Colorado Mesa stands atop RMAC men’s golf preseason rankings | Colorado Sunshine
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Colorado Mesa led the RMAC in the 2025-26 men’s golf preseason coaches’ poll.
The Mavericks secured 33 points with three first-place votes and three second-place votes. Colorado School of Mines and CSU Pueblo followed, each earning 30 points to share the No. 2 spot.
Fort Lewis College ranked fourth with 18 points, while Westminster University held fifth with 17. Colorado Christian (12 points) and South Dakota Mines (7) rounded out the poll.
(“Colorado Sunshine” celebrates the good news in sports. Suggestions are encouraged through sports editor Paul Klee at paul.klee@gazette.com.)
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