In the midseason coaches’ poll, the Willamette Bearcats are favored to repeat as NWC Men’s Golf Champions, as voted on by the conference’s head coaches.
Final team standings will be determined by the combined stroke totals from all three NWC Tournament events. The team with the lowest aggregate score across the three competitions will be crowned Northwest Conference Champion and earn the league’s automatic berth to the 2026 NCAA Division III Men’s Golf Championship.
Results from the Fall Classic are as follows:
1st – Willamette (577)
2nd – Whitman (586)
3rd – Linfield (593)
4th – Pacific Lutheran (594)
5th – Whitworth (596)
6th – George Fox (602)
7th – Lewis & Clark (606)
8th – Pacific (621)
9th – Puget Sound (630)
Willamette leads the poll with 64 points and eight first-place votes following its Fall Classic title. Whitman sits second with 55 points and the remaining first-place vote. Linfield ranks third with 49 points, followed by Whitworth with 41.
Pacific Lutheran (37 points) rounds out the top five. George Fox (29 points) is sixth, followed by Lewis & Clark (24), Puget Sound (13), and Pacific (12).
Puget Sound will host the Spring Classic on April 4–5, and Pacific will host the NWC Championship Tournament on April 19–20.
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Team
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Pts.
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2025 NWC Finish
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Willamette (8)
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64
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1st
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Whitman (1)
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55
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2nd
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Linfield
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49
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3rd
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Whitworth
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41
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7th
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Pacific Lutheran
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37
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5th
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George Fox
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29
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4th
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Lewis & Clark
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24
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6th
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Puget Sound
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13
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8th
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Pacific
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12
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9th
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*Numbers in parentheses indicate first place votes