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Two teams are No. 1 for the first time ever in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Polls

These polls are for the week of Nov. 1, 2024.

The Ole Miss men’s golf team is No. 1 for the first time ever in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll.

The Rebels have won two fall tournaments and finished no worse than second in two others. They received 15 first-place votes and 489 total points and have vaulted from No. 6 to the top spot.

Oklahoma, with four first-place votes, slides back from No. 1 to No. 2. Auburn (one first-place vote), Arizona State and Texas round out the top five.

Pos. University Points Previous
1 Ole Miss (15) 489 6
2 Oklahoma (4) 478 1
3 Auburn (1) 457 2
4 Arizona State 449 3
5 Texas 392 7
6 LSU 384 15
7 Virginia 382 4
8 North Carolina 364 10
9 Oklahoma State 331 19
10 Arizona 291 14
11 Illinois 286 13
12 Georgia Tech 280 11
13 UCLA 235 RV
14 Florida 230 9
15 Utah 217 20
16 Vanderbilt 203 5
17 SMU 158 RV
18 South Carolina 118 RV
19 Mississippi State 108 RV
20 Texas Tech 100 17
21 Duke 92 T-23
22 Pepperdine 83 T-23
23 Tennessee 76 8
24 Alabama 65 16
25 Notre Dame 63 T-23

Others receiving votes: USF (35), Florida State (32), Texas A&M (25), Georgia (19), BYU (12), Pacific (11), Colorado (9), Charlotte (8), Oregon (6), Northwestern (4), Ohio State (4), Long Beach State (2), North Alabama (1), Stanford (1).

Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II Coaches Poll

Colorado Christian is No. 1 for a fourth consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II Coaches Poll. The Cougars received 18 first-place votes and 519 points on November 1. They have won six tournaments in a row dating back to last season’s national championship.

Pos. University Points Previous
1 Colorado Christian (18) 519 1
2 North Georgia (3) 500 2
3 Oklahoma Christian 472 3
4 West Florida 444 4
5 Grand Valley State 443 7
6 Lincoln Memorial 401 6
7 Lee 385 9
8 Central Oklahoma 377 8
9 Georgia Southwestern 347 5
10 Cal State East Bay 280 RV
11 Columbus State 261 20
12 USCA 233 14
13 Gannon 176 NR
14 UMSL 165 23
15 Missouri S&T 159 24
16 Nova Southeastern 150 11
17 Colorado Mesa 146 22
18 Wayne State (MI) 137 NR
19 USCB 129 RV
20 CSU Monterey Bay 125 RV
21 Lander 117 15
22 Sonoma State 110 NR
23 Florida Southern 89 10
24 Henderson State 89 13
25 Chico State 81 RV

Others receiving votes: Saint Leo (68), Wingate (40), Coker (36), Palm Beach Atlantic (31), Dallas Baptist (28), Barry (27), Rollins (25), Harding (19), Barton (18), West Texas A&M (18), Midwestern State (14), Flagler (13), Colorado School of Mines (10), Findlay (10), Texas Tyler (9), Ferris State (8), Texas Permian Basin (7), Simon Fraser (6), Colorado State Pueblo (5), Washburn (5), Western New Mexico (5), Lynn (4), Embry-Riddle (Florida) (3), Tampa (2), Virginia Union (1).

Washington & Lee men's golf
Washington & Lee men’s golf

Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll

Washington & Lee is No. 1 for the first time ever in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll. The Generals broke multiple team records while winning the Golfweek October Classic and received 10 first-place votes and 274 points in the process. Their rise to the top ends an 11-poll run by Methodist, which got one first-place vote and now sits in the No. 2 spot.

Pos. University Points Previous
1 Washington & Lee (10) 274 6
2 Methodist (1) 262 1
3 Illinois Wesleyan 237 4
4 Emory 232 2
5 Sewanee 231 T-21
6 Oglethorpe 217 5
7 Carnegie Mellon 200 3
8 LeTourneau 199 13
9 Lynchburg 184 10
10 Huntingdon 172 7
11 Aurora 159 T-11
12 Southwestern (TX) 152 RV
13 Guilford 141 RV
14 Hampden-Sydney 120 17
15 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 114 20
16 Carleton 83 23
17 Rochester 81 25
18 Berry 79 19
19 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 78 8
20 Bethel (MN) 70 15
21 Kenyon 66 T-11
22 Gustavus Adolphus 55 RV
23 Gettysburg 48 RV
24 Babson 22 16
25 Redlands 21 9

Others receiving votes: Averett (19), Saint John’s (18), Nebraska Wesleyan (14), Wittenberg (13), Trinity (6), Rhodes (4), Pomona-Pitzer (3), John Carroll (1).

Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll

Dalton State is No. 1 for the sixth consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Roadrunners received seven first-place votes and 247 points.

Pos. University Points Previous
1 Dalton State (7) 247 1
2 Oklahoma City (1) 233 9
3 Keiser 231 2
4 Lindsey Wilson (2) 227 6
5 Coastal Georgia 196 8
6 Marian 190 NR
7 Texas Wesleyan 188 3
T-8 British Columbia 184 T-4
T-8 Wayland Baptist 184 7
10 Ottawa Arizona 162 T-4
11 MidAmerica Nazarene 158 T-13
12 Campbellsville 134 T-13
13 Indiana Wesleyan 124 NR
14 Houston-Victoria 110 T-10
15 Mount Mercy 100 RV
16 William Carey 91 16
17 Hastings 75 NR
18 Northwestern Ohio 70 T-19
19 Northwestern 59 24
20 USAO 52 RV
21 SCAD Atlanta 41 RV
22 Bellevue 40 25
23 Taylor 33 23
24 Tennessee Wesleyan 32 22
25 Cumberland (TN) 24 15

Others receiving votes: Blue Mountain College (21), Columbia (MO) (12), Reinhardt (11), Victoria-B.C. (6), Point (5), Ave Maria (4), St. Ambrose (2), Webber International (2), Lawrence Tech (1), Truett McConnell (1).

Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll

Midland is No. 1 for the third straight poll. The Chaparrals received five first-place votes and 77 overall points, four more than Hutchinson (three first-place votes and 73 points).

Pos. University Points Previous
1 Midland (5) 77 1
2 Hutchinson (3) 73 2
3 Odessa 51 3
T-4 McLennan 48 8
T-4 Western Texas 48 7
6 Central Alabama 41 6
7 Indian Hills 35 4
8 New Mexico JC 27 5
9 Dodge City 14 RV
10 Garden City 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Weatherford (8), Tyler (3), Blinn (1), Eastern Florida State (1).

Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll

There’s a tie atop this poll between Mississippi Gulf Coast and Parkland. Each program won three tournaments during the fall season and they share the top spot for a second consecutive poll.

Pos. University Points Previous
T-1 Mississippi Gulf Coast (2) 37 T-1
T-1 Parkland (2) 37 T-1
3 Murray State (Oklahoma) 32 3
4 South Mountain (Arizona) 30 4
5 Kirkwood 21 5
6 Heartland 15 7
7 Meridian 13 8
8 Walters State 12 NR
9 Roane State 10 6
10 Iowa Central 6 9

Others receiving votes: East Central (5), Jones (1), Northeast (NE) (1).

Oklahoma, Colorado Christian, Methodist are No. 1 in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Polls

These polls are for the week of Oct. 11, 2024.

With consecutive wins at the Valero Texas Collegiate on Sep. 23 and Ben Hogan Collegiate on Oct. 1, Oklahoma has been elevated into the top spot in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll for Oct. 11, 2024.

The Sooners received seven first-place votes and 388 points, five more than previous No. 1 Auburn (eight first-place votes and 383 points).

Arizona State, Virginia (one first-place vote) and Vanderbilt rounded out the top five.

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll

Rank University Points Previous
1 Oklahoma (7) 388 8
2 Auburn (8) 383 1
3 Arizona State 378 2
4 Virginia (1) 345 3
5 Vanderbilt 317 4
6 Ole Miss (1) 291 12
7 Texas 290 11
8 Tennessee 256 6
9 Florida 247 9
10 North Carolina 244 16
11 Georgia Tech 243 17
12 Florida State 234 10
13 Illinois 226 5
14 Arizona 214 13
15 LSU 203 15
16 Alabama 200 7
17 Texas Tech 171 14
18 Texas A&M 143 19
19 Oklahoma State 120 18
20 Utah 87 24
21 Georgia 78 21
22 Stanford 73 22
T-23 Duke 42 20
T-23 Notre Dame 42 RV
T-23 Pepperdine 42 25

Others receiving votes: UCLA (31), Arkansas (29), South Carolina (28), Ohio State (22), BYU (21), Wake Forest (19), SMU (16), Gonzaga (15), USF (14), Colorado State (13), UNLV (12), Purdue (8), Arkansas State (5), Colorado (4), Marquette (4), North Alabama (2), Pacific (2), Louisville (1), Mississippi State (1), Troy (1), Washington (1).

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll

After a fourth straight tournament victory at the WWU Invitational, Colorado Christian maintained its No. 1 ranking for the third consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Cougars received nine first-place votes and 249 points.

North Georgia (one first-place vote), Oklahoma Christian, West Florida, and Georgia Southwestern rounded out the top five.

Rank University Points Previous
1 Colorado Christian (9) 249 1
2 North Georgia (1) 236 2
3 Oklahoma Christian 233 4
4 West Florida 210 3
5 Georgia Southwestern 198 5
6 Lincoln Memorial 188 6
7 Grand Valley State 185 8
8 Central Oklahoma 177 9
9 Lee 164 10
10 Florida Southern 161 7
11 Nova Southeastern 126 11
12 Saint Leo 109 13
13 Henderson State 99 15
14 USC Aiken 76 12
15 Lander 72 18
16 Coker 70 17
17 Barry 68 16
18 West Texas A&M 56 20
19 Dallas Baptist 46 14
20 Columbus State 43 19
21 Midwestern State 39 23
22 Colorado Mesa 35 RV
23 UMSL 33 RV
24 Missouri S&T 29 RV
25 Wingate 28 21

Others receiving votes: Colorado State Pueblo (27), Palm Beach Atlantic (27), Cal State East Bay (25), Flagler (25), Lynn (21), Anderson (SC) (20), Harding (20), Tampa (20), Colorado School of Mines (18), Ferris State (17), Western New Mexico (16), Valdosta State (12), Simon Fraser (11), Southern Arkansas (9), CSU Monterey Bay (7), Chico State (6), Embry-Riddle (FL) (6), Barton (5), Union (TN) (5), Carson-Newman (4), Central Missouri (3), St. Mary’s (TX) (3), Fort Hays State (2), USCB (1), Virginia Union (1).

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll

After winning the Gate City Invitational on Oct. 1, Methodist is No. 1 for the 10th consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Monarchs received nine first-place votes and 295 points on October 11, five more than Emory (three first-place votes and 290 points).

Rank University Points Previous
1 Methodist (9) 295 1
2 Emory (3) 290 3
3 Carnegie Mellon 261 2
4 Illinois Wesleyan 257 5
5 Oglethorpe 254 4
6 Washington & Lee 223 7
7 Huntingdon 221 6
8 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 191 9
9 Redlands 161 11
10 Lynchburg 146 8
T-11 Kenyon 137 13
T-11 Aurora 137 15
13 LeTourneau 133 17
14 Wittenberg 129 12
15 Bethel (MN) 109 16
16 Babson 85 21
17 Hampden-Sydney 83 20
18 Pomona-Pitzer 72 19
19 Berry 58 RV
20 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 56 22
T-21 Sewanee 54 10
T-21 Saint John’s (MN) 54 14
23 Carleton 49 NR
24 Franklin & Marshall 48 23
25 Rochester 46 RV

 Others receiving votes: Gettysburg (45), Gustavus Adolphus (43), Trinity (TX) (43), Guilford (33), Piedmont (30), Nebraska Wesleyan (27), Mary Hardin-Baylor (14), Southwestern (TX) (13), Whitman (12), Willamette (12), Whitworth (11), Greensboro (9), Trinity (CT) (6), Rhodes (5), Averett (4), California Lutheran (4), Rose-Hulman (4), Transylvania (4), Hamilton (2).

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2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll

After winning their sixth straight tournament at the Invite at Innisbrook on Sept. 24, Dalton State is No. 1 for the fifth consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Roadrunners received all seven first-place votes and 175 points, eight more than Keiser (167 points).

Rank University Points Previous
1 Dalton State (7) 175 1
2 Keiser 167 2
3 Texas Wesleyan 151 3
T-4 British Columbia 144 T-5
T-4 OUAZ 144 8
6 Lindsey Wilson 141 4
7 Wayland Baptist 129 9
8 Coastal Georgia 103 11
9 Oklahoma City 90 T-5
T-10 Houston-Victoria 85 10
T-10 Truett McConnell 85 14
12 Columbia (MO) 81 7
T-13 Campbellsville 80 T-19
T-13 MidAmerica Nazarene 80 13
15 Cumberland (TN) 69 15
16 William Carey 65 16
17 Southeastern (FL) 61 12
18 Webber International 51 17
T-19 Northwestern Ohio 38 RV
T-19 Point 38 T-21
21 Lawrence Tech 36 24
22 Tennessee Wesleyan 35 T-21
23 Taylor 28 18
24 Northwestern (IA) 24 23
25 Bellevue 23 T-19

Others receiving votes: Victoria-B.C. (19), Ave Maria (17), Midway (15), Mount Mercy (14), Blue Mountain College (11), USAO (11), Cumberlands (KY) (9), SCAD Atlanta (8), The Master’s (8), Reinhardt (7), Grand View (5), Lewis-Clark State (5), Morningside (5), Embry-Riddle (AZ) (3), St. Ambrose (3), Faulkner (1), Southwestern Christian (1).

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll

With three wins already under its belt this season, Midland tops its second straight Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll. The Chaparrals received three first-place votes and 64 points, eight more than Hutchinson (one first-place vote and 56 points).

Rank University Points Previous
1 Midland (3) 64 1
2 Hutchinson (1) 56 3
3 Odessa (3) 51 2
4 Indian Hills 48 4
5 New Mexico JC 42 5
6 Central Alabama 40 6
7 Western Texas 21 T-7
8 McLennan 19 T-7
9 Southern Union State 13 T-7
10 Weatherford 12 RV

Others receiving votes: Eastern Florida State (11), Eastern Wyoming (5), Dodge City (2), Blinn (1).

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll

With four wins between them already this season, Mississippi Gulf Coast and Parkland, who has three of the wins, share No. 1 in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs and Cobras each received one first-place vote and 27 points on October 11, one more than Murray State (OK) (one first-place vote and 26 points).

Rank University Points Previous
T-1 Mississippi Gulf Coast (1) 27 T-1
T-1 Parkland (1) 27 5
3 Murray State (OK) (1) 26 RV
4 South Mountain 18 3
5 Kirkwood 16 T-1
6 Roane State 14 4
7 Heartland 12 T-9
8 Meridian 7 8
9 Iowa Central 6 7
T-10 East Central 4 NR
T-10 Hawkeye 4 T-9

Others receiving votes: Des Moines Area (1), Jones (1).

Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Polls are released; Auburn is No. 1 in Div. I

The preseason Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf polls are out.

The preseason Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf polls for the 2024-25 season have been released.

After completing one of the greatest seasons in men’s college golf history in 2023-24, Auburn starts the new year as the No. 1-team in the preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Tigers received 14 first-place votes and 409 points on Aug. 30.

Arizona State (two first-place votes) is second, Florida State (one first-place vote) is third, with Vanderbilt and North Carolina rounding out the top five.

Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, Illinois and Florida complete the top 10.

After the latest round of confernece realignment, the Div. I poll features 11 SEC teams, six from the ACC, four from the Big 12 and four Big 10 teams.

2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll

Rank University Points
1 Auburn (14) 409
2 Arizona State (2) 357
3 Florida State (1) 355
4 Vanderbilt 346
5 North Carolina 279
6 Virginia 271
7 Tennessee 262
8 Texas 257
9 Illinois 253
10 Florida 240
11 Georgia Tech 237
12 Oklahoma 229
13 Ole Miss 221
14 Arizona 211
15 Texas Tech 189
16 Alabama 182
17 Arkansas 180
18 Washington 140
19 Texas A&M 133
20 Oklahoma State 125
21 Georgia 122
22 Ohio State 68
23 Stanford 63
24 Duke 61
25 UCLA 55

Others receiving votes: Oregon (39), East Tennessee State (30), LSU (30), Mississippi State (30), California (23), Wake Forest (21), Baylor (18), Southern California (18), Notre Dame (15), New Mexico (13), BYU (11), Louisville (11), USF (11), West Virginia (10), North Florida (9), Clemson (5), Northwestern (5), SMU (5), South Carolina (2), Chattanooga (2), Elon (1).

2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll

After winning the first national championship in school history in May, Colorado Christian is No. 1 in the Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek DII Coaches Poll. The Cougars received nine first-place votes and 430 points on August 30, six more than North Georgia (seven first-place votes and 424 points).

Oklahoma Christian (one first-place vote), West Florida, and Georgia Southwestern (one first-place vote) rounded out the top five, while Lincoln Memorial, Grand Valley State, Florida Southern (one first-place vote), Nova Southeastern and Central Oklahoma completed the top 10.

Rank University Points
1 Colorado Christian (9) 430
2 North Georgia (7) 424
3 Oklahoma Christian (1) 416
4 West Florida 370
5 Georgia Southwestern (1) 344
6 Lincoln Memorial 342
7 Grand Valley State 313
8 Florida Southern (1) 284
9 Nova Southeastern 280
10 Central Oklahoma 268
11 Lee 246
12 Saint Leo 188
13 USC Aiken 185
14 Dallas Baptist 183
T-15 Coker 161
T-15 West Texas A&M 161
17 Barry 153
18 Lander 134
19 Henderson State 123
20 Colorado State Pueblo 115
21 Midwestern State 113
22 Wingate 107
23 Barton 101
24 CSU Monterey Bay 68
25 Lynn 56

Others receiving votes: Western New Mexico (54), Columbus State (47), Missouri S&T (43), Texas-Permian Basin (40), Chico State (39), Tampa (39), Flagler (28), Ferris State (26), Harding (21), Carson-Newman (20), Anderson (SC) (18), Colorado Mesa (17), Central Missouri (16), Sonoma State (15), Shorter (14), Missouri-St. Louis (13), Arkansas Tech (11), Findlay (11), Simon Fraser (11), Southern Arkansas (11), Colorado School of Mines (10), Western Washington (10), Cal State San Marcos (8), Wayne State (MI) (8), Georgia College (6), Belmont Abbey (4), Catawba (4), McKendree (4), Northeastern State (3), Lenoir-Rhyne (2), Union (TN) (2), Newberry (1), Rogers State (1), Virginia Union (1).

2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll

After winning a Div. III-record 14th men’s national championship in May, Methodist starts in a familiar spot in the No. 1 in the Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll.

The Monarchs received six first-place votes and 264 points on August 30, five more than Carnegie Mellon (three first-place votes and 259 points).

Rank University Points
1 Methodist (6) 264
2 Carnegie Mellon (3) 259
3 Emory 250
4 Oglethorpe (2) 246
5 Illinois Wesleyan 227
6 Huntingdon 203
7 Washington & Lee 186
8 Lynchburg 175
9 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 173
10 Redlands 149
11 Sewanee 145
12 Saint John’s (MN) 136
13 Kenyon 128
14 Wittenberg 119
15 Bethel (MN) 106
16 Aurora 93
17 LeTourneau 75
18 Franklin & Marshall 68
19 Pomona-Pitzer 64
20 Guilford 62
21 Babson 56
22 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 41
23 Hampden-Sydney 38
24 Texas-Dallas 36
25 Gustavus Adolphus 30

Others receiving votes: Whitman (25), Averett (22), Willamette (21), Rochester (19), Hope (18), Trinity (TX) (17), Farmingdale State (16), RPI (15), Christopher Newport (14), Rose-Hulman (12), Greensboro (11), Whitworth (9), Skidmore (8), McDaniel (7), Carleton (6), St. John Fisher (6), Allegheny (5), Rhodes (5), Berry (3), Spalding (2), Trinity (CT) (2), York (PA) (2), California Lutheran (1).

2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll

After winning the program’s second national championship in May, Dalton State is No. 1 in the Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. The Roadrunners received all 10 first-place votes and 250 points on August 30.

Keiser, Texas Wesleyan, British Columbia, and Lindsey Wilson rounded out the top five, while Columbia (MO), Houston-Victoria, MidAmerica Nazarene, Wayland Baptist and Ottawa Arizona completed the top 10.

Rank University Points
1 Dalton State (10) 250
2 Keiser 239
3 Texas Wesleyan 225
4 British Columbia 209
5 Lindsey Wilson 199
6 Columbia (MO) 182
7 Houston-Victoria 180
8 MidAmerica Nazarene 175
9 Wayland Baptist 173
10 Ottawa Arizona 162
11 Southeastern (FL) 155
12 Oklahoma City 143
13 Cumberland (TN) 129
14 Truett McConnell 121
15 Coastal Georgia 120
16 William Carey 85
17 Webber International 75
18 Campbellsville 71
19 Bellevue 64
20 Point 57
21 Ave Maria 45
22 Lawrence Tech 41
23 Taylor 29
24 Northwestern (IA) 23
25 Victoria – BC 18

Others receiving votes: Tennessee Wesleyan (17), Cumberlands (KY) (14), USAO (12), Lewis-Clark State (10), Reinhardt (10), The Master’s (5), Northwestern Ohio (4), Faulkner (3), Morningside (2), Park (MO) (2), Pikeville (1).

2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll

After placing second at the national championship in May and winning six tournaments last season, Odessa is No. 1 in the Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll. The Wranglers received one first-place vote and 55 points on August 30, nine more than Midland (46 points).

Defending national champion New Mexico JC (three first-place votes), Indian Hills and Hutchinson rounded out the top five, while McLennan, Central Alabama, Ranger, Western Texas, Dodge City, Eastern Florida State  and New Mexico Military Institute completed the poll.

Rank University Points
1 Odessa (1) 55
2 Midland 46
3 New Mexico JC (3) 43
T4 Indian Hills (1) 35
T4 Hutchinson (1) 35
6 McLennan 32
7 Central Alabama 29
8 Ranger 13
9 Western Texas 11
T-10 Dodge City 9
T-10 Eastern Florida State 9
T-10 NMMI 9

Others receiving votes: Tyler (4).

2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll

After winning their last 13 tournaments last season, including the program’s second national championship in May, Mississippi Gulf Coast is No. 1 in the Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs received three first-place votes and 39 points on August 30, two more than Kirkwood (one first-place vote and 37 points).

South Mountain (Arizona), Roane State and Des Moines Area rounded out the top five, while Parkland, Meridian, Murray State (OK), East Central and Iowa Central completed the poll.

Rank University Points
1 Mississippi Gulf Coast (3) 39
2 Kirkwood (1) 37
3 South Mountain 31
4 Roane State 28
5 Des Moines Area 27
6 Parkland 23
7 Meridian 13
8 Murray State (OK) 9
T-9 East Central 6
T-9 Iowa Central 6

Others receiving votes: Southeast (NE) (4), Jones (2), Hesston (1).