Lincoln Memorial, Nova Southeastern, and Central Oklahoma rounded out the top five. Barry, North Georgia (one first-place vote), USCA (one first-place vote), Palm Beach Atlantic, and Grand Valley State completed the top 10.
The fourth 2026-27 Bushnell/Golfweek DII Coaches' Poll, which will be Fall 2026's final poll, will be released on Friday, November 6.
2026-27 Bushnell/Golfweek DII Coaches' Poll - October 16
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RANK
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UNIVERSITY (FIRST-PLACE VOTES)
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POINTS
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PREVIOUS
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1
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Florida Southern (15)
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416
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1
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2
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Georgia Southwestern (1)
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412
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6
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3
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Lincoln Memorial
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401
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4
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4
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Nova Southeastern
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396
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8
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5
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Central Oklahoma
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354
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10
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6
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Barry
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311
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15
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|
7
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North Georgia (1)
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301
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2
|
|
8
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USCA (1)
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296
|
7
|
|
9
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Palm Beach Atlantic
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295
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NR
|
|
10
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Grand Valley State
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285
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3
|
|
11
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Oklahoma Christian
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228
|
RV
|
|
12
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Colorado Christian
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194
|
12
|
|
13
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Lee
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169
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5
|
|
14
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Rollins
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168
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RV
|
|
15
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Columbus State
|
155
|
9
|
|
16
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Western Washington
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151
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RV
|
|
17
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UMSL
|
143
|
18
|
|
18
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Arkansas Tech
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142
|
RV
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|
19
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Cal State San Bernardino
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128
|
13
|
|
20
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Midwestern State
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91
|
RV
|
|
21
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Central Missouri
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90
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RV
|
|
22
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USCB
|
68
|
20
|
|
23
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Washburn
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67
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RV
|
|
24
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Lynn
|
57
|
22
|
|
25
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Saint Leo
|
56
|
14
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Dropped Out: Wingate (No. 11; RV), Chico State (No. 16; RV), Flagler (No. 17; RV), Catawba (No. 19; RV), West Texas A&M (No. 21; RV), Colorado Mesa (No. 23; RV), Anderson (SC) (No. 24; RV), CSU Pueblo (No. 25; RV).
Receiving Votes (Points): Flagler (53), Lander (49), Catawba (46), UTPB (43), CSU Monterey Bay (36), Wingate (36), Valdosta State (33), Chico State (27), Carson-Newman (26), Wayne State (MI) (23), St. Mary's (TX) (18), DBU (17), Menlo (17), Belmont Abbey (16), Coker (16), Lenoir-Rhyne (15), Tampa (15), Missouri S&T (11), Georgia College (10), Cal State East Bay (7), Eckerd (7), West Texas A&M (5), Colorado Mesa (3), CSU Pueblo (3), Newberry (3), Pittsburg State (2), Anderson (SC) (1), Ashland (1), CSUSM (1), Erskine (1).
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