OBU picked as favorite

Ouachita Baptist University was selected Tuesday for the top spot in the Great American Conference preseason coaches poll.

The Tigers, who received seven first-place votes, won their third consecutive conference title in 2019 and enter this season with a 27-game conference winning streak.

Harding University had four first-place votes and finished second in the poll, followed by Henderson State University (which got the remaining first-place vote), Oklahoma Baptist and the University of Southern Arkansas.

The University of Arkansas-Monticello finished sixth in the poll, and Arkansas Tech University was seventh. The conference begins regular-season play with five games Sept. 2.