Defending NAIA national champion Dalton State will open the season ranked No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Coaches Poll. The Roadrunners claimed nine of 12 first-place votes.
NAIA runner-up Texas Wesleyan debuts at No. 5 in the poll. Meanwhile, Point received two first-place votes and landed in third, one spot behind Keiser, which received the final first-place vote.
Coastal Georgia was fourth and Bellevue, Oklahoma City, Southwestern Christian, Ottawa (AZ), and Cumberland University also all took a top-10 spot in the season-opening poll.
Take a look at the full poll below, along with teams receiving additional votes at the bottom.
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NAIA Finish |
| 1 | Dalton State (9) | 295 | Champion |
| 2 | Keiser (1) | 285 | 3 |
| 3 | Point (2) | 272 | 4 |
| 4 | Coastal Georgia | 264 | T-7 |
| 5 | Texas Wesleyan | 260 | 2 |
| 6 | Bellevue | 233 | T-7 |
| 7 | Oklahoma City | 200 | 13 |
| 8 | Southwestern Christian | 192 | 9 |
| 9 | Ottawa (AZ) | 183 | 6 |
| 10 | Cumberland University | 156 | 10 |
| 11 | William Woods | 153 | T-11 |
| 12 | South Carolina Beaufort | 149 | 25 |
| T-13 | Wayland Baptist | 140 | T-18 |
| T-13 | Taylor | 140 | T-11 |
| 15 | Houston-Victoria | 127 | 14 |
| 16 | Kansas Wesleyan | 118 | 16 |
| 17 | Lindsey Wilson | 110 | T-18 |
| 18 | SCAD Savannah | 85 | DNQ |
| 19 | Morningside | 69 | 24 |
| 20 | Webber International | 64 | DNQ |
| 21 | Truett-McConnell | 59 | 22 |
| 22 | Faulkner | 50 | DNW |
| T-23 | British Columbia | 29 | DNP |
| T-23 | Mobile | 29 | DNQ |
| 25 | Reinhardt | 27 | 21 |
Others Receiving Votes: Thomas (GA), 24; Grand View, 22; Ottawa (KS), 20; The Master’s University, 20; Tennessee Wesleyan, 19; Victoria, 16; Oregon Tech, 15; William Carey, 15; Missouri Valley, 12; Bethany (KS), 8; Johnson & Wales (FL), 8; Menlo, 7; Roosevelt, 5; St. Ambrose, 4; Doane, 3; Sterling, 3; University. of the Southwest, 3; Loyola – New Orleans, 2; Marian (IN), 2; Northwestern (IA), 1; St. Thomas (FL), 2.