The Preseason NAIA Men's Golf Coaches' Top 25 Poll was announced by the national office announced Friday. The Grand View men's golf team was ranked as the No. 8 team in the NAIA, its highest NAIA ranking in program history. The Vikings were ranked No. by GolfStat and No. 9 in the world by the Golf World/Nike Golf men's coaches' poll after a successful fall season.

Oklahoma City University was named the No. 1 team in the preseason. The Stars earned all 19-possible first-place votes for 529 points. Oklahoma City captured third place at the NAIA Men's Golf Championship last season. Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.) is ranked second with 509 points, followed by the University of South Carolina - Beaufort with 483 points, Johnson & Wales University (Fla.) with 461 points and Lee University round out the top five with 455 points. The defending national champion, Oklahoma Christian, is ranked 11th.

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups. The first regular season rating will be announced on Feb. 26.