No other team in Division II golf stole a first-place vote away from West Florida in the latest Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll, leaving the Argonauts at the top of yet another poll as the postseason draws nearer.
West Florida received all 24 first-place votes and remained in the top spot. Below that, Lynn and Lincoln Memorial flip-flopped, with Lincoln Memorial rising into the No. 2 spot and Lynn dropping to No. 3.
Central Missouri made a move up, from No. 8 to No. 6, while Young Harris leaped from No. 12 to No. 9.
Two teams moved into the poll this week, with Nova Southeastern claiming the No. 23 spot and Grand Valley State taking up the No. 25 and final spot.
Here is the complete poll:
Division II
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
1 | West Florida (24) | 600 | 1 |
2 | Lincoln Memorial | 552 | 3 |
3 | Lynn | 547 | 2 |
4 | Arkansas Tech | 500 | T-4 |
5 | South Carolina-Aiken | 472 | 6 |
6 | Central Missouri | 455 | 8 |
7 | Barry | 443 | T-4 |
8 | Lee | 429 | 7 |
9 | Young Harris College | 395 | 12 |
10 | Georgia Southwestern State | 361 | 9 |
11 | Indianapolis | 360 | 10 |
12 | Saint Leo | 302 | 14 |
13 | Columbus State | 291 | 13 |
14 | Georgia College | 267 | 11 |
15 | Henderson State | 249 | 17 |
16 | Oklahoma Christian | 232 | 15 |
17 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 200 | 16 |
18 | Washburn | 185 | 18 |
19 | North Georgia | 146 | 19 |
20 | Clayton State | 107 | 21 |
21 | Carson-Newman | 94 | 22 |
22 | Lander | 92 | 23 |
23 | Nova Southeastern | 67 | NR |
24 | Findlay | 60 | 20 |
25 | Grand Valley State | 49 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: Florida Southern (No. 24); Wingate (No. 25).
Others Receiving Votes: Florida Southern, 38; Wingate, 35; Valdosta State, 29; Mount Olive, 24; Academy of Art, 22; Sonoma State, 20; Western Washington, 20; St. Thomas Aquinas, 18; Gannon, 16; Indiana Univ. of Pennsylvania, 13; Christian Brothers, 11; Maryville, 11; Texas A&M Commerce, 10; Livingstone, 9; Tampa, 9; Saint Martins Univ., 8; Barton College, 7; Union Univ. (TN), 7; Flagler, 6; Colorado-Colorado Springs, 5; CSU East Bay, 5; Florida Tech, 4; Rollins, 4; Bentley Univ., 3; Missouri – St. Louis, 3; Delta State, 2; Midwestern State, 2; West Liberty, 2; Missouri Western State, 1; Queens Univ. of Charlotte, 1.