NORMAN, Okla. – Defending national champion Coastal Georgia received six first-place votes to overtake the top spot in the Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. They narrowly edged former No. 1 Okahoma City - who received three first-place tallies - by three points.
Williams Woods, British Columbia, Wayland Baptist and CSU San Marcos stood pat in Nos. 3-6. Johnson & Wales and Texas Wesleyan tied at No. 7. Ninth-ranked Grand View and No. 10 Dalton State round out the top 10.
Lindsey Wilson made its return to ranking at No 23 while AIB College of Business debuted at No. 25. Lewis-Clark State and Texas-Brownsville fell from the top 25.
Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - 4/24/15
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
1 | Coastal Georgia (6) | 222 | 2 |
2 | Oklahoma City (3) | 219 | 1 |
3 | William Woods | 203 | 3 |
4 | British Columbia | 189 | 4 |
5 | Wayland Baptist | 182 | 5 |
6 | CSU San Marcos | 176 | 6 |
T7 | Johnson & Wales (FL) | 166 | 7 |
T7 | Texas Wesleyan | 166 | 8 |
9 | Grand View | 160 | 9 |
10 | Dalton State | 158 | 10 |
11 | Victoria | 107 | 11 |
T12 | Cardinal Stritch | 106 | 14 |
T12 | Northwood (FL) | 106 | 13 |
T12 | Oklahoma Baptist | 106 | 16 |
15 | Webber International | 104 | 12 |
16 | Concordia (OR) | 97 | 15 |
17 | Mount Mercy | 81 | 17 |
18 | The Master's College | 53 | 19 |
19 | Faulkner | 49 | 23 |
20 | Union College | 47 | 18 |
21 | Bethany (KS) | 36 | 25 |
22 | Warner | 32 | 22 |
23 | Lindsey Wilson | 30 | NR |
24 | Houston-Victoria | 19 | 21 |
25 | AIB College of Business | 17 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: | Lewis-Clark State (#20), Texas-Brownsville (#24) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Lindenwood-Belleville, 16; Lewis-Clark State, 14; SCAD Savannah, 10; Texas-Brownsville, 10; Ashford, 9; Midland, 8; Southwestern College, 7; Bellevue, 5; Indiana Wesleyan, 5; Oklahoma Wesleyan, 4; St. Thomas Houston, 3; Rocky Mountain, 2; Reinhardt, 1. |