ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Spalding Men's Golf is selected to finish fifth in the 2026 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SLIAC) coaches preseason poll.
 
The Golden Eagles placed fifth with 88 points, tying Illinois College. Lake Forest earned first place in the poll with 134 total points and four first-place votes. MUW and Lyon each recorded first place votes.
 
The 2026 SLIAC Men's Golf Tournament will be held April 26-28 in Collinsville, IL (Far Oaks GC).

2026 SLIAC Men's Golf Preseason Poll
#1 Lake Forest - 134 (4)
#2 MUW - 126 (5)
#3 Lyon - 125 (4)
#4 Webster - 102
#5 Spalding - 88
#5 Illinois - 88
#7 Knox - 81
#7 Grinnell - 81
#9 Monmouth - 51
#10 Blackburn - 43
#11 Westminster - 39
#12 Greenville - 32
#13 Eureka - 24