Eagles move to 19th in final Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. – The Carson-Newman men’s golf team is ranked 19th in the final edition of the Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll after moving up a spot from the poll released in September.
NORMAN, Okla. – The Carson-Newman men's golf team is ranked 19th in the final edition of the Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll after moving up a spot from the poll released in September.
In the Eagles' five events during the fall, Carson-Newman finished in the top-10 in four tournaments and shot just one round outside of the 200's. The team also fired the 10th-lowest round in South Atlantic Conference history during the first round of the St. Leo's Men's Invitational with a score of 277.
Carson-Newman is the highest-ranked SAC school with its 19th-place ranking. Instate rival Lincoln Memorial debuted in the poll at 24th; fellow Volunteer State foe Tusculum received six votes.
Chico State is the top team in Division II after receiving 15 first-place votes. Saint Leo, Nova Southeastern, West Florida and Florida Southern round out the top-five; C-N has faced the second through fifth-ranked teams at least once.
The Eagles have competed against 14 of the top-25 teams in the nation and played the 10th-toughest schedule in the nation during the fall.
Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - Final Fall
|
Rank |
University (First Place Votes) |
Points |
Previous Rank |
|
1 |
Chico State (15) |
519 |
1 |
|
2 |
Saint Leo (3) |
500 |
3 |
|
3 |
Nova Southeastern |
491 |
2 |
|
4 |
West Florida (3) |
479 |
5 |
|
5 |
Florida Southern |
437 |
6 |
|
6 |
Barry |
406 |
4 |
|
7 |
USC Aiken |
391 |
7 |
|
T8 |
CSU Monterey Bay |
373 |
8 |
|
T8 |
Lynn (1) |
373 |
9 |
|
10 |
Central Missouri |
341 |
10 |
|
11 |
Flagler |
296 |
15 |
|
12 |
West Georgia |
266 |
13 |
|
13 |
Missouri-St. Louis |
265 |
14 |
|
14 |
Lee |
264 |
12 |
|
15 |
North Alabama |
258 |
11 |
|
16 |
Georgia Southwestern State |
186 |
17 |
|
17 |
Simon Fraser |
169 |
16 |
|
18 |
Ferris State |
114 |
NR |
|
19 |
Carson-Newman |
111 |
20 |
|
20 |
Indianapolis |
108 |
T22 |
|
21 |
Florida Tech |
102 |
19 |
|
23 |
Columbus State |
77 |
18 |
|
23 |
Western New Mexico |
74 |
21 |
|
24 |
Lincoln Memorial |
67 |
NR |
|
25 |
Northern Michigan |
60 |
NR |
Dropped from Ranking: California Baptist (#T22), Central Oklahoma (#T24), CU-Colorado Springs (#T24)
Others Receiving Votes: Rollins, 52; CU-Colorado Springs, 45; Mount Olive, 35; Central Oklahoma, 33; Limestone, 26; CSU San Marcos, 24; Grand Valley State, 20; California Baptist, 18; Lewis, 18; St. Thomas Aquinas, 18; Colorado Christian, 17; Northwood (MI), 1; Tiffin, 14; Georgia College, 13; CSU East Bay, 9; CSU San Bernardino, 9; IUP, 8; Sonoma State, 8; Erskine, 6; Tusculum, 6; Lander, 4; Valdosta State, 4; Colorado School of Mines, 3; Lincoln, 3; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 3; St. Mary's (TX), 3; Union, 3; Dominican (CA), 2; Arkansas Tech, 1; Young Harris, 1
-CN-
