Dalton State Takes Top Spot in Spring 2024’s First Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. - Before beginning their spring campaign by hosting the Kinderlou Forest Spring Invitational on February 19, Dalton State grabbed the Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll’s No.1 for the first time in 2023-24 on February 16. The Roadrunners received six first-place votes and 222 points in the process, three more than Keiser (three first-place votes and 219 points).
British Columbia, OUAZ, and Wayland Baptist rounded out the top five, while Truett McConnell, Lindsey Wilson, Cumberland (TN), Point, and Bellevue completed the top 10.
See the rest of the top 25 below. 12 others received votes.
Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - February 16
|
Rank |
University |
Points |
Previous |
|
1 |
Dalton State (6) |
222 |
2 |
|
2 |
Keiser (3) |
219 |
1 |
|
T-3 |
British Columbia |
202 |
3 |
|
T-3 |
OUAZ |
202 |
4 |
|
5 |
Wayland Baptist |
186 |
5 |
|
6 |
Truett McConnell |
176 |
7 |
|
7 |
Lindsey Wilson |
161 |
6 |
|
8 |
Cumberland (TN) |
145 |
10 |
|
9 |
Point |
137 |
11 |
|
10 |
Bellevue |
130 |
12 |
|
11 |
Texas Wesleyan |
121 |
9 |
|
12 |
Campbellsville |
113 |
22 |
|
13 |
Coastal Georgia |
108 |
8 |
|
T-14 |
Oklahoma City |
100 |
14 |
|
T-14 |
William Carey |
100 |
19 |
|
16 |
Southeastern (FL) |
98 |
13 |
|
17 |
Houston-Victoria |
76 |
16 |
|
18 |
Lawrence Tech |
60 |
25 |
|
19 |
Southwestern Christian |
53 |
RV |
|
20 |
Cumberlands (KY) |
38 |
21 |
|
21 |
MidAmerica Nazarene |
36 |
NR |
|
22 |
Taylor |
34 |
17 |
|
T-23 |
Ave Maria |
32 |
RV |
|
T-23 |
Columbia International |
32 |
NR |
|
25 |
Morningside |
19 |
RV |
Others Receiving Votes: Lewis-Clark State (18), Victoria - BC (18), Webber International (16), Blue Mountain (11), Reinhardt (9), Mount Mercy (7), Northwestern Ohio (6), The Master's (5), Menlo (4), Roosevelt (4), Spring Arbor (3), Bethel (TN) (2).