NORMAN, Okla. - The defending National Champion Florida Southern men's golf team remains at the top of the first Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll for the 2026-27 season after their 14th National Championship title in May. The Moccasins received 392 points (and 14 first-place votes) in the first coaches poll of the season.
The three other schools receiving first-place votes were North Georgia (1), Central Oklahoma (1), and Colorado Christian (1).
Nova Southeastern (8), Saint Leo (14), Barry (15), and Lynn (22) round out the Sunshine State Conference teams inside the top-25. Rollins, Eckerd, and Embry-Riddle were all receiving votes, representing the entire conference in the poll.
Florida Southern opens the 2026-27 campaign on Sept. 28-29 at the National Preview at the PGA National in West Palm Beach, Fla.
2026-27 Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll
|
| RANK |
UNIVERSITY (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) |
POINTS |
PREVIOUS |
| 1 |
Florida Southern (14) |
392 |
1 |
| 2 |
North Georgia (1) |
358 |
14 |
| 3 |
Grand Valley State |
316 |
4 |
| 4 |
Lincoln Memorial |
310 |
8 |
| 5 |
Lee |
286 |
2 |
| 6 |
Georgia Southwestern |
283 |
3 |
| 7 |
USCA |
279 |
15 |
| 8 |
Nova Southeastern |
278 |
7 |
| 9 |
Columbus State |
256 |
5 |
| 10 |
Central Oklahoma (1) |
253 |
10 |
| 11 |
Wingate |
246 |
6 |
| 12 |
Colorado Christian (1) |
229 |
18 |
| 13 |
Cal State San Bernardino |
182 |
20 |
| 14 |
Saint Leo |
175 |
11 |
| 15 |
Barry |
137 |
12 |
| 16 |
Chico State |
129 |
23 |
| 17 |
Flagler |
113 |
RV |
| 18 |
UMSL |
112 |
17 |
| 19 |
Catawba |
105 |
9 |
| 20 |
USCB |
87 |
21 |
| 21 |
West Texas A&M |
83 |
16 |
| 22 |
Lynn |
81 |
RV |
| 23 |
Colorado Mesa |
77 |
22 |
| 24 |
Anderson (SC) |
67 |
RV |
| 25 |
CSU Pueblo |
56 |
19 |
Dropped Out: St. Mary's (TX) (No. 13; RV), DBU (No. 24; RV), Cal State San Marcos (No. 25; RV).
Receiving Votes (Points): Western Washington (46), Lander (44), Carson-Newman (40), St. Mary's (TX) (40), Rollins (38), DBU (37), Midwestern State (37), McKendree (35), CSU Monterey Bay (34), Cal State San Marcos (28), Stanislaus State (27), Valdosta State (20), Oklahoma Christian (18), Arkansas Tech (16), Lenoir-Rhyne (16), Cal State East Bay (15), Central Missouri (13), Eckerd (12), Washburn (12), Embry-Riddle (FL) (10), Missouri Southern (10), UT Tyler (10), Belmont Abbey (9), Colorado School of Mines (8), Harding (8), Wayne State (MI) (8), Georgia College (7), Menlo (6), Northeastern State (6), Cameron (5), Henderson State (2), Newberry (2), Winona State (2), Missouri S&T (1), Western New Mexico (1).
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