ALVA, OKLAHOMA - The Great American Conference released the yearly conference preseason poll on Tuesday afternoon. Northwestern baseball was picked sixth by the conference coaches as the GAC coaches voted on the rankings.

Arkansas Monticello was voted number one by the conference coaches receiving half of the first-place votes six of the 12. Monticello had 115 points followed by Harding with 108 points including four first-place votes. Rounding out the top three in the poll is Arkansas Tech with a first-place vote and 98 points.

Southern Arkansas Muleriders are fourth in the poll with 93 points and a first-place vote just ahead of Henderson State with 87 points.. 

Northwestern checked in at number six in the poll with 66 points followed by Oklahoma Baptist and Ouachita Baptist with 63 and 57 points. The top eight in the conference earn conference playoff bids. 

Southwestern Oklahoma State was selected ninth by the conference with 36 points followed by Southeastern Oklahoma State closing the top 10. 

The final two teams in the poll are East Central with 22 points then Southern Nazarene with 15 points.

Northwestern opens the season at home on January 31st for a four-game series against Colorado Christian University with the first game at 2:00 PM.

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