NORMAN, Okla. – Defending national champion Mississippi Gulf Coast will open the season ranked first in the Bushnell Golfweek NJCAA Division II Preseason Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs received three first-place votes.
Meridian and South Mountain each received a first-place vote and tied at second. Fourth-ranked Parkland tallied the remaining first-place ballot. Fifth-ranked Tyler JC, Murray State (OK), Kirkwood, Mesa, Walters State, and Abraham Baldwin completed the ranking.
Bushnell Golfweek NJCAA Division II Coaches Poll - Preseason
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NJCAA Finals Finish |
1 | Mississippi Gulf Coast (3) | 56 | Champion |
T2 | South Mountain (1) | 47 | 4 |
T2 | Meridian (1) | 47 | 2 |
4 | Parkland CC (1) | 39 | 3 |
5 | Tyler JC | 36 | 7 |
6 | Murray State | 30 | DNQ |
7 | Kirkwood CC | 23 | 5 |
8 | Mesa | 21 | DNQ |
9 | Walters State JC | 10 | DNQ |
10 | Abraham Baldwin | 6 | 6 |
Others Receiving Votes: Southeast CC, 4; Rend Lake, 3; Mott, 2; Seminole, 2; Copiah Lincoln, 1; Des Moines Area, 1; Oakland CC, 1. |