April 1, 2016

Eagles move to 17th in Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

NORMAN, Okla. – The Carson-Newman men’s golf team moved up a spot to 17th in the latest edition of the Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll after finishing fifth at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, a Division I tournament hosted by Tennessee Tech.

NORMAN, Okla. – The Carson-Newman men's golf team moved up a spot to 17^th in the latest edition of the Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll after finishing fifth at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, a Division I tournament hosted by Tennessee Tech.

The Eagles' 17^th-place ranking is the highest in the Randy Wylie era.

Carson-Newman is the highest ranked South Atlantic Conference program with instate rival Lincoln Memorial following behind in 19^th-place. The Orange and Blue are the 12^th-highest ranked team from the South/Southeast region.

Chico State moved back to the top spot in the nation after a one poll hiatus; the Wildcats tallied 13 of the 23 first-place votes. West Florida jumped from fourth to second, while previously top-ranked Saint Leo fell to third. Florida Southern and Nova Southeastern rounded out the top-five.

The Eagles will conclude their regular season with the Tennessee River Ramble at Tennessee National Golf Club in Loudon, Tenn. on April 4 and 5.

Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - April 1

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points	Previous Rank
1	Chico State (13)	550	2
2	West Florida (2)	520	4
3	Saint Leo (4)	513	1
4	Florida Southern	493	6
5	Nova Southeastern	483	3
6	Lynn (4)	459	5
7	Barry	456	7
8	CSU Monterey Bay	379	8
9	Central Missouri	352	10
10	Lee	309	12
11	USC Aiken	308	9
12	Flagler	291	11
13	North Alabama	248	16
14	Simon Fraser	231	T13
15	Georgia Southwestern State	222	T13
16	West Georgia	204	15
17	Carson-Newman	201	18
18	Missouri - St. Louis	127	17
19	Lincoln Memorial	110	20
20	Colorado-Colorado Springs	106	23
21	Central Oklahoma	105	24
22	CSU San Marcos	95	19
23	Western New Mexico	83	T21
24	Sonoma State	68	25
25	Colorado Christian	63	NR

Others Receiving Votes: Florida Tech, 60; Columbus State, 49; Young Harris, 43; Indianapolis, 27; Mount Olive, 26; California Baptist, 23; Rollins, 21; St. Thomas Aquinas, 20; Tiffin, 19; Grand Valley State, 18; Arkansas Tech, 17; Lewis, 16; Dominican (CA), 15; Newberry, 14; Oklahoma Christian, 14; St. Cloud State, 12; Lander, 10; Southern New Hampshire, 12; Armstrong State, 9; Limestone, 9; St. Mary's (TX), 9; CSU San Bernardino, 7; Ferris State, 7; Clayton State, 6; Cameron, 5; Delta State, 5; Dixie State, 5; Lenoir Rhyne, 4; Erskine, 3; King, 3; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 3; Concordia (NY), 2; St. Edward's, 2; Wilmington, 2; Charleston, 1; Malone, 1; Tusculum, 1; Valdosta State, 1.

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