Bruins tabbed as favorites to win third-straight NSAA Men's Golf title

The North Star Athletic Association (NSAA) head men's golf coaches have tabbed Bellevue University as its favorite to win the conference title in 2021-22, as announced today by the league office. The Bruins have won the previous two North Star Athletic Association tournament titles. 

Bellevue collected four first-place votes and tallied 33 points to secure the top spot in the poll.  Waldorf (Iowa) was picked to finish second after recording 28 points with a first-place vote.  Viterbo (Wis.) earned the final first-place vote and finished third with 27 points.

Dickinson State (N.D.) registered 17 points to place fourth in the poll, followed by Valley City State (N.D.) fifth with 13 points and Dakota State (S.D.) sixth with eight points.

The North Star Athletic Association Men's Golf Championship will be held on April 25-26, 2022, in Forest City, Iowa.  This year's conference tournament is hosted by Waldorf.

The winner of the NSAA Men's Golf Conference Tournament will receive an automatic team bid to the national tournament.  The NAIA Men's Golf National Tournament remains at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Ill. on May 17-20, 2022.

The Bruins return seven letterwinners and two All-Americans (Rodrigo Navarrete and Hugo Ronnberg) from last season's squad that finished in a tie for seventh at the NAIA National Tournament. BU will begin the 2021-22 season on Sept. 7-8 when they travel to Newton, Kan. to compete in the Mid-South Classic at the Sand Creek Station.  

Below is the complete listing of the 2021-22 NSAA Men's Golf Preseason Coaches' Poll: