NORMAN, Okla. – West Florida received all 17 first-place votes to become the unanimous top-ranked team in the Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll. The Argonauts placed first in their season opening event, The Griffin Invitational.
Lynn moved up two spots to second and was followed by preseason No. 1 Florida Southern. Barry was fourth. Nova Southeastern jumped up six rungs to fifth. Florida Tech was sixth. Limestone moved from unranked to No. 7. Newberry was No. 8 and USC Aiken ninth. Columbus State moved from unranked to tied at No. 10 with Saint Leo, who climbed six positions.
Joinging Limestone and Columbus State in the ranking were CU-Colorado Springs (#18), Simon Fraser (#20), Central Oklahoma (#21), and Grand Valley State (#24). CSU East Bay, Ferris State, Lincoln Memorial, Stanislaus State, Western Washington and Young Harris fell out of the top 25.
The next Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Polls will be released October 20.
Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - Sept. 29
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
1 | West Florida (17) | 425 | 2 |
2 | Lynn | 382 | 4 |
3 | Florida Southern | 365 | 1 |
4 | Barry | 313 | 3 |
5 | Nova Southeastern | 307 | 11 |
6 | Florida Tech | 277 | 5 |
7 | Limestone | 252 | NR |
8 | Newberry | 218 | 6 |
9 | USC Aiken | 209 | 13 |
T10 | Columbus State | 176 | NR |
T10 | Saint Leo | 176 | 16 |
12 | Arkansas Tech | 175 | 10 |
13 | California Baptist | 162 | 8 |
14 | CSU Monterey Bay | 152 | 9 |
15 | Chico State | 150 | 20 |
16 | Lee | 126 | 15 |
17 | North Alabama | 107 | 7 |
18 | CU-Colorado Springs | 94 | NR |
19 | Central Missouri | 92 | 14 |
20 | Simon Fraser | 91 | NR |
21 | Central Oklahoma | 84 | NR |
22 | Missouri - St. Louis | 77 | 18 |
23 | Lander | 70 | 17 |
24 | Grand Valley State | 61 | NR |
25 | Rollins | 51 | 22 |
Dropped From Ranking: | CSU East Bay (#19), Ferris State (#12), Lincoln Memorial (#21), Stanislaus State (#T24), Western Washington (#T24), Young Harris (#23) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Lincoln Memorial, 50; Sonoma Staet, 48; Valdosta State, 47; Carson-Newman, 46; Oklahoma Christian, 45; Ferris State, 43; Flagler, 42; Texas A&M Commerce, 36; CSU East Bay, 34; Stanislaus State, 34; Georgia College, 29; St. Edward's, 29; Indianapolis, 28; Mount Olive, 24; Young Harris, 23; Coker, 20; Missouri Western State, 20; Dallas Baptist, 18; Livingstone, 18; Cameron, 17; Christian Brothers, 17; Lenoir Rhyne, 17; Regis, 16; St. Mary's (TX) 16; Bellarmine, 15; Washburn, 15; West Texas A&M, 15; Arkansas-Fort Smith, 13; Wayne State (MI), 13; West Georgia, 13; Colorado School of Mines, 12; Belmont Abbey, 11; Malone, 10; Western Washington, 10; Colorado Christian, 9; Colorado State-Pueblo, 9; Erskine, 8; Newman, 8; Lindenwood, 7; Midwestern State, 7; Tusculum, 7; Findlay, 6; North Georgia, 6; Winona State, 6; Charleston, 4; Saginaw Valley State, 4; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 4; Clayton State, 2; Harding, 1; Southeastern Oklahoma State, 1. |