Doane College, with 99 points and nine first place votes, is the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) baseball coaches’ choice to win the 2015 regular season league title.

The Tigers, who went a perfect 20-0 en route to the GPAC regular and postseason championships last spring, posted a 42-11 overall record in 2014.

Midland the GPAC postseason tournament champions were picked second with 85 points after going 43-19 last season. Northwestern picked up the final two first-place votes and was tabbed third with 84 points. Both teams were 16-4 in GPAC play last year.
The GPAC baseball  season will consist of 20 games (10 doubleheaders) and conclude with the GPAC Postseason Tournament in a new format featuring two four-team tournaments (Seeds 1,4,5,8 and Seeds 2,3,6,7) (double elimination) on April 30 – May 2 at site of the top two seeds. Then the two tournament winners will play on Tuesday, May 5, in one nine-inning game for the GPAC Championship at the highest remaining seed.

Points were assigned on a 10-1 basis and coaches could not vote for their own team.

Here is the complete GPAC Baseball 2015 preseason coaches’ poll:
Pl.   Team (1st Place Votes) – Points
1.    Doane (9)   –  99
2.    Midland    – 85
3.    Northwestern (2)    – 84
4.    Morningside    – 78
5.    Mount. Marty   –  56
6.    Dakota Wesleyan    – 55
7.    Briar Cliff    – 44
8.    Hastings   – 38
9.    Concordia   – 36
10.    Nebraska Wesleyan   – 18
11.    Dordt    -12