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Polls 2019-20

Coastal Georgia continues reign as No. 1 team in Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

NORMAN, Okla. — After receiving nine first-place votes College of Coastal Georgia remained the No. 1 team in country in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.

Second ranked Keiser received one first-place vote, followed by third ranked Texas Wesleyan who also earned one first-place vote. Ottawa (AZ), and Dalton State round out the top five.

South Carolina Beaufort, Point, Victoria, British Columbia and Oklahoma City all earned a spot in the top ten.

Truett-McConnell (#18), Central Baptist (#19), Grand View (#20), Cumberland (#21), Lindsey Wilson (#22), and Reinhardt (#25) all joined the poll while Kansas Wesleyan, Park (MO), Oregon Tech, Taylor, William Carey, and William Woods all fell from the ranking.

 

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous Ranking
1 Coastal Georgia (9) 273 1
2 Keiser (1) 259 4
3 Texas Wesleyan (1) 248 2
4 Ottawa (AZ) 225 9
5 Dalton State 206 10
6 South Carolina Beaufort 201 5
7 Point 200 T-13
8 Victoria 193 20
9 British Columbia 181 7
10 Oklahoma City 177 3
11 Wayland Baptist 167 6
12 Bellevue University 142 18
T-13 Southeastern (FL) 126 24
T-13 Thomas University 126 16
15 Johnson & Wales University (FL) 96 11
T-16 Missouri Valley College 90 17
T-16 Morningside 90 22
18 Truett-McConnell 86 NR
19 Central Baptist 76 NR
20 Grand View 74 NR
21 Cumberland University 68 NR
22 Lindsey Wilson College 43 NR
23 Northwestern Ohio 33 8
24 Rocky Mountain College 29 T-13
25 Reinhardt 27 NR
       
  Dropped From Ranking: Kansas Wesleyan (#23); Park (MO) (#25); Oregon Tech (#21); Taylor (#15); William Carey (#19); William Woods (#12).    
       
Others Receiving Votes: Oregon Tech, 23; William Carey, 20; William Woods, 20; Mobile, 18; Point Park, 13; Menlo, 10; Indiana Wesleyan, 6; Bethany College (KS), 5; SCAD Savannah, 5; Webber International, 5; Kansas Wesleyan, 4; Our Lady of the Lake, 3; Marian University-Indianapolis, 2; Taylor, 2; Corban University, 1; Mount Mercy, 1; Park (MO), 1. 

Illinois Wesleyan returns as No. 1 team in Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

NORMAN, Okla. — Defending National Champions Illinois Wesleyan return as the #1 team in the latest Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll after receiving 18 first-place votes.

Huntingdon moves up one spot to No. 2 while Emory University ranks third after receiving the final two first-place votes. Hampden-Sydney, and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps rounds out the top five.

Wittenberg, Methodist, St. Thomas (MN), Washington & Lee, and Carnegie Mellon all earned a spot in the top ten.

Wisconsin-Eau Claire (#14), New York (#18), Babson (#20), Williams (#22), Aurora (#24), and Piedmont (#25), all joined the ranking, while Hope, La Verne, North Carolina Wesleyan, Sewanee, The University of the South, Trinity, and Willamette all fell from the poll.

 

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous Ranking
1 Illinois Wesleyan (18) 498 2
2 Huntingdon 475 3
3 Emory (2) 467 1
4 Hampden-Sydney 394 13
5 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 389 9
6 Wittenberg 374 4
7 Methodist 371 8
8 St. Thomas (MN) 354 11
9 Washington & Lee 295 6
10 Carnegie Mellon 293 7
11 Guilford 286 5
12 Southwestern (TX) 271 15
13 Oglethorpe 217 12
14 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 204 NR
15 Redlands 198 16
16 Gustavus Adolphus 175 25
17 Concordia University (TX) 153 10
18 New York University 144 NR
19 Saint Johns (MN) 129 14
20 Babson 105 NR
21 Greensboro 88 24
22 Williams 71 NR
23 Berry College 61 17
24 Aurora 50 NR
25 Piedmont 44 NR
       
Dropped From Ranking: Hope (#19); La Verne (T-20); North Carolina Wesleyan (#T-20); Sewanee: The University of the South (#23); Trinity College (CT) (#22); Willamette (#18).      
       
Others Receiving Votes: Willamette, 38; Hope, 36; La Verne, 28; Pacific Lutheran, 28; Sewanee: The University of the South, 27; Webster University, 23; Kenyon College, 21; Rochester, 18; Nebraska Wesleyan, 17; North Carolina Wesleyan, 16; George Fox, 16; Denison University, 15; LaGrange, 15; McDaniel, 13; Allegheny, 11; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 11; California Lutheran, 10; Gettysburg College, 9; Trinity College (CT), 9; Averett, 8; Trine University, 6; Rhodes, 4; Whitworth, 4; Concordia (WI), 3; Rutgers University-Camden, 3; Transylvania, 2; Birmingham-Southern, 1; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 1; Rosemont College, 1.

Georgia Tech climbs to #1 in Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

NORMAN, Okla. — Continuing their way up the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll, Georgia Tech is the new No. 1 ranked team in the country.

The Yellow Jackets received 19 first-place votes, followed by second-ranked Wake Forest, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and Pepperdine round out the top-five.

BYU joined the ranking this, jumping all the way to #6, while Arizona State, SMU, Notre Dame, Duke (T-10), and Louisville (T-10) all earned a spot in the Top-10.

BYU (#6), Colorado State (#21), Oregon State (#22), Vanderbilt (#23), and Tennessee (#25) all joined the ranking while Illinois, Ole Miss, Southern California, Stanford, and West Virginia all fell from the poll this week.

 

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous Rank
1 Georgia Tech (19) 618 2
2 Wake Forest 563 4
3 Oklahoma 556 9
4 Texas Tech (4) 545 6
5 Pepperdine 478 5
6 BYU 456 NR
7 Arizona State (1) 455 1
8 SMU 444 18
9 Notre Dame (1) 424 12
T-10 Duke 380 7
T-10 Louisville 380 16
12 North Carolina 356 14
13 Baylor 354 3
14 Clemson 274 15
15 Arizona 236 13
16 Texas A&M 206 11
17 Washington 193 8
18 Texas 171 10
19 Auburn 169 23
20 Georgia 152 20
21 Colorado State 140 NR
22 Oregon State 123 NR
23 Vanderbilt 102 NR
24 Arkansas 99 17
25 Tennessee 62 NR
       
Dropped From Ranking: Illinois (#22); Ole Miss (#24); Southern California (#19); Stanford (#21); West Virginia (#25). 
       
Others Receiving Votes: Tennessee Tech, 38; LSU, 22; UAB, 17; Stanford, 16; West Virginia, 15; East Tennessee State, 10; Mississippi, 10; South Carolina, 10; UCLA, 10; Oklahoma State, 9; Southern California, 8; Northwestern, 6; North Florida, 5; California, 3; Illinois, 3; Houston, 2; Long Beach State, 2; Arkansas State, 1; James Madison, 1; Liberty, 1.

Barry University moves atop Bushnell Golfweek Poll

NORMAN, Okla. — Barry University received 20 first-place votes in the third Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll of the season and are the new No. 1 in the country.

West Florida ranks second, followed by third-ranked Georgia Southwestern State, who tallied one first place vote, while Arkansas Tech is ranked fourth with one first-place vote. USC Aiken jumps up five spots to earn a spot in the top five.

Lynn, Oklahoma Christian, Simon Fraser, St. Mary’s (TX), and Lee round out the top ten.

Central Missouri (#13), Colorado School of Mines (#14), Delta State (#15), Concordia (OR) (#17), Midwestern State (#21), Findlay (#22), and Washburn (#24) all join the ranking.

CSU Monterey Bay, Dixie State, Lander, Limestone, Missouri-St. Louis, Rollins, Western Washington, and Young Harris all fell from the poll.

 

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous Rank
1 Barry (20) 638 4
2 West Florida 495 3
3 Georgia Southwestern State (1) 494 7
4 Arkansas Tech (1) 481 16
5 South Carolina-Aiken 469 10
6 Lynn (4) 466 1
7 Oklahoma Christian 444 6
8 Simon Fraser 443 8
9 St. Marys (TX) 356 9
10 Lee 351 17
11 Florida Southern 295 2
12 Saint Leo 286 5
13 Central Missouri 282 NR
14 Colorado School of Mines 266 NR
15 Delta State 238 NR
16 Lincoln Memorial 230 14
17 Concordia University (OR) 228 NR
18 Florida Tech 192 12
19 St. Edwards 163 20
20 Columbus State 128 24
21 Midwestern State 126 NR
22 Findlay 116 NR
23 Chico State 110 11
24 Washburn 81 NR
25 Nova Southeastern 77 13
       

 

 Dropped From Ranking: Cal State-Monterey Bay (#18); Dixie State (#21); Lander (#15); Limestone (#22); Missouri-St. Louis (#19); Rollins (#T-25); Western Washington (#23); Young Harris (#T-25)    
       
Others Receiving Votes: Wayne State (MI), 72; Dixie State, 59; Sonoma State, 59; Stanislaus State, 56; Western Washington, 52; Limestone, 49; Lander, 47; Clayton State, 46; Cal State-Monterey Bay, 44; Queens University of Charlotte, 41; Henderson State, 36; Rollins, 36; Valdosta State, 36; Newberry, 34; Young Harris, 34; Mount Olive, 33; Carson-Newman, 29; Flagler, 24; Missouri-St. Louis, 24; Georgia College, 19; Southern Wesleyan, 19; Winona State, 18; West Georgia, 14; Central Oklahoma, 11; Grand Valley State, 11; North Georgia, 10; Indianapolis, 9; Saint Anslem, 9; Anderson (SC), 7; Tiffin, 7; Colorado-Colorado Springs, 6; Trevecca Nazarene, 6; Erskine, 5; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 5; Tampa, 5; Belmont Abbey, 4; Lenoir Rhyne, 4; Lindenwood, 4; Northeastern State, 4; Catawba, 3; Barton, 2; Northwood University (MI), 1; Wingate, 1.

South Mountain remains No. 1 in Bushnell Golfweek NJCAA Division II Poll

NORMAN, Okla. — South Mountain continued their reign as the top team in the nation, after receiving six first-place votes in the second Bushnell Golfweek Coaches poll of the season.

Mississippi Gulf Coast ranked second after earning one first-place vote, followed by Kirkwood, Meridian, and Walters State to round out the top five.

Parkland, Tyler, Blackhawk, Mesa, and Murray State (OK) all earned a spot in the top 10.

 

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous Ranking
1 South Mountain (6) 68 1
2 Mississippi Gulf Coast (1) 63 2
3 Kirkwood CC 53 3
4 Meridian 33 7
5 Walters State JC 30 4
6 Parkland CC 29 T-5
7 Tyler JC 24 9
8 Black Hawk CC 21 8
9 Mesa 20 10
10 Murray State 18 T-5
       
Others Receiving Votes: Abraham Baldwin, 11; Des Moines Area, 9; Copiah Lincoln, 5; North Central Missouri College, 1.