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Barry starts spring 2022 No. 1 in men’s college golf in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II Coaches Poll

Barry is the No. 1 team in the first Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II Coaches Poll for spring 2022.

Barry is the No. 1 team in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II Coaches Poll for men’s college golf in the first poll of the spring 2022 season.

Barry received 16 of the 20 first-place votes to claim the top spot. Arkansas Tech and South Carolina-Aiken are tied in the No. 2 spot. Arkansas Tech got four first-place votes. Lincoln Memorial is fourth in the poll and also garnered one first-place vote. Lee edges Carson Newman for the No. 5 spot in the poll.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous
1 Barry (16) 519 1
T-2 Arkansas Tech (4) 479 2
T-2 South Carolina-Aiken 479 3
4 Lincoln Memorial (1) 464 4
5 Lee 395 5
6 Carson-Newman 391 7
7 West Florida 385 8
8 Oklahoma Christian 378 6
9 Nova Southeastern 327 14
10 Central Missouri 308 12
11 West Georgia 306 9
12 North Georgia 292 11
13 Saint Leo 249 13
14 Limestone 228 10
15 Rogers State 215 15
16 Georgia Southwestern State 169 17
17 Henderson State 161 16
18 Delta State 155 T-21
19 Belmont Abbey 150 20
20 Florida Southern 124 NR
21 Erskine 103 19
22 Lander 99 T-21
23 Colorado State-Pueblo 96 25
24 Columbus State 88 NR
25 Indianapolis 34 24

Others Receiving Votes: Lynn 31, Midwestern State 25, Queens University of Charlotte 22, Cal State-San Marcos 20, Barton College 19, Texas A&M Commerce 17, Tampa 14, Central Oklahoma 14, Newberry 12, Grand Valley State 9, Missouri-St. Louis 8, Western Washington 8, Southern Indiana 5, King 4, Cameron University 4, Clayton State 3, Simon Fraser 3, Tusculum 3, Anderson (SC) 2, Flagler 2, Northeastern State 2, Valdosta State 1, Washburn University 1, Virginia Union 1, Wayne State (MI) 1.

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Arkansas Tech maintains top spot in Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll; Barry rises to No. 2

For the second consecutive ranking, Arkansas Tech held a slim lead atop the Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll.

For the second consecutive ranking, Arkansas Tech held a slim lead atop the Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll. The Wonder Boys claimed 12 first-place votes to top Barry, which received six first-place votes to land in second. That was an improvement for Barry, however, which hopped from fourth in last month’s poll to its spot directly behind Arkansas Tech.

Lynn stayed at No. 3 while West Florida dropped to fourth. Lincoln Memorial and Lee each moved up one spot to fifth and sixth, respectively.

Take a look at the full poll below, along with teams receiving additional votes at the bottom.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous
1 Arkansas Tech (12) 447 1
2 Barry (6) 444 4
3 Lynn 382 3
4 West Florida 358 2
5 Lincoln Memorial 335 6
6 Lee 332 7
7 Georgia Southwestern 323 5
8 South Carolina Aiken 307 8
9 Central Missouri 252 9
10 Indianapolis 246 11
11 Oklahoma Christian 234 T-14
12 Saint Leo 197 10
13 Henderson State 185 13
14 Columbus State 177 12
15 Florida Southern 158 18
16 Erskine 143 17
17 West Georgia (1) 142 T-22
18 Texas A&M-Commerce 138 T-14
19 Midwestern State 94 NR
20 Georgia College 87 16
21 Nova Southeastern 85 19
22 Newberry 73 NR
23 Grand Valley State 72 25
24 Findlay 71 NR
25 Delta State 54 NR

Dropped From Ranking: Limestone (No. T-22); North Georgia (No. 24); Washburn (No. 20); Young Harris (No. 21)

Others Receiving Votes: Limestone, 51; North Georgia, 51; Cal State San Marcos, 48; Washburn, 48; Belmont Abbey, 47; Flagler, 45; Chico State, 37; Western Washington, 37; Colorado Christian, 34; CSU Pueblo, 30; Young Harris, 29; Rogers State, 28; Southern Arkansas, 27; Carson-Newman, 25; Barton, 24; Lander, 24; Missouri-St. Louis, 24; Shorter, 24; Sonoma State, 21; Wayne State (MI), 19; Valdosta State, 18; Simon Fraser, 17; Florida Tech, 12; Rollins, 12; Saginaw Valley State, 12; Davis & Elkins, 11; St. Mary’s (TX), 11; West Liberty, 11; CSU Monterey Bay, 8; Coker, 8; Lincoln (MO), 8; Clayton State, 7; Colorado Mesa, 7; Northeastern State, 6; Southern New Hampshire, 5; Cameron, 3; Tampa, 3; Coker, 2; Lenoir-Rhyne, 1; Virginia Union, 1; Wilmington, 1.

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Arkansas Tech knocks off Georgia Southwestern in NCAA Division II final to claim first national title

The Wonder Boys made program history at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens by taking home national hardware for the first time.

Arkansas Tech became a first-time winner of the NCAA Division II National Championship last week, knocking off Georgia Southwestern in the medal match play final at PGA National’s Champion Course in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida.

The Wonder Boys took the No. 2 spot on the match-play bracket after a 48-over total for 54 holes that left them behind only Indianapolis.

In the first round, Arkansas Tech knocked off Central Missouri by a 3-0 margin, winning the first three matches out.

In the semifinals, Arkansas Tech took on West Florida. The Wonder Boys again won the first two matches, but Francois Jacobs, in the No. 3 spot, brought in a 75 that tied West Florida’s Felipe Garces Garzon and earned his team half a point. Andrew Jacobs brought in the winning point in the anchor match against Alejandro Restrepo.

Scores: NCAA Division II National Championship

Jacbos did the same in the final against Georgia Southwestern, edging opponent Jaxson Daskalos in the anchor match, 75 to 76.

Earlier in the day, teammates Francois Jacobs and Henry Frizzell had won decisive points to tip the scale in Arkansas Tech’s favor.

Leading up to the national championship, Arkansas Tech was ranked No. 2 by Golfstat behind only West Florida.

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