2011 NAIA National Runner-Up Hastings, after recording a 24-2 record last fall, has been selected by the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) men's soccer coaches' as the favorite for the 2012 GPAC men's soccer season.
The Bronco men, who won the GPAC last season with a perfect 10-0 record, totaled 100 points and 10 first place votes in the poll. Midland was picked second with 80 votes and the final first place vote. Northwestern was third in the early season poll with 78 votes from the coaches.
The 2012 schedule will consist of 10 league games as all 11 league teams will compete for the conference crown.
Here is the complete 2012 GPAC Men's Preseason Soccer Poll:
Place | School | Points | First Place Votes |
1. | Hastings | 100 | 10 |
2. | Midland | 80 | 1 |
3. | Northwestern | 78 | |
4t. | Concordia | 71 | |
4t. | Dakota Wesleyan | 71 | |
6t. | Doane | 45 | |
6t. | Dordt | 45 | |
8. | Morningside | 39 | |
9. | Briar Cliff | 37 | |
10. | Nebraska Wesleyan | 29 | |
11. | Mount Marty | 11 |
| Doane | 27th of 27 |
| NAIA Championship - 2nd Round (Wilderness Ridge GC) | |
| Doane | 27th of 27 |
| NAIA Championship - 1st Round (Wilderness Ridge GC) | |
| Northwestern at | 17th of 28 |
| NAIA Championship - Final Round (Creekside Golf Club) | |
| Northwestern at | 17th of 28 |
| NAIA Championship - 3rd Round (Creekside Golf Club) | |
| Northwestern at | 9th of 28 |
| NAIA Championship - 2nd Round (Creekside Golf Club) | |
| Northwestern at | 6th of 28 |
| NAIA Championship - 1st Round (Creekside Golf Club) | |
| (RV) Central Methodist College vs | 9 |
| (RV) Morningside | 4 |
| NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round (Claremore, Okla.) (Elimination Game) | |
| Hastings at | 2 |
| (17) Freed-Hardeman | 9 |
| NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round - Elim. Game | |
| Doane vs | 0 |
| (10) Concordia University | 9 |
| NAIA National Championships | |
| (13) Concordia University vs | 8 |
| (25) Nebraska Wesleyan | 1 |
| NAIA National Championship (Mobile, Ala.) | |
| Hastings vs | 1 |
| (4) Oklahoma City University | 6 |
| NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round | |
| (6) Williams Baptist College vs | (5) | 17 |
| (RV) Morningside | 2 | |
| NAIA Softball National Championship Opening Round (Claremore, Okla.) | ||
| (23) Univ of Science and Arts of Oklahoma vs | 5 |
| (RV) Northwestern | 4 |
| NAIA Baseball Opening Round (Oklahoma City, Okla.) | |
| Midland vs | 2 |
| Bellevue University | 7 |
| NAIA Baseball Opening Round (Elimination Game) | |
| Hastings at | No Team Score |
| Concordia Twilight | |
| Concordia | |
| Concordia Twilight Meet | |
| Doane at | No Team Score |
| Concordia Twilight | |
| Briar Cliff at | No Team Score |
| Concordia Twilight (Seward, NE) | |
| Briar Cliff at | No Team Score |
| Concordia Twilight (Seward, NE) | |
| Concordia | |
| Concordia Twilight Meet | |
| Doane | |
| NAIA Championship - 3rd Round (Wilderness Ridge GC) | |
| Midland at | |
| NAIA Outdoor Championships | |
| Doane at | |
| NAIA Championships | |
| Hastings at | |
| NAIA Outdoor Championships | |
| Northwestern at | 10:00am |
| @ NAIA Outdoor National Championships | |
| Briar Cliff at | 10:00am |
| NAIA Outdoor Championships (Marion, IN - May 23-25) | |
| Midland at | |
| NAIA Outdoor Championships | |
| Doane at | |
| NAIA Championships | |
| Briar Cliff at | 10:00am |
| NAIA Outdoor Championships (Marion, IN - May 23-25) | |
| Northwestern at | 10:00am |
| @ NAIA Outdoor National Championships | |
| Doane | |
| NAIA Championship - Final Round (Wilderness Ridge GC) | |
| Midland at | |
| NAIA Outdoor Championships | |
| Doane at | |
| NAIA Championships | |
| Northwestern at | 10:30am |
| @ NAIA Outdoor National Championships | |
| Midland at | |
| NAIA Outdoor Championships | |
| Doane at | |
| NAIA Championships | |
| Northwestern at | 10:30am |
| @ NAIA Outdoor National Championships | |
| Midland at | |
| NAIA Outdoor Championships | |
| Doane at | |
| NAIA Championships | |
| Hastings at | |
| NAIA Outdoor Championships | |
