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West Florida is unanimous No. 1 in Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

No team in Div. II golf but West Florida got a first-place vote in the latest Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll, leaving the Argonauts on top.

No other team in Division II golf stole a first-place vote away from West Florida in the latest Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll, leaving the Argonauts at the top of yet another poll as the postseason draws nearer.

West Florida received all 24 first-place votes and remained in the top spot. Below that, Lynn and Lincoln Memorial flip-flopped, with Lincoln Memorial rising into the No. 2 spot and Lynn dropping to No. 3.

Central Missouri made a move up, from No. 8 to No. 6, while Young Harris leaped from No. 12 to No. 9.

Two teams moved into the poll this week, with Nova Southeastern claiming the No. 23 spot and Grand Valley State taking up the No. 25 and final spot.

Here is the complete poll:

Division II

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points	Previous Rank
1	West Florida (24)	600	1
2	Lincoln Memorial	552	3
3	Lynn	547	2
4	Arkansas Tech	500	T-4
5	South Carolina-Aiken	472	6
6	Central Missouri	455	8
7	Barry	443	T-4
8	Lee	429	7
9	Young Harris College	395	12
10	Georgia Southwestern State	361	9
11	Indianapolis	360	10
12	Saint Leo	302	14
13	Columbus State	291	13
14	Georgia College	267	11
15	Henderson State	249	17
16	Oklahoma Christian	232	15
17	Colorado State-Pueblo	200	16
18	Washburn	185	18
19	North Georgia	146	19
20	Clayton State	107	21
21	Carson-Newman	94	22
22	Lander	92	23
23	Nova Southeastern	67	NR
24	Findlay	60	20
25	Grand Valley State	49	NR

Dropped From Ranking: Florida Southern (No. 24); Wingate (No. 25).

Others Receiving Votes: Florida Southern, 38; Wingate, 35; Valdosta State, 29; Mount Olive, 24; Academy of Art, 22; Sonoma State, 20; Western Washington, 20; St. Thomas Aquinas, 18; Gannon, 16; Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania, 13; Christian Brothers, 11; Maryville, 11; Texas A&M Commerce, 10; Livingstone, 9; Tampa, 9; Saint Martins Univ., 8; Barton College, 7; Union Univ. (TN), 7; Flagler, 6; Colorado-Colorado Springs, 5; CSU East Bay, 5; Florida Tech, 4; Rollins, 4; Bentley Univ., 3; Missouri – St. Louis, 3; Delta State, 2; Midwestern State, 2; West Liberty, 2; Missouri Western State, 1; Queens Univ. of Charlotte, 1.

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Lynn University grabs top spot in Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

West Florida garnered the bulk of the first-place votes but Lynn is the new No. 1 in the latest Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.

West Florida garnered 14 of the 26 first-place votes this week but Lynn University collected more overall points and is therefore the new No. 1 in the latest Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.

Lynn was previously No. 2, while West Florida climbed up from No. 4. South Carolina-Aiken is No. 3 and Barry is No. 4 and all four of those squads were able to leap ahead of previous No. 1 Lincoln Memorial, which did receive one first-place vote this time around.

Georgia Southwestern State was a big mover, jumping from 19th to 6th in the poll. Arkansas Tech is up from 11th to 7th. Saint Leo, Central Missouri and Lee round out the top ten.

Lynn won the Space Coast Collegiate Champ on Tuesday at Duran Golf Club in Melbourne, Florida, after finishing as the only team under par.

Division II

Rank	University (First-place votes)	Points	Previous
1	Lynn (5)	545	2
2	West Florida (14)	539	4
3	South Carolina-Aiken (4)	535	3
4	Barry	448	T-5
5	Lincoln Memorial (1)	446	1
6	Georgia Southwestern State	417	19
7	Arkansas Tech	412	11
8	Saint Leo	401	T-5
9	Central Missouri	382	23
10	Lee	374	T-7
11	Georgia College	310	NR
12	Young Harris College	274	T-20
13	Indianapolis	240	9
14	Colorado State-Pueblo	206	12
15	Washburn	197	NR
16	Findlay	190	10
17	North Georgia	183	17
18	Lander	157	T-20
T-19	Oklahoma Christian	150	18
T-19	Clayton State	150	NR
21	Florida Southern	145	22
22	Carson-Newman	98	NR
23	Valdosta State	69	NR
24	Newberry	51	NR
25	Anderson (SC)	49	24

Dropped From Ranking: Colorado School of Mines (16); Columbus State (T-7); Dallas Baptist (15); Henderson State (25); Limestone, (14); Nova Southeastern, (13).

Others receiving votes: Tampa, 48; Nova Southeastern, 36; Wingate, 30; Barton College, 28; Colorado School of Mines, 28; Grand Valley State, 26; Mount Olive, 24; Lincoln Univ. of Missouri, 23; Sonoma State, 23; Missouri Western State, 22; Dallas Baptist, 21; Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania, 16; St. Mary’s (TX), 16; Maryville, 15; Missouri – St. Louis, 15; Western Washington, 12; Limestone, 11; Colorado-Colorado Springs, 10; Florida Tech, 10; Texas A&M Commerce, 10; Saint Martins Univ., 8; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 8; Henderson State, 7; Queens Univ. of Charlotte, 7; West Georgia, 7; Academy of Art, 6; Delta State, 4; Midwestern State, 4; Christian Brothers, 3; Northeastern State, 3; Rollins, 2; Western New Mexico, 2; Flagler, 1; Trevecca Nazarene, 1.

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South Carolina-Aiken tightens grip on No. 1 spot in Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

South Carolina-Aiken strengthened its position atop the latest Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll of 2021.

The Pacers had 11 first-place votes in the January poll and has upped that number to 17 this time around. Lincoln Memorial picked up a second first-place vote but remains the No. 2 team in the poll. Both Barry and Lee are now tied in the third spot and Columbus State is up one position, now sitting at No. 5.

West Florida, No. 9 in the poll, also received a first-place vote.

Here are the Top 25 rankings for Division II men’s college golf.

Division II

Rank	University (First-place votes)	Points	Previous
1	South Carolina-Aiken (11)	550	1
2	Lincoln Memorial (2)	506	2
T3	Barry (3)	418	3
T3	Lee	418	4
5	Columbus State	396	6
6	Indianapolis	361	5
7	Findlay	342	8
8	Lynn	340	7
9	West Florida (1)	320	10
10	Colorado State-Pueblo	306	9
11	Arkansas Tech	288	11
12	Colorado School of Mines	252	12
13	Florida Southern	247	T-13
T-14	Delta State	209	T-13
T-14	North Georgia	209	15
T6	Georgia Southwestern State	195	17
T17	Saint Leo	190	16
T17	Newberry	190	T-18
19	Dallas Baptist	170	T-18
20	Oklahoma Christian	153	T-20
21	Limestone	140	T-20
22	Young Harris College	133	22
23	Anderson (SC)	112	NR
24	Central Missouri	98	23
25	Missouri – St. Louis	96	25

Dropped From Ranking: St. Marys (Texas) (24).

Others receiving votes: St. Marys (Texas), 84; Flagler, 45; Florida Tech, 45; Midwestern State, 40; Colorado Mesa Univ., 35; Hillsdale, 35; Simon Fraser, 32; Rollins, 30; Nova Southeastern, 28; Colorado-Colorado Springs, 24; Dixie State, 24; Mount Olive, 24; Queens Univ. of Charlotte, 24; Western New Mexico, 24; Lincoln (MO), 23; Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 21; Central Oklahoma, 20; Carson-Newman, 18; Valdosta State, 18; Washburn, 18; North Greenville, 15; Clayton State, 14; Lander, 12; Northeastern State, 11; Oklahoma Baptist, 11; Cal State-Monterey Bay, 10; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 10; Western Washington, 10; Wingate, 10; Montevallo, 9; Southern Wesleyan, 9; Sonoma State, 8; Tampa, 8; Palm Beach Atlantic, 6; Georgia College, 5; Wayne State (MI), 5; Chico State, 4; Christian Brothers, 4; Henderson State, 4; Westminster College (UT), 4; Texas A&M Commerce, 3; Grand Valley State, 2; Missouri Western State, 2; St. Thomas Aquinas, 2; West Georgia, 2; Saint Martins Univ., 1; Tiffin, 1; Winona State, 1.

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