NORMAN, Okla. – West Florida moved up three spots to claim the top spot in the final fall Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Argonauts are the fourth team to be ranked No. 1 in four rankings this season.
Former No. 1 Lynn actually earned more first-place votes than West Florida, 12 to 7, but trailed the Argonauts by six points to fall to second. Florida Southern and Barry each dropped a spot, to third and fourth, respectively, while Nova Southeastern and Missouri-St. Louis stood pat at Nos. 5 and 6. Rollins jumped six rungs to seventh and was followed by North Alabama, USC Aiken and CSU Monterey Bay.
Dallas Baptist debuted in the ranking at No. 20.
Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - Final Fall
Rank |
University (First Place Votes) |
Points |
Previous Rank |
1 |
West Florida (7) |
474 |
4 |
2 |
Lynn (12) |
468 |
1 |
3 |
Florida Southern |
457 |
2 |
4 |
Barry |
430 |
3 |
5 |
Nova Southeastern |
383 |
5 |
6 |
Missouri - St. Louis |
346 |
6 |
7 |
Rollins |
321 |
13 |
8 |
North Alabama |
310 |
8 |
9 |
USC Aiken |
270 |
10 |
10 |
CSU Monterey Bay |
259 |
20 |
11 |
Lee |
258 |
11 |
12 |
Saint Leo (1) |
245 |
7 |
13 |
Lander |
233 |
14 |
14 |
Florida Tech |
231 |
9 |
15 |
Ferris State |
224 |
15 |
16 |
Valdosta State |
205 |
18 |
17 |
Newberry |
195 |
17 |
18 |
Central Oklahoma |
160 |
19 |
19 |
California Baptist |
144 |
12 |
20 |
Dallas Baptist |
136 |
NR |
21 |
Columbus State |
101 |
22 |
T22 |
Central Missouri |
85 |
21 |
T22 |
Chico State |
85 |
16 |
24 |
Lincoln Memorial |
83 |
25 |
T25 |
CSU East Bay |
39 |
23 |
T25 |
Flagler |
39 |
24 |
Dropped From Ranking: None
Others Receiving Votes: Belmont Abbey, 37; Georgia College, 34; Mount Olive, 27; Grand Valley State, 22; Indianapolis, 22; Carson-Newman, 20; Saginaw Valley State, 17; Georgia Southwestern State, 15; Sonoma State, 14; Armstrong State, 13; Findlay, 13; Lenoir Rhyne, 12; Limestone, 11; Lewis, 9; Palm Beach Atlantic, 9; Southern New Hampshire, 9; St. Thomas Aquinas, 8; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 6; West Georgia, 5; Bellarmine, 3; Colorado School of Mines, 3; Coker, 2; Maryville, 2; Simon Fraser, 2; St. Edward’s, 2; Arkansas Tech, 1; St. Mary’s (TX), 1