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Keiser Finishes Regular Season Atop Final Spring 2023 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll

NORMAN, Okla. - After winning their two April tournaments, including the Sun Conference Championship, Keiser is the Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll’s No.1 for May 5. The Seahawks received nine first-place votes and 297 points in the process, 18 more than Lindsey Wilson (three first-place votes).

Dalton State, Bellevue, and Coastal Georgia rounded out the top five, while South Carolina Beaufort, Ottawa (AZ), Taylor, Victoria - B.C., and Wayland Baptist completed the top 10.

See the rest of the top 25 below. Columbia International, Truett-McConnell, Webber International, and Doane were others that received votes. 

Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - May 5

Rank

University

Points

Previous

 

1

Keiser (9)

297

1

 

2

Lindsey Wilson (3)

279

2

 

3

Dalton State

276

3

 

4

Bellevue

266

T-5

 

5

Coastal Georgia

252

T-5

 

6

South Carolina Beaufort

230

4

 

7

Ottawa (AZ)

224

7

 

8

Taylor

211

8

 

9

Victoria - B.C.

204

10

 

10

Wayland Baptist

198

12

 

11

British Columbia

187

9

 

12

Oklahoma City

161

11

 

13

Southeastern (FL)

158

13

 

14

Texas Wesleyan

136

14

 

15

Cumberlands

131

15

 

16

Houston-Victoria

120

17

 

17

The Master’s

117

19

 

18

Point

100

16

 

19

William Carey

80

18

 

20

Reinhardt

71

20

 

21

Southwestern Christian

63

21

 

22

Lewis-Clark State

52

22

 

23

Blue Mountain

39

T-23

 

24

Embry-Riddle (AZ)

24

T-23

 

25

Lawrence Tech

10

25

 

Others Receiving Votes: Columbia International (4), Truett-McConnell (4), Webber International (4), Doane (2).

Keiser Regains Top Spot in Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll for April 14

NORMAN, Okla. - After winning the Roadrunner Classic against 11 other ranked teams, Keiser is the Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll’s No.1 for April 14. The Seahawks received 10 first-place votes and 298 points in the process.

Lindsey Wilson (one first-place vote), Dalton State, South Carolina Beaufort, Coastal Georgia, and Bellevue rounded out the top five, while Ottawa (AZ) (one first-place vote), Taylor, British Columbia, and Victoria - B.C. completed the top 10.

See the rest of the top 25 below. Truett-McConnell, Webber International, St. Ambrose, Grand View, Sterling, Columbia International, Milligan, Mount Mercy, and Northwestern (IA) were others that received votes. 

Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - April 14

Rank

University

Points

Previous

 

1

Keiser (10)

298

2

 

2

Lindsey Wilson (1)

280

1

 

3

Dalton State

277

5

 

4

South Carolina Beaufort

250

6

 

T-5

Coastal Georgia

237

15

 

T-5

Bellevue

237

3

 

7

Ottawa (AZ) (1)

232

4

 

8

Taylor

224

7

 

9

British Columbia

209

8

 

10

Victoria - B.C.

187

13

 

11

Oklahoma City

170

12

 

12

Wayland Baptist

167

11

 

13

Southeastern (FL)

158

9

 

14

Texas Wesleyan

146

17

 

15

Cumberlands

136

10

 

16

Point

117

20

 

17

Houston-Victoria

101

14

 

18

William Carey

99

19

 

19

The Master’s

91

16

 

20

Reinhardt

81

21

 

21

Southwestern Christian

54

18

 

22

Lewis-Clark State

44

22

 

T-23

Blue Mountain

23

T-23

 

T-23

Embry-Riddle (AZ)

23

25

 

25

Lawrence Tech

19

RV

 

Others Receiving Votes: Truett-McConnell (12), Webber International (6), St. Ambrose (5), Grand View (4), Sterling (4), Columbia International (2), Milligan (1), Mount Mercy (1), Northwestern (IA) (1).

Keiser’s Run of Top Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll Rankings Continues for March 3

NORMAN, Okla. - With a win at the Coastal Georgia Invite and a top-five finish at the Saint Leo Invite, Keiser continues as the Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll’s top-ranked team for March 3. 

The Seahawks received 10 first-place votes and 274 points in the process. Lindsey Wilson (one first-place vote), Bellevue, Dalton State, and Ottawa (AZ) rounded out the top five, while Southeastern (FL), South Carolina Beaufort, Cumberlands, Victoria, and Taylor completed the top 10.

See the rest of the top 25 below. 12 others received votes. 

Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - March 3

Rank

University

Points

Previous

 

1

Keiser (10)

274

1

 

2

Lindsey Wilson (1)

254

3

 

3

Bellevue

242

2

 

4

Dalton State

237

5

 

5

Ottawa (AZ)

227

4

 

6

Southeastern (FL)

203

T-10

 

7

South Carolina Beaufort

198

7

 

8

Cumberlands

195

6

 

9

Victoria

192

T-10

 

10

Taylor

177

9

 

11

Wayland Baptist

165

8

 

12

British Columbia

155

13

 

13

Coastal Georgia

136

17

 

14

The Master’s

130

15

 

15

Southwestern Christian

125

14

 

16

Oklahoma City

123

12

 

17

Texas Wesleyan

91

16

 

18

Point

87

19

 

19

William Carey

67

18

 

20

Reinhardt

56

25

 

21

Blue Mountain

45

NR

 

22

Lawrence Tech

40

T-21

 

T-23

Truett McConnell

27

T-21

 

T-23

Park (MO)

27

RV

 

25

Webber International

16

RV

 


Others Receiving Votes: Embry-Riddle (AZ) (15), William Woods (14), Kansas Wesleyan (12), Central Methodist (10), Tennessee Wesleyan (10), Sterling (5), Bethany (KS) (4), Mount Mercy (4), St. Ambrose (3), Benedictine at Mesa (2), Morningside (2), Grand View (1).

Lindsey Wilson Tops Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll for March 24

NORMAN, Okla. - With wins in six of their first seven tournaments in 2022-23, Lindsey Wilson is the Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll’s No.1 for March 24. 

The Blue Raiders received four first-place votes and 242 points in the process, one ahead of Keiser. Bellevue, Ottawa (AZ), and Dalton State rounded out the top five, while South Carolina Beaufort, Taylor, British Columbia, Southeastern (FL), and Cumberlands completed the top 10.

See the rest of the top 25 below. Sterling, Lawrence Tech, Point Park, Midway, and Webber International were others that received votes. 

Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - March 24

Rank

University

Points

Previous

 

1

Lindsey Wilson (4)

242

2

 

2

Keiser (6)

241

1

 

3

Bellevue

228

2

 

4

Ottawa (AZ) (1)

221

5

 

5

Dalton State

215

4

 

6

South Carolina Beaufort

182

7

 

7

Taylor

177

10

 

8

British Columbia

168

12

 

9

Southeastern (FL)

164

6

 

10

Cumberlands

140

8

 

11

Wayland Baptist

138

11

 

12

Oklahoma City

137

16

 

13

Victoria-BC

133

NR

 

14

Houston-Victoria

130

9

 

15

Coastal Georgia

107

13

 

16

The Master’s

105

14

 

17

Texas Wesleyan

99

17

 

18

Southwestern Christian

81

15

 

19

William Carey

79

19

 

20

Point

66

18

 

21

Reinhardt

63

20

 

22

Lewis-Clark State

60

NR

 

T-23

Blue Mountain

18

21

 

T-23

Truett McConnell

18

T-23

 

25

Embry-Riddle (AZ)

12

RV

 

Others Receiving Votes: Sterling (6), Lawrence Tech (5), Point Park (3), Midway (2), Webber International (2).

Keiser Tops First Spring 2023 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll

NORMAN, Okla. - Before teeing off at the Coastal Georgia Invite on Monday, Keiser picked up where they left off Fall 2022 as the Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll’s No.1 for February 10. The Seahawks, who received nine first-place votes and 320 points in the process, edged Bellevue (300 points) and Lindsey Wilson (four first-place votes and 298 points) for the top spot.

Ottawa (AZ) and Dalton State rounded out the top five, while Cumberlands, South Carolina Beaufort, Wayland Baptist, Taylor, Houston-Victoria, and Southeastern (FL) completed the top 10.

See the rest of the top 25 below. 14 others, including William Woods and Park (MO), received votes. 

Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - February 10

Rank

University (First Place Votes)

Points 

 

 

1

Keiser (9)

320

2

Bellevue

300

3

Lindsey Wilson (4)

298

4

Ottawa (AZ)

256

5

Dalton State

248

6

Cumberlands

242

7

South Carolina Beaufort

232

8

Wayland Baptist

226

9

Taylor

220

T-10

Houston-Victoria

215

T-10

Southeastern (FL)

215

12

Oklahoma City

195

13

British Columbia

175

14

Southwestern Christian

152

15

The Master’s

147

16

Texas Wesleyan

126

17

Coastal Georgia

122

18

William Carey

93

19

Point

71

20

Kansas Wesleyan

54

T-21

Lawrence Tech

52

T-21

Truett McConnell

52

23

Central Methodist

46

24

Embry-Riddle (AZ)

37

25

Reinhardt

33

 

           Others Receiving Votes

 

RV

William Woods

24

RV

Park (MO)

20

RV

SCAD Savannah

6

RV

Webber International

6

RV

Morningside

5

RV

Mount Mercy

5

RV

Benedictine at Mesa

3

RV

Sterling

3

RV

Grand View

2

RV

Roosevelt

2

RV

Bethany (KS)

2

RV

Midway

2

RV

St. Ambrose

2

RV

Menlo

1