NORMAN, Okla. – Barry remained No. 1 for the second-straight ranking in the Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll. The Buccaneers tallied 17 of 19 first-place votes.
Second-ranked Lynn and No. 4 West Florida earned the two remaining first-place votes. Florida Tech ranked third. Saint Leo was fifth while Florida Southern checked in at No. 6. Seventh-ranked St. Mary’s (TX), No. 8 Western Washington, and No. 10 Young Harris jumped into the top 10. Nova Southeastern dropped four spots to ninth.
Henderson State (#12), Midwestern State (#15), and Simon Fraser (#25) debuted in the top 25. Lander, Newberry, and Valdosta State all fell from the ranking.
The final fall Bushnell Golfweek Coaches poll will be released Nov. 16.
Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - Oct. 19
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Barry (17) | 455 | 1 |
| 2 | Lynn (1) | 423 | 3 |
| 3 | Florida Tech | 366 | 6 |
| 4 | West Florida (1) | 361 | 7 |
| 5 | Saint Leo | 356 | 4 |
| 6 | Florida Southern | 330 | 2 |
| 7 | St. Marys (TX) | 273 | 15 |
| 8 | Western Washington | 272 | 14 |
| 9 | Nova Southeastern | 267 | 5 |
| 10 | Young Harris | 224 | 18 |
| 11 | Chico State | 221 | 12 |
| 12 | Henderson State | 199 | NR |
| 13 | Arkansas Tech | 198 | 10 |
| 14 | Limestone | 186 | 21 |
| 15 | Midwestern State | 177 | NR |
| 16 | Oklahoma Christian | 171 | 25 |
| 17 | Lincoln Memorial | 165 | 17 |
| 18 | Grand Valley State | 162 | 24 |
| 19 | Lindenwood | 145 | 16 |
| 20 | Carson-Newman | 141 | 8 |
| 21 | USC Aiken | 131 | 9 |
| 22 | Central Missouri | 120 | 23 |
| 23 | Indianapolis | 72 | 11 |
| 24 | Rollins | 59 | 13 |
| 25 | Simon Fraser | 57 | NR |
| Dropped From Ranking: | Lander (#19), Newberry (#20), Valdosta State (#22) | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: Georgia Southwestern State, 51; Lander, 43; Valdosta State, 42; Missouri-St. Louis, 31; Newberry, 29; Lenoir Rhyne, 26; Washburn, 26; Colorado School of Mines, 25; Georgia College, 25; Central Oklahoma, 24; Delta State, 22; Dixie State, 21; Northeastern State, 21; Colorado Christian, 20; Wayne State (MI), 19; Wingate, 19; Montevallo, 17; Christian Brothers, 16; Sonoma State, 15; Queens University of Charlotte, 14; Southern Arkansas, 14; CU-Colorado Springs, 13; Lee, 13; Columbus State, 12; West Georgia, 11; Flagler, 10; Erskine, 9; CSU-Monterey Bay, 8; Tusculum, 8; Colorado State-Pueblo, 7; Palm Beach Atlantic, 7; Coker, 6; Barton, 5; CSU-East Bay, 4; Tiffin, 3; Bellarmine, 2; Western New Mexico, 2; Ferris State, 1; Findlay, 1; Southern New Hampshire, 1; Stanislaus State, 1. | |||