NORMAN, Okla. – Coastal Georgia received all eight first-place votes to stay No. 1 in the Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. It marks the second straight poll Coastal Georgia took the top spot.
Oklahoma City stayed at No. 2 and was followed by Keiser, Dalton State, and Texas Wesleyan. Point checked in at No. 6. Johnson & Wales (FL) was seventh. South Carolina moved up three spots to No. 8 while Rocky Mountain and Oregon Tech completed the top 10.
Houston-Victoria (#T21) and Kansas Wesleyan (#24) entered the ranking. Columbia College and Oklahoma Wesleyan fell from the top 25.
The next Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll will be released May 3.
Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - April 19
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Ranking |
1 | Coastal Georgia (8) | 200 | 1 |
2 | Oklahoma City | 192 | 2 |
3 | Keiser | 178 | 5 |
4 | Dalton State | 171 | 4 |
5 | Texas Wesleyan | 169 | 3 |
6 | Point | 145 | 7 |
7 | Johnson & Wales (FL) | 143 | 8 |
8 | South Carolina Beaufort | 141 | 11 |
9 | Rocky Mountain | 137 | 6 |
10 | Oregon Tech | 122 | 10 |
11 | British Columbia | 110 | 9 |
12 | William Carey | 105 | 14 |
13 | Truett-McConnell | 94 | 12 |
14 | Victoria | 92 | 13 |
15 | Taylor | 89 | 15 |
16 | William Woods | 87 | 18 |
17 | Ottawa (AZ) | 72 | 16 |
18 | Morningside | 67 | 17 |
19 | Wayland Baptist | 64 | 19 |
20 | Bellevue | 42 | 20 |
T21 | Houston-Victoria | 26 | NR |
T21 | Northwestern (IA) | 26 | 22 |
23 | Loyola - New Orleans | 22 | 23 |
24 | Kansas Wesleyan | 16 | NR |
25 | Menlo | 14 | 21 |
Dropped From Ranking: | Columbia College (#24), Oklahoma Wesleyan (#25). | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Columbia College, 12; Oklahoma Wesleyan, 11; The Master's University, 9; Corban, 8; Indiana Wesleyan, 8; Mount Mercy, 8; Cardinal Stritch, 7; Sterling, 5; SCAD Savannah, 4; Our Lady of the Lake, 3; Carroll College (MT), 1; University of the Cumberlands, 1. |