The Lincoln Memorial men’s golf team jumped up one spot to claim the No. 1 slot in the latest Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll of 2021.
The Railsplitters, whose campus is in Harrogate, Tennessee, garnered just one first-place vote but had 391 points in the poll to take the top spot.
Lynn received 11 first-place votes and jumps from No. 8 to No. 2. South Carolina-Aiken drops from No. 1 to No. 3 but still received four first-place votes. West Florida is fourth and Barry and Saint Leo are tied for fifth.
Division II
| Rank | University (First-place votes) | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Lincoln Memorial (1) | 391 | 2 |
| 2 | Lynn (11) | 384 | 8 |
| 3 | South Carolina-Aiken (4) | 374 | 1 |
| 4 | West Florida | 357 | 9 |
| T-5 | Barry (1) | 304 | T-3 |
| T-5 | Saint Leo | 304 | T-17 |
| T-7 | Lee | 289 | T-3 |
| T-7 | Columbus State | 289 | 5 |
| 9 | Indianapolis | 272 | 6 |
| 10 | Findlay | 256 | 7 |
| 11 | Arkansas Tech | 240 | 11 |
| 12 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 225 | 10 |
| 13 | Nova Southeastern | 196 | NR |
| 14 | Limestone | 176 | 21 |
| 15 | Dallas Baptist | 150 | 19 |
| 16 | Colorado School of Mines | 135 | 12 |
| 17 | North Georgia | 124 | T-14 |
| 18 | Oklahoma Christian | 108 | 20 |
| 19 | Georgia Southwestern State | 105 | 16 |
| T-20 | Lander | 91 | NR |
| T-20 | Young Harris College | 91 | 22 |
| 22 | Florida Southern | 88 | 13 |
| 23 | Central Missouri | 66 | 24 |
| 24 | Anderson (SC) | 60 | 23 |
| 25 | Henderson State | 49 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: Delta State (T-14); Missouri – St. Louis, (25); Newberry, (T-17).
Others receiving votes: Delta State, 48; St. Marys (TX), 40; Wingate, 40; Valdosta State, 36; Newberry, 28; CSU East Bay, 18; Washburn, 18; Barton College, 16; Missouri Western State, 15; Clayton State, 10; Western Washington, 10; Carson-Newman, 9; Missouri – St. Louis, 9; Academy of Art, 8; Tampa, 8; Winona State, 8; Flagler, 7; Holy Names, 6; Simon Fraser, 6; Sonoma State, 6; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 6; Northeastern State, 3; Grand Valley State, 2; Wayne State (MI), 2; Cal State-Monterey Bay, 1; Chico State, 1; Colorado-Colorado Springs, 1; Queens Univ. of Charlotte, 1; Saint Martins Univ., 1; Tiffin, 1.