NORMAN, Okla. – After finishing the fall with wins in all four tournaments and wrapping up the regular season with the program's first-ever South Atlantic Conference Championship, the Anderson men's golf team topped the final Bushnell/Golfweek DII Coaches Poll of the season.
The Trojans received 12 first-place votes and 396 points in the process, 15 more than Barry (three first-place votes). Lee, West Florida, and North Georgia rounded out the top five, while Oklahoma Christian, Grand Valley State (one first-place vote), Nova Southeastern, Georgia Southwestern, and Cal State-San Marcos completed the top 10.
Lincoln Memorial (12th) and Carson-Newman (20th) joined the Trojans from the South Atlantic Conference.
Behind South Atlantic Conference Freshman of the Year, Alejandro de Castro's three stroke victory and with Reece Coleman and Calahan Keever sharing the runner-up spot, AU claimed its first-ever SAC Championship, and with the title, the Trojans earned the league's automatic bid and secured their sixth appearance – and first appearance since 2008 – in the NCAA Tournament.
Joining the top-ranked Trojans in the Sunshine State, May 11-13, for the Southeast Region Championship will be North Georgia, Georgia Southwestern, Clayton State, Lincoln Memorial, Barton, Lander, Carson-Newman, Limestone and USC Aiken.
Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches' Poll – May 5
Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous
Rank University Points Previous
1 Anderson (12) 396 1
2 Barry (3) 381 3
T-3 Lee 354 2
T-3 West Florida 354 5
5 North Georgia 324 4
6 Oklahoma Christian 309 6
7 Grand Valley State (1) 297 8
8 Nova Southeastern 292 7
9 Georgia Southwestern 284 9
10 Cal State-San Marcos 215 17
11 Clayton State 194 10
12 Lincoln Memorial 190 11
13 Sonoma State 185 12
14 Western Washington 165 19
15 Cameron 161 16
16 Midwestern State 160 18
17 Colorado State-Pueblo 155 14
18 Tampa 129 15
19 Colorado Christian 110 21
20 Carson-Newman 109 13
21 Missouri - St. Louis 70 22
22 Henderson State 69 20
23 Barton 55 23
24 Saint Leo 44 24
25 Lander 34 25
Others Receiving Votes: Columbus State (26), Northeastern State (24), Harding (19), Missouri S&T (15), Chico State (13), Lynn (11), Shorter (10), Simon Fraser (9), Florida Southern (5), Hawaii-Hilo (5), Central Missouri (4), Livingstone (4), Wayne State (MI) (4), Central Oklahoma (3), Findlay (3), McKendree (3), South Carolina-Aiken (3), Stanislaus State (2), Washburn (1).
