Vanderbilt, Anderson, Emory, Keiser men’s golf claim top spots final regular season Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I coaches polls
It’s a familiar spot for the Vanderbilt men’s golf team.
The Commodores have finished the regular season where they started it, in the top spot in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll. Vanderbilt received 19 of the 20 first-place votes and 498 total points in this latest poll.
North Carolina, Arizona State, Illinois (which received the remaining first-place vote) and Texas Tech make up the rest of the top five.
Stanford, Florida State, Pepperdine, Georgia Tech, and Florida check in at Nos. 6 through 10.
San Diego State and Wake Forest joined the poll after not being ranked the last time out.
Div. I
Pos | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Vanderbilt (19) | 498 | 1 |
2 | North Carolina | 464 | 2 |
3 | Arizona State | 440 | 4 |
4 | Illinois (1) | 437 | 5 |
5 | Texas Tech | 398 | 3 |
6 | Stanford | 369 | T-9 |
7 | Florida State | 359 | 6 |
8 | Pepperdine | 358 | 7 |
9 | Georgia Tech | 356 | 11 |
10 | Florida | 347 | T-9 |
11 | 327 | 12 | |
12 | 279 | 14 | |
13 | Auburn | 262 | 8 |
14 | Texas A&M | 237 | 15 |
15 | Texas | 203 | 13 |
16 | 197 | 16 | |
17 | 178 | 18 | |
18 | Arizona | 146 | 19 |
19 | Mississippi State | 144 | 17 |
20 | 120 | 20 | |
21 | Oklahoma State | 113 | 22 |
22 | 86 | 21 | |
23 | San Diego State | 66 | NR |
24 | Wake Forest | 34 | NR |
25 | 33 | 24 |
Others receiving votes: East Tennessee State (16), Ohio State (13), Georgia Southern (9), Kansas State (7), BYU (2), Duke (1), Georgia (1), Northwestern (1).
Div. II
Anderson capped off its regular season with the program’s first-ever South Atlantic Conference Championship.
The Trojans are also the top team in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II Coaches Poll after receiving 12 first-place votes and 396 total points.
Pos | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Anderson (12) | 396 | 1 |
2 | Barry (3) | 381 | 3 |
T-3 | Lee | 354 | 2 |
T-3 | West Florida | 354 | 5 |
5 | North Georgia | 324 | 4 |
6 | Oklahoma Christian | 309 | 6 |
7 | 297 | 8 | |
8 | 292 | 7 | |
9 | Georgia Southwestern | 284 | 9 |
10 | Cal State-San Marcos | 215 | 17 |
11 | Clayton State | 194 | 10 |
12 | 190 | 11 | |
13 | 185 | 12 | |
14 | 165 | 19 | |
15 | Cameron | 161 | 16 |
16 | Midwestern State | 160 | 18 |
17 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 155 | 14 |
18 | 129 | 15 | |
19 | Colorado Christian | 110 | 21 |
20 | 109 | 13 | |
21 | 70 | 22 | |
22 | Henderson State | 69 | 20 |
23 | Barton | 55 | 23 |
24 | Saint Leo | 44 | 24 |
25 | Lander | 34 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Columbus State (26), Northeastern State (24), Harding (19), Missouri S&T (15), Chico State (13), Lynn (11), Shorter (10), Simon Fraser (9), Florida Southern (5), Hawaii-Hilo (5), Central Missouri (4), Livingstone (4), Wayne State (MI) (4), Central Oklahoma (3), Findlay (3), McKendree (3), South Carolina-Aiken (3), Stanislaus State (2), Washburn (1).
Div. III
The Emory University men’s golf team celebrates after winning its sixth tournament of the year at the 2023 Emory Spring Invitational in Conyers, Georgia. (Photo: Emory)
Emory, the top-ranked team in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll, won all four of its spring stroke-play events.
The Eagles garnered all 17 first-place votes and 425 total points in this poll.
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Emory (17) | 425 | 1 |
2 | Christopher Newport | 403 | 2 |
3 | 390 | 3 | |
4 | Guilford | 371 | 5 |
5 | 363 | 4 | |
6 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 327 | 7 |
7 | Piedmont | 326 | 6 |
8 | 302 | 8 | |
9 | Oglethorpe | 295 | 9 |
10 | Huntingdon | 267 | 11 |
11 | Washington & Lee | 245 | 11 |
12 | 239 | 12 | |
13 | 192 | 14 | |
14 | Saint Johns (MN) | 188 | 13 |
15 | Trinity (TX) | 169 | 16 |
16 | 159 | 17 | |
17 | LeTourneau | 128 | 15 |
18 | RPI | 126 | 18 |
19 | 121 | 19 | |
20 | Aurora | 105 | 20 |
21 | 85 | 21 | |
22 | 78 | NR | |
23 | Willamette | 54 | 24 |
24 | 47 | NR | |
25 | Rochester | 16 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Southwestern (15), Gettysburg (14), Kenyon (14), Dallas (12), Denison (12), Lynchburg (10), Otterbein (6), Rhodes (6), Franklin & Marshall (4), Berry (3), East Texas Baptist (3), Concordia (2), Skidmore (2), Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1).
NAIA
Keiser, winners of the 2023 Sun Conference Championship, is the top team in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll.
The Seahawks collected nine first-place votes and 297 points in all. Lindsey Wilson, the No. 2 team, earned three first-place vote).
Pos. | University | Points | Previous | |
1 | Keiser (9) | 297 | 1 | |
2 | Lindsey Wilson (3) | 279 | 2 | |
3 | 276 | 3 | ||
4 | Bellevue | 266 | T-5 | |
5 | Coastal Georgia | 252 | T-5 | |
6 | South Carolina Beaufort | 230 | 4 | |
7 | Ottawa AZ | 224 | 7 | |
8 | Taylor | 211 | 8 | |
9 | Victoria – B.C. | 204 | 10 | |
10 | 198 | 12 | ||
11 | British Columbia | 187 | 9 | |
12 | 161 | 11 | ||
13 | Southeastern | 158 | 13 | |
14 | 136 | 14 | ||
15 | Cumberlands | 131 | 15 | |
16 | Houston-Victoria | 120 | 17 | |
17 | The Master’s | 117 | 19 | |
18 | Point | 100 | 16 | |
19 | William Carey | 80 | 18 | |
20 | Reinhardt | 71 | 20 | |
21 | Southwestern Christian | 63 | 21 | |
22 | 52 | 22 | ||
23 | Blue Mountain | 39 | T-23 | |
24 | 24 | T-23 | ||
25 | 10 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Columbia International (4), Truett-McConnell (4), Webber International (4), Doane (2).
NJCAA Division I
Hutchinson is the No. 1-ranked team in the latest NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll.
The Dragons have also qualified for the NJCAA Division I National Championships for a 22nd consecutive time.
In this poll, the Dragons received three first-place votes, while New Mexico JC got two of them.
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Hutchinson (3) | 57 | 2 |
2 | New Mexico JC (2) | 53 | 1 |
3 | Midland (1) | 50 | T-3 |
4 | Dodge City | 43 | T-3 |
5 | Odessa | 32 | 6 |
6 | Indian Hills | 22 | 5 |
7 | McLennan | 21 | T-7 |
8 | Ranger | 20 | 10 |
9 | Eastern Florida State | 16 | 9 |
10 | Western Texas | 8 | T-7 |
Others receiving votes: Tyler JC (3), Blinn (2), Garden City (2), Pima (1).
NJCAA Division II
The South Mountain Community College men’s golf team celebrates after winning the NJCAA Region I Division II Tournament at Corte Bella Golf Course in Sun City West, Arizona. (Photo: SMCC)
South Mountain Community College went seven-for-seven in the 2023 spring campaign.
Now, the Cougars, based in Phoenix, sit atop the Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll after grabbing 47 points.
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | South Mountain (2) | 47 | 1 |
2 | Mississippi Gulf Coast (3) | 44 | 2 |
3 | Kirkwood | 39 | 3 |
4 | Glendale | 36 | 4 |
5 | Parkland | 32 | 5 |
6 | Meridian | 20 | 9 |
7 | Walters State | 16 | 6 |
8 | Iowa Central | 13 | 7 |
9 | Des Moines Area | 11 | NR |
T-10 | Abraham Baldwin | 6 | 10 |
T-10 | Southeast (NE) | 6 | 8 |
Others receiving votes: Northeast Mississippi (3), Highland (2).
