Barry takes over No. 1 spot in Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II Coaches Poll

Barry and Arkansas Tech flipped spots in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II Coaches Poll for men’s college golf.

Barry received 15 of the 20 first-place votes to claim the top spot. South Carolina-Aiken checks in at No. 3. Lincoln Memorial, which got three first-place votes, and Lee which picked up one, round out the top five.

Carson-Newman made a big leap in this poll, going from unranked to No. 8. The Eagles were one of six teams to enter the poll after not being ranked three weeks ago.

Rank	Team (First-place votes)	Points	Previous
1	Barry (15)	510	2
2	Arkansas Tech (2)	474	1
3	South Carolina-Aiken	456	8
4	Lincoln Memorial (3)	448	5
5	Lee (1)	433	6
T-6	West Florida	358	4
T-6	Oklahoma Christian	358	11
8	Carson-Newman	306	NR
9	Central Missouri	292	9
10	West Georgia	287	17
11	Saint Leo	261	12
12	North Georgia	245	NR
13	Limestone	237	NR
14	Georgia Southwestern State	222	7
15	Henderson State	205	13
16	Rogers State	193	NR
17	Erskine	144	16
T-18	Midwestern State	128	19
T-18	Lynn	128	3
20	Lander	123	NR
T-21	Nova Southeastern	114	21
T-21	Indianapolis	114	10
23	Florida Southern	99	15
24	Belmont Abbey	95	NR
T-25	Delta State	91	25
T-25	Columbus State	91	14

Dropped from ranking: Findlay (24); Georgia College (20); Grand Valley State (23); Newberry (22); Texas A&M-Commerce (18)

Others receiving votes: Colorado State-Pueblo, 75; Texas A&M Commerce, 52; Colorado Christian, 38; Newberry, 38; Queens Univ. of Charlotte, 33; Barton College, 21; Findlay, 15; Georgia College, 13; Chico State, 12; Northeastern State, 12; Southern Arkansas, 12; Flagler, 10; Tusculum, 9; Washburn, 9; Central Oklahoma, 7; Colorado-Colorado Springs, 7; Western Washington, 7; Young Harris, 6; Glenville State, 5; Missouri – St. Louis, 5; Southern Indiana, 5; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 5; Cal State-Monterey Bay, 4; Wayne State (MI), 4; Southern New Hampshire, 2; Valdosta State, 2; Virginia Union, 2; Cal State-San Marcos, 1; Harding, 1; Post, 1