Keiser is the No. 1 team in the first spring 2022 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll with 348 total votes. The Seahawks also received 12 first-place votes.
Oklahoma City is second with 336 votes and two first-place votes. Those teams were 1-2 in the final poll of 2021 so it’s really a matter of picking up where they left off.
South Carolina Beaufort is the new No. 3 team, up two spots. British Columbia slides back one spot to No. 4, while the College of Coastal Georgia is No. 5, also down one spot.
The big mover is SCAD Savannah, up six spots to No. 14.
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Keiser (12) | 348 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma City (2) | 336 | 2 |
| 3 | South Carolina Beaufort | 314 | 5 |
| 4 | British Columbia | 308 | 3 |
| 5 | College of Coastal Georgia | 300 | 4 |
| 6 | Bellevue University | 274 | 6 |
| 7 | Taylor | 258 | 7 |
| 8 | Wayland Baptist | 237 | 10 |
| 9 | Point University | 225 | 8 |
| 10 | Morningside | 213 | 11 |
| 11 | Ottawa (AZ) | 183 | 12 |
| 12 | Marian University-Indianapolis | 162 | 15 |
| 13 | Rocky Mountain | 156 | 14 |
| 14 | SCAD Savannah | 147 | 20 |
| 15 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 134 | 16 |
| 16 | Victoria | 126 | 9 |
| 17 | Dalton State | 124 | 18 |
| 18 | Southwestern Christian | 117 | 17 |
| 19 | Lewis-Clark State College | 109 | 13 |
| 20 | Missouri Valley College | 87 | 19 |
| 21 | Truett-McConnell | 74 | T-22 |
| 22 | Texas Wesleyan | 73 | 21 |
| 23 | William Woods | 57 | 25 |
| 24 | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (AZ) | 51 | T-22 |
| 25 | Lindsey Wilson | 35 | 24 |
Others Receiving Votes: Columbia College 20, Point Park 17, Reinhardt 17, Midland University 14, Bethany College (KS) 7, Sterling 6, Roosevelt 6, St. Ambrose 4, Columbia International 4, St. Thomas University 2, The Master’s University 2, Grand View 1, Mount Mercy 1, William Carey 1.
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