Oklahoma City Stays No. 1 in Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma City continued its run as No. 1 in the Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. It marked the ninth straight poll the Stars have held the top spot.
Coastal Georgia remained second and carded two first-place ballots. Texas Wesleyan and Keiser each moved up a spot to Nos. 3 and 4, respectively. Dalton State was fifth and followed by Rocky Mountain, British Columbia, South Carolina Beaufort, Point, and William Carey.
Carroll (MT) (#22), Indiana Wesleyan (#T25), The Master’s University (#T25), Morningside (#T25), Sterling (#24), Victoria (#20), and William Jessup (#23) reentered in the ranking. Missouri Valley, Northwestern Ohio, Southeastern (FL), Tennessee Wesleyan, and Thomas (GA) fell from the top 25.
Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - March 8
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Ranking |
1 | Oklahoma City (8) | 247 | 1 |
2 | Coastal Georgia (2) | 240 | 2 |
3 | Texas Wesleyan | 212 | 4 |
4 | Keiser | 211 | 5 |
5 | Dalton State | 208 | T7 |
6 | Rocky Mountain | 198 | 3 |
7 | British Columbia | 182 | T7 |
8 | South Carolina Beaufort | 177 | 9 |
9 | Point | 168 | 10 |
10 | William Carey | 155 | 11 |
11 | Johnson & Wales (FL) | 136 | 14 |
12 | Wayland Baptist | 123 | 18 |
13 | Ottawa (AZ) | 117 | 16 |
14 | Truett-McConnell | 99 | 17 |
15 | Taylor | 98 | 13 |
16 | Menlo | 93 | 20 |
17 | Oregon Tech | 91 | 19 |
18 | Mount Mercy | 62 | 23 |
19 | William Woods | 55 | 22 |
20 | Victoria | 54 | NR |
21 | Bellevue | 50 | 24 |
22 | Carroll (MT) | 47 | NR |
23 | William Jessup | 25 | NR |
24 | Sterling | 19 | NR |
T25 | Indiana Wesleyan | 18 | NR |
T25 | Morningside | 18 | NR |
T25 | The Master's University | 18 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: | Missouri Valley (#15), Northwestern Ohio (#6), Southeastern (FL) (#21), Tennessee Wesleyan (#25), Thomas (GA) (#12) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: Corban, 14; Oklahoma Wesleyan, 13; Columbia College, 12; Northwestern (IA), 12; Our Lady of the Lake, 12; Houston-Victoria, 11; Cardinal Stritch, 10; Grand View, 10; Kansas Wesleyan, 10; Lewis-Clark State, 9; Mount Marty, 7; St. Ambrose, 4; SCAD Savannah, 2; Central Baptist, 1; Lindsey Wilson, 1; Montana Tech, 1. |