South Mountain Unanimous No. 1 in Bushnell Golfweek NJCAA Division II Preseason Poll
NORMAN, Okla. — The defending National Champion South Mountain Cougars will open the season as the No. 1 team in the country after unanimously receiving all seven first place votes.
Mississippi Gulf Coast ranks second, followed by Kirkwood, with 2019 National Runner-up Walter State checking in at fourth.
Murray State, Parkland, Meridian, Black Hawk, Tyler, and Mesa round out the top-ten.
NJCAA DII Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll 8/23/19
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NJCAA D 2 National Champ |
| 1 | South Mountain (7) | 70 | Champion |
| 2 | Mississippi Gulf Coast | 55 | 3 |
| 3 | Kirkwood CC | 52 | 4 |
| 4 | Walters State JC | 49 | Runner-Up |
| T-5 | Murray State | 28 | 8 |
| T-5 | Parkland CC | 28 | 5 |
| 7 | Meridian | 25 | 9 |
| 8 | Black Hawk CC | 21 | 6 |
| 9 | Tyler JC | 17 | T-12 |
| 10 | Mesa | 12 | DNQ |
| Others Receiving Votes: Abraham Baldwin, 11; Rend Lake, 9; Copiah Lincoln, 4; Des Moines Area, 3; North Central Missouri College, 1. | |||