Eagles move to 17th in Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
April 1, 2016

Eagles move to 17th in Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

NORMAN, Okla. – The Carson-Newman men’s golf team moved up a spot to 17th in the latest edition of the Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll after finishing fifth at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, a Division I tournament hosted by Tennessee Tech.

NORMAN, Okla. – The Carson-Newman men's golf team moved up a spot to 17th in the latest edition of the Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll after finishing fifth at the Bobby Nichols Intercollegiate, a Division I tournament hosted by Tennessee Tech.

The Eagles' 17th-place ranking is the highest in the Randy Wylie era.

Carson-Newman is the highest ranked South Atlantic Conference program with instate rival Lincoln Memorial following behind in 19th-place. The Orange and Blue are the 12th-highest ranked team from the South/Southeast region.

Chico State moved back to the top spot in the nation after a one poll hiatus; the Wildcats tallied 13 of the 23 first-place votes. West Florida jumped from fourth to second, while previously top-ranked Saint Leo fell to third. Florida Southern and Nova Southeastern rounded out the top-five.

The Eagles will conclude their regular season with the Tennessee River Ramble at Tennessee National Golf Club in Loudon, Tenn. on April 4 and 5.

Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - April 1

Rank

University (First Place Votes)

Points

Previous Rank

1

Chico State (13)

550

2

2

West Florida (2)

520

4

3

Saint Leo (4)

513

1

4

Florida Southern

493

6

5

Nova Southeastern

483

3

6

Lynn (4)

459

5

7

Barry

456

7

8

CSU Monterey Bay

379

8

9

Central Missouri

352

10

10

Lee

309

12

11

USC Aiken

308

9

12

Flagler

291

11

13

North Alabama

248

16

14

Simon Fraser

231

T13

15

Georgia Southwestern State

222

T13

16

West Georgia

204

15

17

Carson-Newman

201

18

18

Missouri - St. Louis

127

17

19

Lincoln Memorial

110

20

20

Colorado-Colorado Springs

106

23

21

Central Oklahoma

105

24

22

CSU San Marcos

95

19

23

Western New Mexico

83

T21

24

Sonoma State

68

25

25

Colorado Christian

63

NR

Others Receiving Votes: Florida Tech, 60; Columbus State, 49; Young Harris, 43; Indianapolis, 27; Mount Olive, 26; California Baptist, 23; Rollins, 21; St. Thomas Aquinas, 20; Tiffin, 19; Grand Valley State, 18; Arkansas Tech, 17; Lewis, 16; Dominican (CA), 15; Newberry, 14; Oklahoma Christian, 14; St. Cloud State, 12; Lander, 10; Southern New Hampshire, 12; Armstrong State, 9; Limestone, 9; St. Mary's (TX), 9; CSU San Bernardino, 7; Ferris State, 7; Clayton State, 6; Cameron, 5; Delta State, 5; Dixie State, 5; Lenoir Rhyne, 4; Erskine, 3; King, 3; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 3; Concordia (NY), 2; St. Edward's, 2; Wilmington, 2; Charleston, 1; Malone, 1; Tusculum, 1; Valdosta State, 1.

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