Dalton State Moves Up To #8 In Latest Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Poll

  • Monday, November 19, 2018

Oklahoma City continued its run as No. 1 in the Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. It marked the ninth straight poll the Stars have held the top spot. 
 
Coastal Georgia moved up a spot to second where it trails Oklahoma City by four points. Oklahoma City earned five first-place votes to Coastal Georgia's four.
 
Texas Wesleyan dropped a place to No. 3. Rocky Mountain stayed at No. 4 and was followed by Northwestern Ohio, South Carolina Beaufort, and Keiser.

Dalton State moved up two rungs to No. 8 while British Columbia and Point completed the top 10.
 
Southeastern (FL) (#20) and Oregon Tech (#21) returned to the ranking. Four teams were newcomers to the rankings including No. 19 Menlo College and Carroll (MT), Sterling, and William Jessup, who all three tied at No. 25. Indiana Wesleyan, Marymount (CA), Morningside, and Victoria fell from the top 25.
 
Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - Final Fall

Rank

University (First Place Votes)

Points

Prev. Ranking

1

Oklahoma City (5)

219

1

2

Coastal Georgia

215

3

3

Texas Wesleyan

200

2

4

Rocky Mountain

196

4

5

Northwestern Ohio

193

6

6

South Carolina Beaufort

178

8

7

Keiser

177

5

8

Dalton State

160

10

9

British Columbia

158

7

10

Point

130

15

11

Thomas (GA)

118

13

12

William Carey

117

11

13

Taylor

101

9

14

Johnson & Wales (FL)

97

14

T15

Missouri Valley College

87

18

T15

Truett-McConnell

87

24

17

Ottawa (AZ)

79

16

18

Wayland Baptist

71

20

19

Menlo College

62

NR

20

Southeastern (FL)

53

NR

21

Oregon Tech

38

NR

22

William Woods

33

21

23

Bellevue

25

12

24

Mount Mercy

18

23

T25

Carroll (MT)

14

NR

T25

Sterling

14

NR

T25

William Jessup

14

NR

 
Dropped From Ranking: Indiana Wesleyan, 25; Marymount (CA), 19; Morningside, 17; Victoria, 22
 
Others Receiving Votes: Indiana Wesleyan, 12; Oklahoma Wesleyan, 11; Ottawa (KS), 9; Kansas Wesleyan, 8; Victoria, 8; Northwestern (IA), 7; Morningside, 4; Marymount (CA), 3; Corban, 2; Tennessee Wesleyan, 2; Viterbo, 2; Cardinal Stritch, 1; Lewis-Clark State, 1; The Master's University, 1


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