(NEW YORK, NY) — The latest Golf World/Nike Golf Division II College Coaches’ Poll has been released, combining the resources of Golf Worldmagazine, Nike Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). The complete results, including results from Divisions I, III, NAIA and NJCAA will appear in the October 8, 2012 issue of Golf World. A victory at the Brickyard Crossing and a runner-up finish at the Flagler Col. Jennison Memorial propelled Barry into the top spot of the Golf World/Nike Golf men's Division II coaches' poll.
The Buccaneers earned eight of 17 first-place votes to move up from the No. 2 position they occupied in the preseason poll.
Nova Southeastern, the defending NCAA D-II champion, claimed the No. 2 spot, earning three first-place votes. The Sharks were the preseason No. 2 in the Golf World/Nike Golf poll, and have finished second in their two tournaments to start the 2012-13 season.
Abilene Christian jumped into the No. 3 spot, while North Alabama and Western Washington round out the top five.
Five new schools join the top 25: No 20. Coker, No. 21 Hawaii-Hilo, No. 22 Delta State, No. 23 Oklahoma Christian, No. 24 Flagler.
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Division II - October 3, 2012
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
1 | Barry (8) | 408 | 2 |
2 | Nova Southeastern (3) | 374 | 1 |
3 | Abilene Christian (2) | 306 | 13 |
4 | North Alabama | 288 | 12 |
5 | Western Washington | 262 | 9 |
6 | Chico State (1) | 245 | 3 |
7 | South Carolina-Aiken (1) | 232 | 5 |
8 | CSU-Monterey Bay | 216 | 17 |
9 | Lynn | 214 | 6 |
10 | CSU-Stanislaus | 207 | 4 |
11 | Georgia College | 193 | 9 |
12 | Central Oklahoma | 172 | 7 |
13 | Colorado School of Mines | 149 | 20 |
14 | West Florida | 138 | 11 |
15 | Grand Canyon | 126 | 19 |
16 | Armstrong Atlantic State | 123 | 23 |
17 | Florida Southern | 112 | 15 |
18 | St. Edwards | 107 | 14 |
19 | Columbus State | 105 | 24 |
20 | Coker | 90 | NR |
21 | Hawaii-Hilo | 88 | NR |
22 | Delta State | 86 | NR |
23 | Oklahoma Christian | 74 | NR |
24 | Flagler | 73 | NR |
25 | Georgia Southwestern State | 72 | 21 |
Dropped From Ranking: | Barton (#22), Central Missouri (#10), Indianapolis (#16), North Carolina-Pembroke (#18), Washburn (#25). | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Union University (2), 68; Central Missouri, 65; Indianapolis, 62; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 57; St. Mary's University (TX), 57; Washburn, 52; Missouri-St. Louis, 49; Barton, 43; North Carolina-Pembroke, 43; Rollins, 40; Belmont Abbey, 36; Sonoma State, 36; Grand Valley State, 35; CU-Colorado Springs, 33; Newberry, 33; Florida Institute of Technology, 32; Newman, 30; Montevallo, 24; Bellarmine, 22; CSU-San Bernardino, 22; Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 22; Colorado State-Pueblo, 20; Ferris State, 20; Cameron, 18; Colorado Mesa, 16; Valdosta State, 16; Erskine, 15; Wayne State (MI), 15; Eckerd, 13; Saginaw Valley State, 12; Carson-Newman, 9; Clayton State, 9; Saint Thomas Aquinas, 8; Saint Leo, 6; Lincoln Memorial, 5; Texas A&M Commerce, 4; Arkansas Tech, 3; Concord, 3; Dallas Baptist, 3; Tusculum, 2; Wingate, 2; Wilmington, 1. |