ALVA, OKLAHOMA - The Great American Conference announced their 2023 coaches preseason poll Tuesday afternoon. The poll is voted on the conference coaches for the upcoming season. 

Leading the poll is Ouachita Baptist with 116 total points following eight first place votes. Harding comes in ranked second after earning 113 points from four first place votes. Rounding out the top three is Henderson State at 99 points. 

Fourth and fifth were separated by just one point as Southern Arkansas finishes with 82 points right in front of Southeastern Oklahoma State at 81 points finishing the top five. 

East Central places sixth with 62 points joined by Arkansas Tech at 59 and Arkansas Monticello with 56. Southern Nazarene enters the season projected ninth overall with 42 points followed by Southwestern Oklahoma State with 40.

Oklahoma Baptist is eleventh with 25 points followed by the Rangers at 17 points from the preseason poll.
 

Northwestern enters the season with first year head coach Ronnie Jones with the first game scheduled at the end of the month on August 31st with kickoff set for 6:00 PM at home against Arkansas Monticello. 

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