21, Cumberlands (Ky.) 19, Truett McConnell (Ga.) 11, Columbia (Mo.) 10
Ratings Methodology
- The rating is rated by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences and unaffiliated groupings.
- The Top 25 is determined by a points system based on how each rater rates the best teams. A team receives 30 points for each first-place vote, 29 for second-place, 28 for third-place and so on through the list.
- The highest and lowest ratings for each team (a non-rating is considered a low rating) are removed. The team's rating will be recalculated with an additional point added to each team for every ballot (including discounted ballots) that the team appears on.
- Teams that receive only one point in the ballot are not considered "receiving votes".