EDISON, NJ (Feb. 13, 2025) – The 2025 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) Men’s and Women’s Golf Preseason Coaches’ Polls have been announced, as voted on by the league's head coaches. Conference newcomer Sacred Heart University was picked as the top choice on the men’s side, while Quinnipiac University was selected as the favorites in the women’s poll.
The Sacred Heart Pioneers collected five first place votes, totaling a league-high 109 points in the men’s poll. In 2024, Sacred Heart finished second in the NEC Championship and had the individual NEC champion. The Pioneers have won four conference titles in program history – last one coming in 2022 – and boast seven individual champions dating back to 2002.
Checking in at second place in the poll was 2024 MAAC runner-up, Fairfield University, receiving 101 points and one first place vote, followed by Iona University in third place with 94 points. 2024 MAAC Champion, Siena College was picked fourth in the poll, earning 91 points and three first place votes, followed by both Manhattan University and Mount St. Mary’s University in a fifth place tie.
The Quinnipiac Bobcats compiled 58 points, while receiving four first-place votes to lead the women’s poll. The Bobcats finished in a two-way tie for second place at the 2024 MAAC Championship, snapping the program’s three-year reign as MAAC champions from 2021 through 2023. Overall, Quinnipiac has claimed five MAAC titles, also winning back-to-back crowns in 2016 and 2017.
2024 MAAC Champion, UAlbany, was voted second in the poll, finishing with 52 points and two first place votes, followed by Sacred Heart (43) and Merrimack College (40) to round out the top half of the women’s poll.
The full Preseason Coaches’ Polls can be found below.
| 2025 Men’s Golf Preseason Coaches’ Poll |
| 1 |
Sacred Heart |
109 (5) |
| 2 |
Fairfield |
101 (1) |
| 3 |
Iona |
94 |
| 4 |
Siena |
91 (3) |
| T5 |
Manhattan |
73 |
| T5 |
Mount St. Mary’s |
73 (1) |
| 7 |
Canisius |
54 |
| 8 |
Merrimack |
42 |
| T9 |
Niagara |
31 |
| T9 |
Rider |
31 |
| 11 |
Saint Peter’s |
27 (1) |
| 2025 Women’s Golf Preseason Coaches’ Poll |
| 1 |
Quinnipiac |
58 (4) |
| 2 |
Albany |
52 (2) |
| 3 |
Sacred Heart |
43 (1) |
| 4 |
Merrimack |
40 |
| 5 |
Fairfield |
34 |
| 6 |
Mount St. Mary’s |
25 (1) |
| 7 |
Siena |
24 |
| 8 |
Niagara |
12 |
The 2025 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Golf Championships return to Disney’s Golf Course in Lake Buena Vista, FL from April 17-19. The 2025 championships will mark the 14
th consecutive season the championships are hosted at Disney’s Golf Course dating back to 2011, and the 23
rd overall time since 2000. For all information regarding the 2025 MAAC Men’s & Women’s Golf Championships, please visit
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About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 13 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 44th year of competition during the 2024-25 academic year. Current conference members include: Canisius University, Fairfield University, Iona University, Manhattan University, Marist University, Merrimack College, Mount St. Mary’s University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Sacred Heart University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.
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