(NEW YORK, NY)—The latest Golf World/Nike Golf Division II College Coaches’ Poll has been released, combining the resources of Golf World magazine, Nike Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). The complete results, including results from Divisions I, III, NAIA and NJCAA will appear in the May 6, 2013 issue of Golf World. Nova Southeastern held on to the No. 1 ranking in the latest Golf World/Nike Golf men's Division II coaches' poll.
The Sharks earned 10 of the available 14 first-place votes, having won three times this season as they prepare to defend their NCAA title later this month.
In the No. 2 spot is Barry, which earned the remaining four first-place votes after beating Nova Southeastern by one stroke in the Sunshine State Conference Championship last month.
Rounding out the top five are No. 3 USC-Aiken and Florida Southern and Lynn, which tied for the No. 4 spot.
No new teams joined the top 10. Two new programs joined the top 25: No. 23 Missouri-St. Louis and No. 25 Midwestern State.
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Division II - May 1, 2013
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Nova Southeastern (10) | 346 | 1 |
| 2 | Barry (4) | 321 | 2 |
| 3 | South Carolina-Aiken | 298 | 3 |
| T4 | Florida Southern | 273 | 6 |
| T4 | Lynn | 273 | 5 |
| 6 | CSU-Monterey Bay | 254 | 4 |
| 7 | North Alabama | 230 | 9 |
| 8 | Abilene Christian | 211 | 7 |
| 9 | Columbus State | 207 | 10 |
| 10 | Western Washington | 202 | 8 |
| 11 | Grand Canyon | 186 | 11 |
| 12 | CSU-Stanislaus | 184 | 12 |
| 13 | Belmont Abbey | 162 | 14 |
| 14 | Armstrong Atlantic State | 151 | 13 |
| 15 | Georgia College | 119 | 15 |
| 16 | West Florida | 111 | 18 |
| 17 | Hawaii-Hilo | 104 | 17 |
| 18 | Central Oklahoma | 103 | T19 |
| 19 | Barton | 94 | 16 |
| 20 | Colorado School of Mines | 87 | 21 |
| 21 | Rollins | 79 | T19 |
| 22 | Georgia Southwestern State | 71 | 22 |
| 23 | Missouri - St. Louis | 49 | NR |
| 24 | Chico State | 42 | 25 |
| 25 | Midwestern State | 38 | NR |
| Dropped From Ranking: | Coker (#23), Mount Olive (#24) | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: Coker, 25; Wayne State (MI), 33; Indianapolis, 29; Ferris State, 28; Grand Valley State, 24; Mount Olive, 22; Bellarmine, 21; Sonoma State, 21; Tiffin, 20; CU-Colorado Springs, 19; Cameron, 18; Newberry, 15; Valdosta State, 11; Florida Institute of Technology, 10; Oklahoma Christian, 9; Dallas Baptist, 8; Lincoln Memorial, 8; Central Missouri, 6; Northeastern State, 5; UC-San Diego, 3; Lewis, 3; Pfeiffer, 2; St. Edward's, 2; Wisconsin-Parkside, 2; North Georgia, 1. | |||