ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Illinois State men's golf team was chosen as the unanimous favorite to win the 2021 Missouri Valley Conference Men's Golf Championship, in a pre-championship poll of league coaches.
The Redbirds earned all nine first-place votes and 81 total points in the poll. Southern Illinois was picked as the runner-up with 66 points, while Valparaiso (53) and Drake (48) rounded out the top four. Loyola (47), Missouri State (43), UNI (26), Evansville (23), and Bradley (18) round out the nine schools in the field.
According to GolfStat, the Redbirds' national ranking of 114 is the top in the conference, and ISU is followed by Southern Illinois (169), Valparaiso (178), Missouri State (204), Loyola (220), Drake (225), Evansville (236), UNI (251), and Bradley (259).