ALVA, OKLAHOMA - The Great American Conference released their annual preseason poll on Thursday afternoon. Northwestern Oklahoma State was selected fourth overall. The poll is voted on upon the coaches for the final results.

Arkansas Tech Wonder Boys were picked first after receiving the most first place votes at seven and earning 114 points total. Oklahoma Baptist Bison were second with three first place votes and 100 points. Southeastern Oklahoma State rounded out the top three with 91 points. 

Northwestern Oklahoma State earned one of the final two first place votes with a total of 80 points and took fourth. Harding Bisons had a total of 76 points and the final first place vote while picked fifth. Southern Nazarene was sixth with 67 points. 

East Central checked in at seven with 64 points from the coaches in the poll, followed by Southern Arkansas rounding out the top eight, which the top eight would earn conference tournament birds. 

Henderson State was ninth in the poll with  54 points followed by Arkansas Monticello with 39 and 10th place. Southwestern Oklahoma State is 11th with 29 points just a head of Ouachita Baptist with 19 points.