NORMAN, Okla. – Coastal Georgia received six first-place votes to move to No. 1 in the Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. Oklahoma City had held the top spot for nine straight polls.
Oklahoma City still tallied one first-place ballot despite dropping to second. Texas Wesleyan remained third. Dalton State and Keiser switched Nos. 4 and 5. Rocky Mountain stayed sixth and was followed by Point, Johnson & Wales (FL), British Columbia, and Oregon Tech.
Northwestern (IA), Loyola - New Orleans, Columbia College, and Oklahoma Wesleyan entered the ranking at Nos. 22-25, respectively. Carroll (MT), Mount Mercy, Indiana Wesleyan, Sterling, The Master’s University, and William Jessup fell from the top 25.
Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - March 29
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Ranking |
1 | Coastal Georgia (6) | 174 | 2 |
2 | Oklahoma City (1) | 169 | 1 |
3 | Texas Wesleyan | 158 | 3 |
4 | Dalton State | 156 | 5 |
5 | Keiser | 146 | 4 |
6 | Rocky Mountain | 130 | 6 |
7 | Point | 119 | 9 |
8 | Johnson & Wales (FL) | 117 | 11 |
9 | British Columbia | 109 | 7 |
10 | Oregon Tech | 97 | 17 |
11 | South Carolina Beaufort | 94 | 8 |
12 | Truett-McConnell | 90 | 14 |
13 | Victoria | 85 | 20 |
14 | William Carey | 84 | 10 |
15 | Taylor | 82 | 15 |
16 | Ottawa (AZ) | 66 | 13 |
17 | Morningside | 54 | T25 |
18 | William Woods | 53 | 19 |
19 | Wayland Baptist | 51 | 12 |
20 | Bellevue | 37 | 21 |
21 | Menlo | 33 | 16 |
22 | Northwestern (IA) | 32 | NR |
23 | Loyola - New Orleans | 25 | NR |
24 | Columbia College | 18 | NR |
25 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 15 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: | Carroll (MT), (#22), Mount Mercy (#19), Indiana Wesleyan (#T25), Sterling (#24), The Master's University (#T25), William Jessup (#23). | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Corban, 14; Mount Mercy, 14; Carroll (MT), 11; Kansas Wesleyan, 9; The Master's University, 7; SCAD Savannah, 6; Cardinal Stritch, 5; Sterling, 5; SCAD Atlanta, 3; St. Ambrose, 3; Houston-Victoria, 2; Indiana Wesleyan, 2. |