Arkansas Tech, the defending national champion in Division II golf, moved to the top spot in the Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Wonder Boys received six first-place votes.
Previous No. 1 West Florida received more first-place votes with seven, but finished two points back of Arkansas Tech to rank second. Lynn moved up one stop to third. No. 4 Barry tallied the remaining first-place vote. Georgia Southwestern was fifth and followed by Lincoln Memorial, Lee, South Carolina Aiken, and Central Missouri. Saint Leo moved up one place to crack the top 10.
Erskine (17), West Georgia (T-22), and Grand Valley State (25) made their debuts in the ranking. Clayton State, CSU Pueblo, Lander, and Valdosta State dropped from the poll.
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Arkansas Tech (6) | 340 | 2 |
| 2 | West Florida (7) | 338 | 1 |
| 3 | Lynn | 285 | 4 |
| 4 | Barry (1) | 275 | 6 |
| 5 | Georgia Southwestern | 268 | 3 |
| 6 | Lincoln Memorial | 243 | 8 |
| 7 | Lee | 216 | 9 |
| 8 | South Carolina Aiken | 215 | 10 |
| 9 | Central Missouri | 208 | 5 |
| 10 | Saint Leo | 202 | 11 |
| 11 | Indianapolis | 189 | 7 |
| 12 | Columbus State | 159 | 12 |
| 13 | Henderson State | 134 | 18 |
| T-14 | Oklahoma Christian | 109 | 13 |
| T-14 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 109 | 15 |
| 16 | Georgia College | 106 | 16 |
| 17 | Erskine | 100 | NR |
| 18 | Florida Southern | 95 | 14 |
| 19 | Nova Southeastern | 93 | 17 |
| 20 | Washburn | 78 | T-25 |
| 21 | Young Harris | 75 | 21 |
| T-22 | Limestone | 71 | 20 |
| T-22 | West Georgia | 71 | NR |
| 24 | North Georgia | 68 | 19 |
| 25 | Grand Valley State | 62 | NR |
| Dropped From Ranking: Clayton State (23); CSU Pueblo (22); Lander (T-25); Valdosta State (24). | |||
| Others Receiving Votes: Findlay, 43; Valdosta State, 41; Davis & Elkins, 31; Lander, 24; Tampa, 24; Carson-Newman, 22; Newberry, 22; Rogers State, 22; Cal State San Marcos, 19; CSU Pueblo, 19; Florida Tech, 18; Missouri-St. Louis, 17; Colorado Christian, 16; Clayton State, 15; King, 15; Rollins, 11; Shorter, 10; Midwestern State, 9; Central Oklahoma, 8; Flagler, 7; Sonoma State, 7; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 7; Barton College, 5; Harding, 5; Queens University of Charlotte, 4; Southern New Hampshire , 4; St. Thomas Aquinas, 3; Urbana, 3; Wayne State (MI), 3; Missouri Western State, 2; Tiffin, 2; St. Mary’s (TX), 1; Virginia Union, 1; Western Washington, 1. | |||