KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Keiser (Fla.) held on to the No. 1 spot in the latest STADIONIC NAIA Men’s Golf Coaches’ Top 25 after collecting 17 first-place votes. Reinhardt (Ga.) climbed from a tie at No. 5 to No. 2, while Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) jumped from No. 16 to No. 3. Texas Wesleyan moved up six spots to No. 4, followed by OUAZ (Ariz.), which climbed two places to No. 5.
Other notable moves included Indiana Wesleyan climbing from No. 19 to a tie at No. 7 and Cumberlands (Ky.) rising 10 spots to No. 12. The Master’s (Calif.) entered the Top 25 tied at No. 7, joining nine other teams that were unranked in the previous rating.
One fall rating remainings on Oct. 30. The spring schedule begins March 25 and concludes with the final rating on May 6, ahead of the 2027 NAIA Men’s Golf National Championship in Fayetteville, Ga.
| TREND | RANK | LAST | INSTITUTION [FIRST-PLACE VOTES] | POINTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ● | 1 | 1 | Keiser (Fla.) [17] | 497 |
| ▲ | 2 | T-5 | Reinhardt (Ga.) | 481 |
| ▲ | 3 | 16 | Blue Mountain Christian (Miss.) | 456 |
| ▲ | 4 | 10 | Texas Wesleyan | 444 |
| ▲ | 5 | 7 | OUAZ (Ariz.) | 406 |
| ▲ | 6 | 9 | Coastal Georgia | 396 |
| ▲ | T-7 | 19 | Indiana Wesleyan | 395 |
| ▲ | T-7 | NR | The Master’s (Calif.) | 395 |
| ▲ | 9 | NR | Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) | 394 |
| ▼ | 10 | 2 | Friends (Kan.) | 353 |
| ▲ | 11 | NR | Northwestern (Iowa) | 320 |
| ▲ | 12 | 22 | Cumberlands (Ky.) | 310 |
| ▲ | 13 | NR | Hastings (Neb.) | 285 |
| ▲ | 14 | 15 | British Columbia | 275 |
| ▼ | 15 | T-5 | Webber International (Fla.) | 249 |
| ▼ | 16 | 11 | Marian (Ind.) | 231 |
| ▲ | 17 | 18 | Rocky Mountain (Mont.) | 223 |
| ▲ | 18 | 24 | Morningside (Iowa) | 183 |
| ▲ | 19 | NR | Faulkner (Ala.) | 170 |
| ▲ | 20 | NR | St. Thomas (Fla.) | 162 |
| ▲ | 21 | NR | Taylor (Ind.) | 156 |
| ▲ | 22 | 23 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 146 |
| ▲ | 23 | NR | Northwestern Ohio | 97 |
| ▼ | 24 | 17 | Grand View (Iowa) | 90 |
| ▲ | T-25 | NR | Bellevue (Neb.) | 86 |
| ▲ | T-25 | NR | Texas A&M -Texarkana | 86 |
Receiving Votes: Wayland Baptist (Texas) 72, Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) 34, Missouri Valley 15, Bethel (Tenn.) 9, Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) 8, Mobile (Ala.) 8, USAO (Okla.) 8, IU East (Ind.) 6.
Dropped out of the Top 25: Dalton State (Ga.), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.), Missouri Valley, Wayland Baptist (Texas), Victoria (B.C.), USAO (Okla.), Lewis-Clark State (Idaho), William Carey (Miss.), William Woods (Mo.).
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