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NORMAN, Okla. - Keiser finishes Spring 2022 where it began in the Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - No. 1-ranked. The Seahawks received all 16 first-place votes after winning the Sun Conference Championship by 27 strokes.

College of Coastal Georgia is at No. 2 and is followed by South Carolina Beaufort, Southeastern (who moved up to No. 4 from No. 19), Ottawa (AZ), British Columbia, Texas Wesleyan, Oklahoma City, Dalton State, and Point in the top 10. Morningside (No. 19) reappears in this poll.

The 2022 NAIA Championship will take place May 17-20 at TPC Deere Run in Silvis, Illinois.

Bushnell/Golfweek Division NAIA Coaches' Poll - May 13

Rank

University (First Place Votes)

Points

Previous

1

Keiser (16)

400

1

2

College of Coastal Georgia

379

3

3

South Carolina Beaufort

354

2

4

Southeastern (FL)

350

T-19

5

Ottawa (AZ)

344

4

6

British Columbia

297

6

7

Texas Wesleyan

295

10

8

Oklahoma City

291

5

9

Dalton State

290

7

10

Point

248

8

11

Wayland Baptist

226

12

12

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (AZ)

211

11

13

Bellevue

204

13

14

Lewis Clark State

201

9

15

Taylor

161

17

16

Reinhardt

160

16

17

Southwestern Christian

155

15

18

Victoria

121

14

T-19

The Master's University

107

24

T-19

Tennessee Wesleyan

104

21

21

Morningside

68

NR

22

Lindsey Wilson

55

T-19

23

SCAD Savannah

50

22

24

Truett-McConnell

32

25

25

William Woods

22

23

Others Receiving Votes: Faulkner (21); Central Methodist (12); Sterling (11); Missouri Valley College (10); Lawrence Tech (5); Roosevelt (5); St. Ambrose (4); Midway (2); Milligan (2); William Baptist (1); William Carey (1); Benedictine University at Mesa (1).

NORMAN, Okla. - After clinching their seventh win of the season and all 15 first-place votes, Keiser is No.1 in the April 22 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll.

South Carolina Beaufort is at No. 2 and is followed by College of Coastal Georgia, Ottawa (AZ), Oklahoma City, British Columbia, Dalton State, Point, Lewis Clark State, and Texas Wesleyan in the top 10. The Rams moved up to No. 10 from No. 19 in the April 1 poll. 

Newcomer Southeastern (FL) is tied with Lindsey Wilson at No. 19 after winning the LTU Invite. See the rest of the top 25 below.

Bushnell/Golfweek Division NAIA Coaches' Poll - April 22

Rank

University (First Place Votes)

Points

Previous

1

Keiser (15)

375

2

2

South Carolina Beaufort

351

3

3

College of Coastal Georgia

344

4

4

Ottawa (AZ)

334

5

5

Oklahoma City

308

7

6

British Columbia

293

6

7

Dalton State

271

11

8

Point

251

8

9

Lewis Clark State

231

12

10

Texas Wesleyan

224

19

11

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (AZ)

222

9

12

Wayland Baptist

205

10

13

Bellevue

199

13

14

Victoria

177

17

15

Southwestern Christian

156

15

16

Reinhardt

137

16

17

Taylor

136

20

18

Missouri Valley College

102

22

T-19

Lindsey Wilson

98

21

T-19

Southeastern (FL)

98

NR

21

Tennessee Wesleyan

87

18

22

SCAD Savannah

74

14

23

William Woods

54

24

24

The Master's University

52

23

25

Truett-McConnell

30

25

Others Receiving Votes: Northwestern Ohio (10); Midway (8); Roosevelt (6); Lawrence Tech (5); William Carey (4); St. Ambrose (4); Mount Mercy (3); Midland University (2); Grand View (1); Milligan (1); Northwestern College (IA) (1).

NORMAN, Okla. - After receiving 17 of the 18 possible first-place votes, Keiser is No. 1 in the March 11 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. 

The Seahawks are followed by South Carolina Beaufort, Oklahoma City (one first-place vote), British Columbia, and Coastal Georgia in the top five. The top 10 is rounded out by Point, Bellevue, Wayland Baptist, SCAD Savannah, and Dalton State, who rose seven spots after winning the Kinderlou Forest Spring Invitational.

Newcomer Reinhardt is at No. 14 after winning the Skyhawk Invitational. See the rest of the top 25 below.

Bushnell/Golfweek Division NAIA Coaches Poll - March 11

Rank

University (First Place Votes)

Points

Previous

1

Keiser (17)

449

1

2

South Carolina Beaufort

426

3

3

Oklahoma City (1)

414

2

4

British Columbia

390

4

5

College of Coastal Georgia

367

5

6

Point University

343

9

7

Bellevue University

339

6

8

Wayland Baptist

297

8

9

SCAD Savannah

274

14

10

Dalton State

266

17

11

Taylor

243

7

12

Marian University-Indianapolis

232

12

13

Rocky Mountain

202

13

14

Reinhardt

178

NR

15

Ottawa (AZ)

175

11

16

Southwestern Christian

172

18

17

Tennessee Wesleyan

164

15

18

Houston-Victoria

158

16

19

Lewis-Clark State

136

19

20

Truett-McConnell

104

21

21

Missouri Valley College

100

20

22

Lindsey Wilson

91

25

23

Columbia College

71

NR

24

William Woods

55

23

25

Texas Wesleyan

47

22

Others Receiving Votes: Morningside (45); Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (AZ) (40); William Baptist (18); Ottawa University (KS) (11); Southwestern College (KS) (7); Midland University (7); William Carey (6); Roosevelt (6); Bethany College (KS) (5); Grand View (4); Mount Mercy (4); St. Ambrose (3); Webber International (1)

NORMAN, Okla. - University of the Southwest is No. 1 in the April 1 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. The 2021-22 Mustangs will forever be in the thoughts and hearts of collegiate golf fans worldwide.

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (AZ), who was unranked in the March 11 poll, jumps all the way to No. 9 after three recent top-five finishes. Ottawa (AZ) jumped 10 spots up from No. 15 to No. 5. 

Newcomer The Master’s University is at No. 23 after finishing third at the Paiute Battle. See the rest of the top 25 below.

Bushnell/Golfweek Division NAIA Coaches' Poll - April 1

Rank

University (First Place Votes)

Points

Previous

1

University of the Southwest

   

2

Keiser 

423

1

3

South Carolina Beaufort

404

2

4

College of Coastal Georgia

390

5

5

Ottawa (AZ)

368

15

6

British Columbia

348

4

7

Oklahoma City

330

3

8

Point 

306

6

9

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (AZ)

273

NR

10

Wayland Baptist

268

8

11

Dalton State

259

10

12

Lewis-Clark State

229

19

13

Bellevue

212

7

14

SCAD Savannah

209

9

15

Southwestern Christian

201

16

16

Reinhardt

191

14

17

Victoria

164

18

18

Tennessee Wesleyan

156

17

19

Texas Wesleyan

153

25

20

Taylor

134

11

21

Lindsey Wilson College

111

22

22

Missouri Valley College

88

21

23

The Master's University

83

NR

24

William Woods

62

24

25

Truett-McConnell

45

21

Others Receiving Votes: Williams Baptist (15); Bethany College (KS) (10); William Carey (9); Roosevelt (9); Webber International (9); Mount Mercy (6); Sterling (3); St. Ambrose (3); Grand View (1); Benedictine at Mesa (1); Midway (1) 

NORMAN, Okla. - Receiving 12 first-place votes, Keiser is No. 1 in the Feb. 19 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. 

The Seahawks are followed by Oklahoma City (two first-place votes), South Carolina Beaufort, British Columbia, and Coastal Georgia. The top 10 is rounded out by Bellevue, Taylor, Wayland Baptist, Point, and Morningside.

See the rest of the top 25 below.

Bushnell/Golfweek Division NAIA Coaches' Poll - February 18

Rank

University (First Place Votes)

Points

Previous

1

Keiser (12)

348

1

2

Oklahoma City (2)

336

2

3

South Carolina Beaufort

314

5

4

British Columbia

308

3

5

Coastal Georgia

300

4

6

Bellevue

274

6

7

Taylor

258

7

8

Wayland Baptist

237

10

9

Point

225

8

10

Morningside

213

11

11

Ottawa (AZ)

183

12

12

Marian University-Indianapolis

162

15

13

Rocky Mountain

156

14

14

SCAD Savannah

147

20

15

Tennessee Wesleyan

134

16

16

Victoria

126

9

17

Dalton State

124

18

18

Southwestern Christian

117

17

19

Lewis-Clark State

109

13

20

Missouri Valley College

87

19

21

Truett-McConnell

74

T-22

22

Texas Wesleyan

73

21

23

William Woods

57

25

24

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical (AZ)

51

T-22

25

Lindsey Wilson

35

24

Others Receiving Votes: Iowa Wesleyan, 21; Columbia College, 20; Point Park, 17; Reinhardt, 17; Midland University, 14; Bethany College (KS), 7; Sterling, 6; Roosevelt, 6; St. Ambrose, 4; Columbia International, 4; St. Thomas University, 2; The Master's University, 2; Grand View, 1; Mount Mercy, 1; William Carey, 1.