West Florida Captures Number One Spot in Preseason Golf World/NIKE Golf Division II Coaches' Poll
| Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
| 1 | West Florida (13) | 456 | 1 |
| 2 | St. Edward's (1) | 298 | T2 |
| 3 | Florida Southern (2) | 391 | 6 |
| 4 | USC-Aiken (1) | 350 | 7 |
| 5 | North Alabama | 334 | T2 |
| 6 | Georgia College (1) | 321 | 4 |
| 7 | Nova Southeastern | 308 | 5 |
| 8 | Barry | 283 | NR |
| 9 | Valdosta State | 257 | NR |
| 10 | Western Washington | 244 | T8 |
| 11 | CSU-Stanislaus | 228 | NR |
| 12 | Sonoma State | 226 | 16 |
| 13 | Columbus State | 224 | NR |
| 14 | Clayton State | 196 | 10 |
| 15 | Belmont Abbey | 172 | T12 |
| T16 | Central Oklahoma | 170 | NR |
| T16 | Washburn | 170 | 15 |
| 18 | Abilene Christian | 168 | NR |
| 19 | Grand Canyon | 159 | 11 |
| 20 | Chico State | 153 | NR |
| 21 | Lynn | 147 | NR |
| 22 | Indianapolis | 128 | T8 |
| 23 | CU-Colorado Springs | 108 | T12 |
| 24 | Armstrong Atlantic | 106 | NR |
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25 |
Cameron |
96 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: Bryant (#20), CSU-San Bernardino (#18), Grand Valley State (#14), Indiana University of Pennsylvania (#17), Newberry (#19).
Others Receiving Votes: Newberry, 61; CSU-San Bernardino, 53; Lander, 44; Grand Valley State, 39; Rollins, 33; Pfeiffer, 22; Hawaii-Hilo, 18; Northeastern State, 14; St. Andrew's Presbyterian, 10; Tusculum, 8; CSU-Monterey Bay, 7; Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 7; Notre Dame de Namur, 6; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 6; St. Cloud State, 6; Ferris State, 5; Bryant, 3; Delta State, 2; Western New Mexico, 2; Midwestern State, 1; Northern Kentucky, 1.