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Auburn remains on top of final Bushnell/Golfweek coaches poll for 2023-24

It’s the final polls of the season.

With wins in each of its last five tournaments, including an SEC Championship victory for its first conference title since 2018, Auburn is No. 1 for the third time in the last four Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll. The Tigers received 18 first-place votes and 496 points on May 3. 

Vanderbilt (one first-place vote), Arizona State (one first-place vote), North Carolina, and Tennessee rounded out the top five, while Florida State, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Washington, and Alabama completed the top 10.

Meanwhile, North Georgia remains on top of the D-II poll, where it has remained the entire season.

Here’s a look at the final Bushnell/Golfweek coaches polls of the 2023-24 season:

Division I

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Auburn (18) 496
2 Vanderbilt (1) 473
3 Arizona State (1) 455
4 North Carolina 452
5 Tennessee 409
6 Florida State 407
7 Ole Miss 367
8 Arkansas 344
9 Washington 329
10 Alabama 324
11 Texas 281
12 Arizona 269
13 Virginia 261
14 Florida 220
15 Texas Tech 216
16 Oklahoma 213
17 Georgia Tech 202
18 Illinois 172
19 Georgia 145
20 Texas A&M 121
21 East Tennessee State 118
22 California 72
23 New Mexico 66
24 Oregon 38
25 Duke 20
25 Duke 20

Receiving votes: Stanford (19), Oklahoma State (10), Northwestern (6), Louisville (3), Purdue (3), Notre Dame (2).

Division II

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 North Georgia (21) 549
2 Lincoln Memorial 516
3 Georgia Southwestern 501
4 Grand Valley State (1) 490
5 Colorado Christian 445
6 Oklahoma Christian 443
7 USC Aiken 370
8 Lee 359
9 West Florida 356
10 Dallas Baptist 355
11 Nova Southeastern 333
12 Lander 316
13 Saint Leo 284
14 Florida Southern 278
15 Barton 243
16 Central Oklahoma 196
17 Henderson State 181
18 Texas-Permian Basin 143
19 Midwestern State 121
20 Coker 107
21 Colorado State Pueblo 99
22 Barry 89
23 Columbus State 59
24 Missouri S&T 50
25 Shorter 47

Receiving votes: Cal State Monterey Bay (35), Chico State (23), Union (TN) (22), Indianapolis (21), Western New Mexico (21), Tampa (20), Wingate (14), West Texas A&M (12), Missouri Southern State (8), Lenoir Rhyne (7), Cal State East Bay (5), Cal State San Marcos (4), Carson-Newman (4), Clayton State (4), Southern Arkansas (4), Wayne State (MI) (4), Colorado Mesa (3), USC Beaufort (3), Flagler (2), Harding (2), Colorado School of Mines (1), Virginia Union (1).

Division III

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Methodist (13) 325
2 Emory 311
3 Carnegie Mellon 293
4 Oglethorpe 289
5 Illinois Wesleyan 273
6 Lynchburg 252
7 Huntingdon 246
8 Washington & Lee 223
9 Sewanee 195
10 Aurora 188
11 Saint John’s (MN) 180
12 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 179
13 Bethel (MN) 166
14 Texas-Dallas 161
15 Wittenberg 155
16 Babson 112
17 Guilford 100
18 Redlands 95
19 Pomona-Pitzer 91
20 Hampden-Sydney 87
21 Averett 65
22 LeTourneau 55
23 Kenyon 54
24 Franklin & Marshall 30
25 Rochester 27

Receiving votes:  Christopher Newport (23), Whitman (10), Rhodes College (9), Greensboro (8), Willamette (7), Gustavus Adolphus (6), Whitworth (5), Wisconsin-Eau Claire (2), RPI (1), York (PA) (1).

NAIA

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Dalton State (7) 175
2 Keiser 168
3 OUAZ 156
4 Texas Wesleyan 149
T-5 British Columbia 144
T-5 Lindsey Wilson 144
7 Wayland Baptist 130
8 Southeastern (FL) 109
9 Oklahoma City 108
T-10 MidAmerica Nazarene 104
T-10 Truett McConnell 104
12 Coastal Georgia 89
13 Houston-Victoria 86
14 Columbia (MO) 85
15 Cumberland (TN) 84
T-16 Point 62
T-16 William Carey 62
18 Campbellsville 49
19 Webber International 42
20 Bellevue 33
21 Ave Maria 32
22 Cumberlands (KY) 26
23 USAO 20
24 Victoria – BC 19
T-25 Lawrence Tech 18
T-25 The Master’s 18

Receiving votes: Southwestern Christian (11), Taylor (11), Park (MO) (7), Reinhardt (6), Lewis-Clark State (5), Tennessee Wesleyan (3), Northwestern (IA), Blue Mountain (1), Shawnee State (1).

NJCAA Division I

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Odessa (5) 70
2 Indian Hills (2) 68
3 New Mexico JC (1) 63
4 Midland 52
5 Hutchinson 50
6 Ranger 36
7 Dodge City 29
8 Central Alabama 27
9 McLennan 21
10 Western Texas 14

Receiving votes: Eastern Florida State (9), NMMI (1).

NJCAA Division II

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Mississippi Gulf Coast (5) 50
2 South Mountain 43
3 Parkland 37
4 Kirkwood 34
5 Roane State 33
6 Des Moines Area 26
7 East Central 15
8 Iowa Central 10
T-9 Meridian 9
T-9 Murray State College 9

Receiving votes: Jones (6), Southeast (NE) (3).

Auburn moves into top spot in Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches poll for March 1

Who are the No. 1 teams in men’s college golf?

The Bushnell/Golfweek Division I coaches poll has a new No. 1 for the first time in 2023-24: Auburn.

After the Tigers stormed to finish second in the Southern Highlands Collegiate on Feb. 27, they received 11 first-place votes and 462 points, nine more than five-time previous No. 1 North Carolina (six first-place votes and 453 points). 

Vanderbilt (two first-place votes), Arizona State and Washington rounded out the top five, while Ole Miss, Tennessee, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Arkansas completed the top 10.

In Division II, North Georgia is No. 1 for the fifth straight time, receiving all 19 first-place votes and 475 points in the process.

Here’s a look at the Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls for March 1:

Vanderbilt, Anderson and Emory remain in top spots in Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls for April 14

Here’s a look at the top teams in the April 14th rankings.

After a win in the Mason Rudolph Championship, Vanderbilt continues as the top-ranked team in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division I men’s college golf coaches poll for April 14. The Commodores received 19 first-place votes and 523 points in the process. 

North Carolina (one first-place vote), Texas Tech, Arizona State and Illinois (one first-place vote) rounded out the top five, while Florida State, Pepperdine, Auburn, Stanford and Florida completed the top 10.

In Division II, Anderson remains the top-ranked team. Similar in Division III, Emory is holding on to the top spot. Keiser passed Lindsey Wilson to retake No. 1 in the NAIA poll. New Mexico JC and South Maintain are on top in the NJCAA polls.

Here’s a look at the Bushnell/Golfweek coaches polls for April 14.

Vanderbilt remains top team in Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls for March 24

Here’s a look at the top teams in the March 24 rankings.

After two top-three finishes in March, including a win at the Cabo Collegiate against a field that included nine other ranked teams, Vanderbilt continues as the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I coaches poll top-ranked team for March 24. The Commodores received 18 first-place votes and 473 points.

Vanderbilt is far from the only team to remain in the top spot. In Div. II, Anderson also remained in the top spot, receiving 12 first-place votes and 324 points.

Meanwhile, in Div. III, Emory moved up two spots to regain the top spot, passing Methodist and Christopher Newport. Lindsay Wilson passed Keiser to take No. 1 in the NAIA poll. In NJCAA, Hutchinson and Mississippi Gulf Coast are the teams leading the pack.

Here’s a look at the Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls for March 24:

New Mexico JC, South Mountain first in spring Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA polls

Check out the rankings.

After beginning their spring campaign with a victory at the Winter Titan Invitational, New Mexico JC is the Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll’s No. 1 for Feb. 10. The Thunderbirds received six of a possible seven first-place votes and 69 points in the process.

Hutchinson (one first-place vote), Midland, McLennan, and Western Texas round out the top five, while Eastern Florida State, Dodge City, Indian Hills, Odessa, and Wallace State completed the top 10.

Div. I

Rank University (first-place votes) Points
1 New Mexico JC (6) 69
2 Hutchinson (1) 57
3 Midland 40
4 McLennan 36
5 Western Texas 35
T-6 Eastern Florida State 34
T-6 Dodge City 34
8 Indian Hills 27
9 Odessa 21
10 Wallace State 10

Others receiving votes: Tyler 6, Central Alabama 6, Barton 5, Jefferson State 3, Ranger 2.

After beginning their spring campaign with a victory at the CGCC Invitational, South Mountain is the Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll’s No. 1 for Feb. 10. The Cougars received three of a possible four first-place votes and 38 points in the process.

Mississippi Gulf Coast (one first-place vote), Glendale, Kirkwood, and Parkland round out the top five, while Southeast (NE), Iowa Central, Meridian, Walters State, and Abraham Baldwin completed the top 10.

Div. II

Rank University (first-place votes) Points
1 South Mountain (3) 38
T-2 Mississippi Gulf Coast (1) 33
T-2 Glendale 31
4 Kirkwood 31
5 Parkland 21
6 Southeast (NE) 19
7 Iowa Central 17
8 Meridian 12
9 Walters State 10
10 Abraham Baldwin 4

Others receiving votes: Hawkeye 3, Northeast (NE) 1.

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New Mexico JC, Glendale earn No. 1 rankings in final fall Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA polls

Hutchinson, South Mountain maintain the top spots in the Bushnell/Golfweek junior college coaches polls.

After receiving five first-place votes and 68 points, New Mexico Junior College grabbed its first No. 1 ranking of 2022 in the Nov. 18 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Division I Coaches Poll. Hutchinson (two first-place votes and 65 points) was close behind.

Midland, Dodge City, McLennan, Indian Hills, Western Texas, Eastern Florida State, Odessa, and Wallace State complete the top 10.

Div. I

Rank Team (first-place votes) Points Previous
1 New Mexico JC (5) 68 2
2 Hutchinson (2) 65 1
3 Midland 41 T-3
4 Dodge City 40 T-3
5 McLennan 38 T-8
6 Indian Hills 36 T-8
7 Western Texas 34 T-6
8 Eastern Florida State 21 T-6
9 Odessa 17 5
10 Wallace State 9 NR

Others receiving votes: Barton CC (5); Central Alabama (4); Ranger (3).

Glendale ended the fall on a high note, receiving enough points to secure the top spot in the Nov. 18 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Division II Coaches Poll.

Mississippi Gulf Coast, South Mountain, Kirkwood, Parkland, Southeast (NE), Iowa Central, Walters State, Meridian, and Abraham Baldwin completed the top 10.

Div. II

Rank Team (first-place votes) Points Previous
1 Glendale (2) 28 2
T-2 Mississippi Gulf Coast (1) 24 8
T-2 South Mountain 24 1
4 Kirkwood 23 3
5 Parkland 18 4
6 Southeast (NE) 16 6
7 Iowa Central 11 5
8 Walters State 9 7
9 Meridian 7 9
10 Abraham Baldwin 3 RV

Others receiving votes: Hawkeye (2).

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Hutchinson, South Mountain men’s golf maintain top spots in Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Coaches Polls

Hutchinson, South Mountain maintain the top spots in the Bushnell/Golfweek junior college coaches polls.

After receiving four first-place votes and 67 points, Hutchinson remains No.1 in the Oct. 28 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Division I Coaches Poll. New Mexico JC (three first-place votes and 59 points) is keeping pace at No. 2, and Dodge City, Midland and Odessa round out the top five.

Eastern Florida State, Western Texas, Indian Hills, McLennan, and Central Alabama complete the top 10. Barton CC, Garden City, Jefferson State, and Ranger were others receiving votes.

Div. I

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points Previous
1 Hutchinson (4) 67 1
2 New Mexico JC (3) 59 2
T-3 Dodge City 39 5
T-3 Midland 39 T-7
5 Odessa 37 4
T-6 Eastern Florida State 33 3
T-6 Western Texas 33 T-7
T-8 Indian Hills 28 10
T-8 McLennan 28 6
10 Central Alabama 16 9

Others receiving votes: Barton CC (3); Garden City (1); Jefferson State (1); Ranger (1).

Div. II

South Mountain (AZ) received two first-place votes and 37 points en route to the top spot in the Oct. 28 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Division II Coaches Poll. Glendale (two first-place votes and 35 points), Kirkwood (31 points), and Parkland (27 points) were within 10 points of the Cougars.

Iowa Central, Southeast (NE), Walters State, Mississippi Gulf Coast, Meridian and Sandhills, making its first appearance of 2022-23, complete the top 10.

Abraham Baldwin, Cleveland State CC, Northeast Mississippi, Des Moines Area, and Northeast were others receiving votes.

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous
1 South Mountain (2) 37 1
2 Glendale (2) 35 T-3
3 Kirkwood 31 T-3
4 Parkland 27 2
5 Iowa Central 17 T-7
6 Southeast (NE) 16 RV
7 Walters State 14 5
8 Mississippi Gulf Coast 12 9
9 Meridian 10 6
10 Sandhills 6 NR

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Hutchinson, South Mountain men’s golf retain top spots in Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Coaches Polls

Hutchinson, South Mountain maintain the top spots in the Bushnell/Golfweek junior college coaches polls.

New Mexico Junior College garnered five first-place votes but only 70 total votes overall, as Hutchinson hangs on to the top spot in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll.

Hutchinson received two first-place votes and and 75 points overall. Midland, tied for seventh, also received a first-place vote.

Eastern Florida State, Odessa and Dodge City round out the top five.

McLennan, Western Texas, Midland , Central Alabama and Indian Hills make up the rest of the top 10.

Bushnell/Golfweek Division NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll – September 30

Rank University (First-place votes) Points Previous
1 Hutchinson (2) 74 1
2 New Mexico JC (5) 70 2
3 Eastern Florida State 51 5
4 Odessa 46 3
5 Dodge City 38 6
6 McLennan 36 7
T-7 Western Texas 35 T-8
T-7 Midland (1) 35 4
9 Central Alabama 21 RV
10 Indian Hills 20 T-8

Others receiving votes: Wallace State (10); Ranger (2); Garden City (2); Blinn (1).

Bushnell/Golfweek Division NJCAA Division II Coaches Poll – September 30

South Mountain Junior College in Phoenix received all four first-place votes to maintain its No. 1 ranking in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll.

The Cougars were followed in the top five by Parkland, Glendale, Kirkwood  and Walters State.

Meridian, Iowa Central, Cleveland State CC, Mississippi Gulf Coast, and Abraham Baldwin rounded out the top 10.

Rank University (First-place votes) Points
1 South Mountain (4) 40
2 Parkland 36
T-3 Glendale 23
T-3 Kirkwood 23
5 Walters State 22
6 Meridian 20
T-7 Iowa Central 14
T-7 Cleveland State CC 14
9 Mississippi Gulf Coast 10
10 Abraham Baldwin 6
Others receiving votes: Southeast (5); Hawkeye (3); Northeast Mississippi (1); Des Moines Area (1).

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Hutchinson, South Mountain men’s golf teams top Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Coaches Polls

Hutchinson, South Mountain top the 2022-23 preseason Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Coaches Polls.

After winning its first NJCAA Div. I National Championship by 20 strokes in May, Hutchinson is No. 1 in the first Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll ahead of the 2022 season.

The Blue Dragons received four first-place votes in the process.

New Mexico JC (one first-place vote), Odessa, Midland, and Eastern Florida State join Hutchinson in the top five. Dodge City, McLennan, Western Texas, Indian Hills, and Calhoun round out the top 10.

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Hutchinson (4) 49
2 New Mexico JC (1) 41
3 Odessa 40
4 Midland 32
5 Eastern Florida State 31
6 Dodge City 18
7 McLennan 16
T-8 Western Texas 14
T-8 Indian Hills 14
10 Calhoun 7

Others receiving votes: Central Alabama (6); Ranger (4); Iowa Western (2); Garden City (1).

South Mountain CC men's golf
South Mountain CC men’s golf

Meanwhile, South Mountain begins 2022-23 the way they ended 2021-22 – No. 1. The Cougars are Fall 2022’s first No. 1 team in the Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA DII Coaches Poll.

South Mountain received all four first-place votes and was followed in the top five by Parkland, Kirkwood, Walters State, Meridian, and Glendale.

Mississippi Gulf Coast, Iowa Central, Abraham Baldwin, and Hawkeye rounded out the top 10.

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 South Mountain (4) 40
2 Parkland 33
3 Kirkwood 28
4 Walters State 19
T-5 Meridian 18
T-5 Glendale 18
7 Mississippi Gulf Coast 17
8 Iowa Central 14
T-9 Abraham Baldwin 7
T-9 Hawkeye 7

Others receiving votes: Cleveland State CC (6); Muskegon (3); Northeast Mississippi (3).

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Hutchinson, Mississippi Gulf Coast are the No. 1 teams in final spring 2022 Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Polls for NJCAA Divisions I, II

These are the final Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Polls of 2022 for men’s golf in NJCAA Div. I and Div. II.

These are the final Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Polls of the spring 2022 men’s golf seasons for NJCAA Div. I and Div. II.

The Div. I season came to a close on Friday, May 13, at the 2022 NJCAA Division I Championship.

Meanwhile, the 2022 NCAA Division II Championship will take place May 16-20 at TPC Michigan in Dearborn, Michigan.

NJCAA Div. I

Hutchinson won the 2022 NJCAA Div. I Men’s Golf National Championship by 20 strokes at the Odessa Country Club in Odessa, Texas.

It’s the second straight national title for the Blue Dragons who finished 22 under. Odessa was second at 2 under, Midland CC was the only other team to finish under par at 1 under. New Mexico JC was fourth at even par and Eastern Florida State College was fifth at 5 over.

With this title, Hutchinson, located in Hutchinson, Kansas, also finished No. 1 in the final spring 2022 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll.

Determining the individual title required extra holes, as Midland (Texas) sophomore JT Pittman outlasted Hutchinson’s Dominic Clemons in a two-hole playoff to win medalist honors.

This top-10 poll reflects the order of finish at the 2022 national championship.

Rank Team
1 Hutchinson
2 Odessa
3 Midland
4 New Mexico JC
5 Eastern Florida State
6 Western Texas
7 Ranger
T-8 McLennan
T-8 Calhoun
10 Dodge City

NJCAA Div. II

Mississippi Gulf Coast regains the No. 1 ranking in the final spring 2022 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll.

South Mountain (Arizona) collected four first-place votes, two more than MGC received, but it’s the Bulldogs sitting on top of the poll after garnering 63 total points compared to the Cougars’ 62.

The top five is completed by Kirkwood, which received one first-place vote, followed by Parkland and Meridian.

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points Previous
1 Mississippi Gulf Coast (2) 63 2
2 South Mountain (4) 62 1
3 Kirkwood (1) 56 4
4 Parkland 44 3
5 Meridian 38 6
6 Tyler 32 5
7 Walters State 28 T-10
8 Glendale 21 9
9 Iowa Cental 13 7
10 Hawkeye 7 T-10
Others receiving votes: Cleveland State CC (6); Abraham Baldwin (5); Des Moines (5); Northeast (3); Southeast (1).

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