KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Point (Ga.) claimed the No.1 spot to kick off the 2021 NAIA Men's Golf season. They earned 14 first-place votes in the first edition of the 2021 NAIA Coaches’ Top 25, released Friday by the NAIA office.
Oregon Tech is the lone Cascade Collegiate Conference team represented on the list, receiving votes in the poll.
2020-21 NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – Poll 1 (February 26)
| RANK |
LAST RATING |
SCHOOL [1st PLACE VOTES] |
FINAL POINTS |
| 1 |
NR |
Point (Ga.) [14] |
465 |
| 2 |
NR |
Keiser (Fla.) [1] |
450 |
| 3 |
NR |
Wayland Baptist (Texas) [1] |
433 |
| 4 |
NR |
Coastal Georgia |
423 |
| 5 |
NR |
USC Beaufort (S.C.) |
387 |
| 6 |
NR |
Dalton State (Ga.) |
372 |
| 7 |
NR |
Morningside (Iowa) |
364 |
| 8 |
NR |
Texas Wesleyan |
340 |
| 9 |
NR |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
337 |
| 10 |
NR |
Ottawa (Ariz.) [1] |
328 |
| 11 |
NR |
Mobile (Ala.) |
307 |
| 12 |
NR |
Oklahoma City |
300 |
| 13 |
NR |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
287 |
| 14 |
NR |
Kansas Wesleyan |
267 |
| 15 |
NR |
Southwestern Christian (Okla.) |
255 |
| 16 |
NR |
The Master's (Calif.) |
237 |
| 17 |
NR |
Tennessee Wesleyan |
209 |
| 18 |
NR |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
201 |
| 18 |
NR |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
201 |
| 20 |
NR |
Our Lady of the Lake (Texas) |
183 |
| 21 |
NR |
Reinhardt (Ga.) |
147 |
| 22 |
NR |
Montana Tech |
126 |
| 23 |
NR |
William Carey (Miss.) |
107 |
| 24 |
NR |
Taylor (Ind.) |
103 |
| 25 |
NR |
Grand View (Iowa) |
96 |
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Receiving Votes: Central Baptist (Ark.) 95, Midland (Neb.) 92, Columbia (Mo.) 60, Marian (Ind.) 48, Truett McConnell 45, Holy Cross (Ind.) 21, Arizona Christian 20, Embry-Riddle (Arz.) 15, Indiana Welseyan 13, Bethany (Kan.) 12, SCAD Savannah (Ga.) 12, Sterling (Kan.) 11,
Oregon Tech 8, Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 8, Cumberlands (Ky.) 7, Northwestern (Iowa) 6, Webber International 5, Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 3
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.