NORMAN, Okla. – Defending national champion Saint Leo will begin the season as the top-ranked team in the Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Lions received 12 of 19 first-place votes.
Florida Southern tallied one first-place vote and is second. Lynn was the only team other than Saint Leo to appear on multiple No. 1 ballots with four and is third. Barry and West Florida also received first-place votes and bracket fifth-ranked Chico State. Seventh-ranked Nova Southeastern, USC Aiken, Central Missouri and CSU Monterey Bay round out the top 10.
Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - Preseason
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NCAA Finals Finish |
| 1 | Saint Leo (12) | 449 | Champion |
| 2 | Florida Southern (1) | 417 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Lynn (4) | 410 | Semifinals |
| 4 | Barry (1) | 389 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Chico State | 380 | Runner-Up |
| 6 | West Florida (1) | 379 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Nova Southeastern | 354 | DNQ |
| 8 | South Carolina-Aiken | 266 | T16 |
| 9 | Central Missouri | 260 | 11 |
| 10 | CSU-Monterey Bay | 245 | DNQ |
| 11 | California Baptist | 206 | Quarterfinals |
| 12 | Lee | 191 | DNQ |
| 13 | North Alabama | 190 | DNQ |
| 14 | Georgia Southwestern State | 155 | DNQ |
| 15 | Central Oklahoma | 142 | 9 |
| 16 | Missouri - St. Louis | 120 | DNQ |
| 17 | Columbus State | 117 | DNQ |
| 18 | Oklahoma Christian | 107 | 14 |
| 19 | Carson-Newman | 102 | DNQ |
| T20 | West Georgia | 91 | Quarterfinals |
| T20 | Wilmington (DE) | 91 | Quarterfinals |
| 22 | Flagler | 87 | DNQ |
| 23 | Simon Fraser | 86 | DNQ |
| 24 | Florida Tech | 78 | DNQ |
| 25 | CU-Colorado Springs | 77 | DNQ |
| Others Receiving Votes: BYU-Hawaii, 72; Sonoma State, 72; Dallas Baptist, 64; Tiffin, 58; St. Thomas Aquinas, 46; Limestone, 45; Western New Mexico, 42; Lincoln Memorial, 37; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 37; Indianapolis, 33; Lander, 30; Southeastern Oklahoma State, 24; Valdosta State, 23; Armstrong State, 22; Arkansas Tech, 19; Georgia College, 19; St. Edward's, 13; Western Washington, 13; Southern New Hampshire, 10; Le Moyne, 9; Cameron, 8; Ferris State, 8; St. Mary's (TX), 8; Concordia College (NY), 7; CSU-Stanislaus, 7; Mount Olive, 7; Rollins, 7; CSU-East Bay, 6; Newberry, 6; Grand Valley State, 5; Bellarmine, 4; CSU-San Bernardino, 4; North Greenville, 4; Dominican (NY), 3; Catawba, 2; Colorado Christian, 2; Colorado State-Pueblo, 2; Washburn, 2; Young Harris, 2; Colorado School of Mines, 1; CSU-San Marcos, 1; Henderson State, 1; Wingate, 1. | |||