Moving up from No. 7 and with wins in all four of its fall tournaments, Anderson is No. 1 in the Oct. 28 Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll.
The Trojans, who received nine first-place votes and 404 points, defeated numerous poll regulars in a strong McCoy Wright Currahee Collegiate Invitational on Tuesday to cement their undefeated fall season.
West Florida (two first-place votes, 402 overall points) and Barry (five first-places, 399 points) were within five points of the Trojans, while Grand Valley State, who also won four fall tournaments, leaped from No. 17 to No. 4. Oklahoma Christian (one first-place vote), Lee, Western Washington, Henderson State, Sonoma State, and North Georgia complete the top 10.
Twenty-four others received votes.
Rank | Team (First-place votes) | Points | Previous |
1 | Anderson (9) | 404 | 7 |
2 | West Florida (2) | 402 | 3 |
3 | Barry (5) | 399 | 1 |
4 | Grand Valley State | 359 | 17 |
5 | Oklahoma Christian (1) | 353 | 6 |
6 | Lee | 308 | 2 |
7 | Western Washington | 304 | NR |
8 | Henderson State | 296 | 12 |
9 | Sonoma State | 278 | 25 |
10 | North Georgia | 267 | 4 |
11 | Georgia Southwestern State | 249 | 5 |
12 | Cal State-Monterey Bay | 205 | NR |
13 | Nova Southeastern | 181 | 8 |
14 | Missouri-St. Louis | 173 | 13 |
15 | Colorado State Pueblo | 167 | 11 |
16 | Western New Mexico | 156 | NR |
17 | Tampa | 147 | NR |
18 | Clayton State | 107 | 15 |
19 | Cameron | 93 | NR |
20 | Lincoln Memorial | 88 | 9 |
T-21 | Midwestern State | 68 | NR |
T-21 | Cal State-East Bay | 68 | NR |
23 | Simon Fraser | 67 | NR |
24 | Findlay | 64 | 24 |
25 | Limestone | 63 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Northeastern State (36); Harding (32); Saint Leo (31); Chico State (28); Washburn (28); Wayne State (15); McKendree (11); South Carolina Aiken (10); Central Oklahoma (8); Holy Names (8); Winona State (8); Carson-Newman (7); Southwestern Oklahoma State (7); Barton (5); Missouri S&T (5); Lander (3); Southern Arkansas (3); Stanislaus State (3); St. Mary’s (Texas) (3); Cal State-San Marcos (2); Central Missouri (2); Union (2); Columbus State (1); Virginia Union (1).