West Florida New No. 1 in Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. – West Florida climbed five spots to take over the No. 1 ranking in the Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Argonauts received eight first-place votes.
Florida schools dominated the top 10 ranking, claiming the top five spots in the poll with five different programs receiving first-place votes. Florida Southern stayed at No. 2 with four-first place tallies while Barry and Lynn received a No. 1 ballot each to rank third and fourth, respectively. Nova Southeastern was fifth. Chico State was sixth with one first-place vote. Preseason No. 1 Saint Leo dropped to seventh, despite four first-place ballots. USC Aiken, Lee and Missouri-St. Louis rounded out the top 10.
Rollins (#15), Valdosta State (#18), St. Mary’s (TX) (#19), Limestone (#T21) and Lander (#23) debuted in the top 25. CU-Colorado Springs, Georgia Southwestern State, Simon Fraser, West Georgia and Wilmington (DE) fell from the ranking.
Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - Sept. 30
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | West Florida (8) | 437 | 6 |
| 2 | Florida Southern (4) | 425 | 2 |
| 3 | Barry (1) | 422 | 4 |
| 4 | Lynn (1) | 385 | 3 |
| 5 | Nova Southeastern | 320 | 7 |
| 6 | Chico State (1) | 304 | 5 |
| 7 | Saint Leo (4) | 291 | 1 |
| 8 | South Carolina-Aiken | 281 | 8 |
| 9 | Lee | 247 | 12 |
| 10 | Missouri - St. Louis | 208 | 16 |
| 11 | North Alabama | 207 | 13 |
| 12 | California Baptist | 191 | 11 |
| 13 | CSU-Monterey Bay | 180 | 10 |
| 14 | Central Oklahoma | 175 | 15 |
| 15 | Rollins | 164 | NR |
| 16 | Florida Tech | 150 | 24 |
| 17 | Central Missouri | 141 | 9 |
| 18 | Valdosta State | 122 | NR |
| 19 | St. Marys (TX) | 109 | NR |
| 20 | Columbus State | 100 | 17 |
| T21 | Carson-Newman | 94 | 19 |
| T21 | Limestone | 94 | NR |
| 23 | Lander | 90 | NR |
| 24 | Oklahoma Christian | 81 | 18 |
| 25 | Flagler | 75 | 22 |
| Dropped From Ranking: | CU-Colorado Springs (#25), Georgia Southwestern State (#14), Simon Fraser (#23), West Georgia (#T20), Wilmington (DE) (#T20) | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: St. Edward's, 71; Georgia Southwestern State, 69; Armstrong State, 47; Arkansas Tech, 45; Montevallo, 43; Lincoln Memorial, 42; Mount Olive, 40; Young Harris, 39; Ferris State, 38; West Georgia, 30; Wilminton (DE), 30; Newberry, 25; Simon Fraser, 24; Tusculum, 22; CU-Colorado Springs, 21; Findlay, 20; Western Washington, 20; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 19; St. Thomas Aquinas, 18; Coker, 17; Concordia (OR), 17; Grand Valley State, 17; Colorado School of Mines, 16; Indianapolis, 16; West Texas A&M, 15; Sonoma State, 14; Lenoir Rhyne, 13; CSU-Stanislaus, 10; Dallas Baptist, 10; Nebraska - Kearney, 10; UC-San Diego, 10; BYU-Hawaii, 9; Georgia College, 9; Newman, 8; Pfeiffer, 5; Southern New Hampshire, 5; Belmont Abbey, 4; Lake Superior State, 4; Ashland, 3; Colorado State-Pueblo, 2; Lewis, 2; Colorado Christian, 1; Dixie State, 1; Wayne State (MI), 1. | |||