Oklahoma Christian University took the top spot, followed by Savannah College of the Art and Design (Ga.), Holy Names University (Calif.), Oklahoma City University, and University of South Carolina-Beaufort top round out the top five.
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 Grand View golf team has completed their fall season with three first place finishes and one second place finish. The Golf World/Nike Golf men's coaches' poll has taken notice of the Vikings great play and has ranked the Vikings golf team number 9 nationally in the NAIA.
The Vikings finished with 164 points and were rated 25th nationally in the last Golf World/ Nike Golf poll. Sophomore Josh Manske, from Algona, IA, was honored as the MCC Golfer of the Week twice during the fall season.
Sophomore Josh Manske was named the Midwest Collegiate Conference Men's Golfer of the Week along with Saint Ambrose's Dusty Drenth after the pair tied for third place individually at the NAIA Preview Invitational last week.
Manske, from Algona, Iowa, shot a 73 on Thursday and followed that up with a one over par 72 on Friday for a two-round total of 145. He led the Vikings to a seventh-place showing in the 17-team event that featured nine teams ranked in the top 25.
The Viking men's golf team finished a very successful fall campaign with a 7th place finish in the NAIA Fall Preview hosted by St Ambrose University. The event brought together some of the top teams from around the country. Nine of the 16 team field was ranked inside the top 25.
Tournament scores were a bit on the high side as the temperatures failed to reach the 50 degree mark during the event. The Vikings opened up with a team score of 302 putting them in sixth place 10 shots behind leading Texas Wesleyan. The team followed that up with a 306 on day two to finish in 7th place. Second ranked and past National Champion Oklahoma City won the event with a 594.
| Grand View at | |
| Bethany College Swede Invitational - McPherson, Kansas | |
| Grand View at | |
| Grand View at Bethany College Swede Invitational - McPherson, Kansas | |
| Grand View at | |
| Spring Break Trip - Phoenix, Arizona (March 13-20) | |
