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Two teams are No. 1 for the first time ever in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Polls

The Ole Miss men’s golf team is No. 1 for the first time ever in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll.

The Rebels have won two fall tournaments and finished no worse than second in two others. They received 15 first-place votes and 489 total points and have vaulted from No. 6 to the top spot.

Oklahoma, with four first-place votes, slides back from No. 1 to No. 2. Auburn (one first-place vote), Arizona State and Texas round out the top five.

Pos. University Points Previous
1 Ole Miss (15) 489 6
2 Oklahoma (4) 478 1
3 Auburn (1) 457 2
4 Arizona State 449 3
5 Texas 392 7
6 LSU 384 15
7 Virginia 382 4
8 North Carolina 364 10
9 Oklahoma State 331 19
10 Arizona 291 14
11 Illinois 286 13
12 Georgia Tech 280 11
13 UCLA 235 RV
14 Florida 230 9
15 Utah 217 20
16 Vanderbilt 203 5
17 SMU 158 RV
18 South Carolina 118 RV
19 Mississippi State 108 RV
20 Texas Tech 100 17
21 Duke 92 T-23
22 Pepperdine 83 T-23
23 Tennessee 76 8
24 Alabama 65 16
25 Notre Dame 63 T-23

Others receiving votes: USF (35), Florida State (32), Texas A&M (25), Georgia (19), BYU (12), Pacific (11), Colorado (9), Charlotte (8), Oregon (6), Northwestern (4), Ohio State (4), Long Beach State (2), North Alabama (1), Stanford (1).

Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II Coaches Poll

Colorado Christian is No. 1 for a fourth consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II Coaches Poll. The Cougars received 18 first-place votes and 519 points on November 1. They have won six tournaments in a row dating back to last season’s national championship.

Pos. University Points Previous
1 Colorado Christian (18) 519 1
2 North Georgia (3) 500 2
3 Oklahoma Christian 472 3
4 West Florida 444 4
5 Grand Valley State 443 7
6 Lincoln Memorial 401 6
7 Lee 385 9
8 Central Oklahoma 377 8
9 Georgia Southwestern 347 5
10 Cal State East Bay 280 RV
11 Columbus State 261 20
12 USCA 233 14
13 Gannon 176 NR
14 UMSL 165 23
15 Missouri S&T 159 24
16 Nova Southeastern 150 11
17 Colorado Mesa 146 22
18 Wayne State (MI) 137 NR
19 USCB 129 RV
20 CSU Monterey Bay 125 RV
21 Lander 117 15
22 Sonoma State 110 NR
23 Florida Southern 89 10
24 Henderson State 89 13
25 Chico State 81 RV

Others receiving votes: Saint Leo (68), Wingate (40), Coker (36), Palm Beach Atlantic (31), Dallas Baptist (28), Barry (27), Rollins (25), Harding (19), Barton (18), West Texas A&M (18), Midwestern State (14), Flagler (13), Colorado School of Mines (10), Findlay (10), Texas Tyler (9), Ferris State (8), Texas Permian Basin (7), Simon Fraser (6), Colorado State Pueblo (5), Washburn (5), Western New Mexico (5), Lynn (4), Embry-Riddle (Florida) (3), Tampa (2), Virginia Union (1).

Washington & Lee men’s golf

Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll

Washington & Lee is No. 1 for the first time ever in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll. The Generals broke multiple team records while winning the Golfweek October Classic and received 10 first-place votes and 274 points in the process. Their rise to the top ends an 11-poll run by Methodist, which got one first-place vote and now sits in the No. 2 spot.

Pos. University Points Previous
1 Washington & Lee (10) 274 6
2 Methodist (1) 262 1
3 Illinois Wesleyan 237 4
4 Emory 232 2
5 Sewanee 231 T-21
6 Oglethorpe 217 5
7 Carnegie Mellon 200 3
8 LeTourneau 199 13
9 Lynchburg 184 10
10 Huntingdon 172 7
11 Aurora 159 T-11
12 Southwestern (TX) 152 RV
13 Guilford 141 RV
14 Hampden-Sydney 120 17
15 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 114 20
16 Carleton 83 23
17 Rochester 81 25
18 Berry 79 19
19 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 78 8
20 Bethel (MN) 70 15
21 Kenyon 66 T-11
22 Gustavus Adolphus 55 RV
23 Gettysburg 48 RV
24 Babson 22 16
25 Redlands 21 9

Others receiving votes: Averett (19), Saint John’s (18), Nebraska Wesleyan (14), Wittenberg (13), Trinity (6), Rhodes (4), Pomona-Pitzer (3), John Carroll (1).

Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll

Dalton State is No. 1 for the sixth consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Roadrunners received seven first-place votes and 247 points.

Pos. University Points Previous
1 Dalton State (7) 247 1
2 Oklahoma City (1) 233 9
3 Keiser 231 2
4 Lindsey Wilson (2) 227 6
5 Coastal Georgia 196 8
6 Marian 190 NR
7 Texas Wesleyan 188 3
T-8 British Columbia 184 T-4
T-8 Wayland Baptist 184 7
10 Ottawa Arizona 162 T-4
11 MidAmerica Nazarene 158 T-13
12 Campbellsville 134 T-13
13 Indiana Wesleyan 124 NR
14 Houston-Victoria 110 T-10
15 Mount Mercy 100 RV
16 William Carey 91 16
17 Hastings 75 NR
18 Northwestern Ohio 70 T-19
19 Northwestern 59 24
20 USAO 52 RV
21 SCAD Atlanta 41 RV
22 Bellevue 40 25
23 Taylor 33 23
24 Tennessee Wesleyan 32 22
25 Cumberland (TN) 24 15

Others receiving votes: Blue Mountain College (21), Columbia (MO) (12), Reinhardt (11), Victoria-B.C. (6), Point (5), Ave Maria (4), St. Ambrose (2), Webber International (2), Lawrence Tech (1), Truett McConnell (1).

Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll

Midland is No. 1 for the third straight poll. The Chaparrals received five first-place votes and 77 overall points, four more than Hutchinson (three first-place votes and 73 points).

Pos. University Points Previous
1 Midland (5) 77 1
2 Hutchinson (3) 73 2
3 Odessa 51 3
T-4 McLennan 48 8
T-4 Western Texas 48 7
6 Central Alabama 41 6
7 Indian Hills 35 4
8 New Mexico JC 27 5
9 Dodge City 14 RV
10 Garden City 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Weatherford (8), Tyler (3), Blinn (1), Eastern Florida State (1).

Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll

There’s a tie atop this poll between Mississippi Gulf Coast and Parkland. Each program won three tournaments during the fall season and they share the top spot for a second consecutive poll.

Pos. University Points Previous
T-1 Mississippi Gulf Coast (2) 37 T-1
T-1 Parkland (2) 37 T-1
3 Murray State (Oklahoma) 32 3
4 South Mountain (Arizona) 30 4
5 Kirkwood 21 5
6 Heartland 15 7
7 Meridian 13 8
8 Walters State 12 NR
9 Roane State 10 6
10 Iowa Central 6 9

Others receiving votes: East Central (5), Jones (1), Northeast (NE) (1).

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