USAO (Okla.) vaulted into the top 10 after closing the fall at No. 17.
USAO (Okla.) vaulted into the top 10 after closing the fall at No. 17.

Four Newcomers to Top 10 Join Unanimous No. 1 Keiser (Fla.) in Spring's First Men's Golf Rating

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Unanimous No. 1 Keiser (Fla.) and No. 2 Reinhardt (Ga.) held the top two spots in an otherwise rearranged NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25, the first of the spring and the third of the regular season, March 20. Friends (Kan.) was the only other team that didn't move in the rating, remaining at No. 5. 

Two new teams made their way into the top 25 - Southeastern (Fla.) at No. 24 and William Woods (Mo.) at No. 25 - while Webber International (Fla.) made the biggest top 10 climb, from No. 15 in the fall to No. 4 to begin the spring. Coastal Georgia also moved up, from No. 12 to No. 6, Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) went from No. 13 to No. 8, and USAO (Okla.) entered the top 10 at No. 9 after ending the fall at No. 17. 

The next edition of the Top 25 is slated for two weeks from today, on April 3.

Trend Rank Last Time   Institution [1st-Place Votes] Final Points
1 1 Keiser (Fla.) 498 
2 2 Reinhardt (Ga.) 469 
3 4 Oklahoma City 468 
4 15 Webber International (Fla.) 454 
5 5 Friends (Kan.) 433 
6 12 Coastal Georgia 422 
7 3 Marian (Ind.) 387 
8 13 Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) 370 
9 17 USAO (Okla.) 369 
10 9 British Columbia 341 
11 T-6 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 337 
12 T-6 Dalton State (Ga.) 321 
13 18 Texas Wesleyan 318 
14 11 Missouri Valley 293 
15 10 MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) 291 
16 20 Wayland Baptist (Texas) 258 
17 24 Indiana Wesleyan 238 
18 22 Point (Ga.) 235 
19 23 Cumberlands (Ky.) 191 
20 21 Victoria (B.C.) 182 
21 16 Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 176 
22 8 Ave Maria (Fla.) 174 
23 19 Northwestern Ohio 156 
24 RV Southeastern (Fla.) 143 
25 RV William Woods (Mo.) 119 

Received Votes: William Carey (Miss.) 66, Grand View (Iowa) 58, Texas A&M-Victoria 46, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 35, Columbia International (S.C.) 32, Campbellsville (Ky.) 23, Oregon Tech 13, Bethel (Tenn.) 8, St. Ambrose (Iowa) 8, Pikeville (Ky.) 8, Midway (Ky.) 4.

Dropped out of Top 25: OUAZ (Ariz.), Taylor (Ind.).

Key:
RV - Receiving Votes

NR - Not Ranked

Climbed -

Dropped -

Steady - 


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”.

Championship Information


74th ANNUAL
MEN'S GOLF 

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP
May 12-15, 2026
TPC Deere Run
Silvis, IL