MIAA Media Relations

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – In the second ever men’s and women’s golf poll to be released by the MIAA the Central Missouri men and the Central Oklahoma women have been picked to win the league championship. Both teams are coming off season’s where they were able to win the conference tournament.

In the men’s poll UCM recieved eight first place votes coming in just five points ahead of Central Oklahoma who claimed the other three first place votes. Northeastern State was picked third overall for the men with Washburn picked to finish in the fourth slot. Just seven points behind the Ichabods was Lindenwood who is picked fifth with Missouri Western picked two points behind in the sixth spot.

Missouri Southern sits just six points behind the Griffons as they are slated to finish seventh this year. Nebraska-Kearney was picked in the eight slot with Lincoln picked to finish ninth overall. Fort Hays State was picked 10th just one point ahead of 11th place pick Southwest Baptist.

On the women’s side UCO claimed seven of the ten first place votes coming in three points ahead of Northeastern State who claimed the final three first place votes. Ten points behind the the RiverHawks is LIndenwood who is picked to finish third with Nebraska-Kearney being slated in the fourth spot. One point behind the Lopers is Missouri Western who is picked by the cooaches to finish fifth this season.

Central Missouri earns the nod at the sixth space while Northeastern Missouri has ben picked seventh by the coaches. Fort Hays State is picked to finish eight with Southwest Baptist ninth and Lincoln picked to finish 10th overall.

The fall season is set to get underway shortly with the teams pushing towards the MIAA Championships to be held on April 18-20 in Lawrence, Kan.

2015 MIAA Preseason Men’s Coaches Poll
1. Central Missouri (8)        98
2. Central Oklahoma (3)     93
3. Northeastern State         75
4. Washburn                       67
5. Lindenwood                    60
6. Missouri Western           58
7. Missouri Southern          52
8. Nebraska-Kearney         42
9. Lincoln                            23
10. Fort Hays State            19
11. Southwest Baptist        18

2015 MIAA Preseason Women’s Coaches Poll
1. Central Oklahoma (7)      78
2. Northeastern State (3)     75
3. Lindenwood                     65
4. Nebraska-Kearney           52
5. Missouri Western             51
6. Central Missouri               43
7. Northwest Missouri          35
8. Fort Hays State                24
9. Southwest Baptist            17
10. Lincoln                           10