Defending Champ Nova Southeastern No. 1 in Bushnell ...
Golf Coaches Association of America National Office 1225 West Main Street Suite 110 Norman, OK 73069 Phone: (405) 329-4222 Fax: (405) 573-7888 www.collegiategolf.com National Advisory Board President Conrad Ray, Stanford First Vice-President Andrew Sapp, North Carolina Second Vice-President Greg Sands, Texas Tech Third Vice-President John Kennaday, San Jose State Immediate Past President Todd Satterfield, Furman Treasurer Bruce Heppler, Georgia Tech Division I Representative At-Large John Knauer, UTSA Division II Representative At-Large Jimmy Stobs, Barry Division III Representative At-Large Bob Alpers, St. John’s (MN) NAIA Representative At-Large Chris Winkel, Grand View NJCAA Representative At-Large Tommy Snell, Mississippi Gulf Coast Division I Director-East Fred Warren, East Tennessee State Division I Director-Central JT Higgins, Texas A&M Division I Director-West George Koury, Air Force Division II Director John Cook, CSU Stanislaus Division III Director Bob Simms, St. John Fisher Assistant Coach Representative Vacant Representative At-Large Jim Awtrey NCAA Liaison Donnie Wagner Legislative Advisor Stephen Clar National Staff CEO Gregg Grost Deputy Director Dustin Roberts Business Affairs Sharon Beery Operations Ryan Klatt Membership Services Katie Louis
For Immediate Release Contact: Dustin Roberts Golf Coaches Association of America (405) 329-4222
Friday, August 28, 2015
Defending Champ Nova Southeastern No. 1 in Bushnell Golfweek Preseason Division II Coaches Poll NORMAN, Okla. – Defending national champion Nova Southeastern received 16 first-place votes to debut atop the the Bushnell Golfweek Preseason Division II Coaches Poll. The Sharks were also ranked No. 1 in the final seven regular season polls last season. NCAA runner-up Lynn received two first-place votes and is ranked second. USC Aiken is third. Fourth-ranked Barry received the final first-place vote. Central Missouri and Florida Southern are tied at No. 5 and followed by Saint Leo, Chico State, Simon Fraser and CSU-Monterey Bay. All eight teams that advanced to medal-match play at last spring’s NCAA Championships are ranked in the top 10.
Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - Preseason Rank University (First Place Votes) 1 Nova Southeastern (16) 2 Lynn (2) 3 USC Aiken 4 Barry (1) T5 Central Missouri T5 Florida Southern 7 Saint Leo 8 Chico State 9 Simon Fraser 10 CSU Monterey Bay 11 Central Oklahoma 12 Flagler 13 Columbus State 14 West Florida 15 Missouri-St. Louis 16 West Georgia 17 North Alabama 18 Western New Mexico 19 Georgia Southwestern State 20 Florida Tech 21 Indianapolis 22 Sonoma State 23 Limestone 24 Cameron 25 Wingate
Points 472 435 390 348 344 344 343 335 300 291 234 212 180 179 147 141 139 135 111 105 74 70 68 61 56
NCAA Finals Finish Champion Runner-up Quarterfinals 10 Semifinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Quarterfinals Quarterfinals 9 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 14 15 DNQ DNQ DNQ
Others Receiving Votes: Georgia College, 54; IUP, 53; Erskine, 42; Armstrong State, 39; St. Edward’s, 37; Dixie State, 30; Tiffin, 27; CU-Colorado Springs, 26; Chestnut Hill, 21; Valdosta State, 21; Colorado School of Mines, 20; Lake Superior State, 20; Lewis, 19; Rollins, 17; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 17; Charleston, 16; Grand Valley State, 16; Lander, 16; Mount Olive, 16; Oklahoma Christian, 16; Arkansas Tech, 15; CSU Stanislaus, 14; West Texas A&M, 12; Wilmington, 11; Lincoln Memorial, 10; CSU East Bay, 9; Southeastern Oklahoma State, 8; Emmanuel (GA), 7; Western Washington, 7; Le Moyne, 6; CUP, 5; Belmont Abbey, 4; Malone, 4; Queens, 4; California Baptist, 3; Midwestern State, 3; Pfeiffer, 3; Saint Thomas Aquinas, 3; Coker, 2; Northeastern State, 2; North Greenville, 2; Clayton State, 1; Dallas Baptist, 1; Ferris State, 1; West Liberty, 1
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For Immediate Release Contact: Dustin Roberts Golf Coaches Association of America (405) 329-4222
Friday, August 28, 2015
Defending Champ Nova Southeastern No. 1 in Bushnell Golfweek Preseason Division II Coaches Poll NORMAN, Okla. – Defending national champion Nova Southeastern received 16 first-place votes to debut atop the the Bushnell Golfweek Preseason Division II Coaches Poll. The Sharks were also ranked No. 1 in the final seven regular season polls last season. NCAA runner-up Lynn received two first-place votes and is ranked second. USC Aiken is third. Fourth-ranked Barry received the final first-place vote. Central Missouri and Florida Southern are tied at No. 5 and followed by Saint Leo, Chico State, Simon Fraser and CSU-Monterey Bay. All eight teams that advanced to medal-match play at last spring’s NCAA Championships are ranked in the top 10.
Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - Preseason Rank University (First Place Votes) 1 Nova Southeastern (16) 2 Lynn (2) 3 USC Aiken 4 Barry (1) T5 Central Missouri T5 Florida Southern 7 Saint Leo 8 Chico State 9 Simon Fraser 10 CSU Monterey Bay 11 Central Oklahoma 12 Flagler 13 Columbus State 14 West Florida 15 Missouri-St. Louis 16 West Georgia 17 North Alabama 18 Western New Mexico 19 Georgia Southwestern State 20 Florida Tech 21 Indianapolis 22 Sonoma State 23 Limestone 24 Cameron 25 Wingate
Points 472 435 390 348 344 344 343 335 300 291 234 212 180 179 147 141 139 135 111 105 74 70 68 61 56
NCAA Finals Finish Champion Runner-up Quarterfinals 10 Semifinals Quarterfinals Semifinals Quarterfinals Quarterfinals 9 11 DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 14 15 DNQ DNQ DNQ
Others Receiving Votes: Georgia College, 54; IUP, 53; Erskine, 42; Armstrong State, 39; St. Edward’s, 37; Dixie State, 30; Tiffin, 27; CU-Colorado Springs, 26; Chestnut Hill, 21; Valdosta State, 21; Colorado School of Mines, 20; Lake Superior State, 20; Lewis, 19; Rollins, 17; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 17; Charleston, 16; Grand Valley State, 16; Lander, 16; Mount Olive, 16; Oklahoma Christian, 16; Arkansas Tech, 15; CSU Stanislaus, 14; West Texas A&M, 12; Wilmington, 11; Lincoln Memorial, 10; CSU East Bay, 9; Southeastern Oklahoma State, 8; Emmanuel (GA), 7; Western Washington, 7; Le Moyne, 6; CUP, 5; Belmont Abbey, 4; Malone, 4; Queens, 4; California Baptist, 3; Midwestern State, 3; Pfeiffer, 3; Saint Thomas Aquinas, 3; Coker, 2; Northeastern State, 2; North Greenville, 2; Clayton State, 1; Dallas Baptist, 1; Ferris State, 1; West Liberty, 1
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