NEW YORK, NY—In the first Golf World/NIKE Golf Division II Men's Golf Coaches’ Poll, the Barry Buccaneers are picked second behind only Georgia College. The Bucs picked up four of the 18 first-place votes, while the Bobcats had five. Defending national champs Sonoma State had seven first-place votes, but finished fifth in the poll.
The Buccaneers finished fourth at the NCAA Division II National Tournament in 2009 and have two returning All-Americans in seniors Victor Billskoog and Carlos Velez. The Bucs open the fall season at the Laker Invitational hosted by Clayton St. in Atlanta, Ga., at Crystal Lake Golf and CC Sept. 21-22.
Rounding out the top-five are Columbus State (No. 3), and Lynn (No. 4)
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Division II - Sep. 3, 2009
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| Rank |
University (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
'09 Finish |
| 1 |
Georgia College (5) |
390 |
5 |
| 2 |
Barry (4) |
386 |
4 |
| 3 |
Columbus State (1) |
368 |
3 |
| 4 |
Lynn (1) |
329 |
T9 |
| 5 |
Sonoma State (7) |
317 |
1 |
| 6 |
North Alabama |
312 |
T9 |
| 7 |
Florida Southern |
309 |
NA |
| 8 |
Central Oklahoma |
297 |
NA |
| 9 |
CSU-San Bernardino |
285 |
2 |
| 10 |
USC-Aiken |
255 |
NA |
| 11 |
Nova Southeastern |
243 |
NA |
| 12 |
CSU-Stanislaus |
230 |
T6 |
| 13 |
Indianapolis |
221 |
T6 |
| 14 |
West Florida |
189 |
NA |
| 15 |
Chico State |
126 |
NA |
| 16 |
Clayton State |
118 |
NA |
| T17 |
Ferris State |
113 |
8 |
| T17 |
Lander |
113 |
NA |
| 19 |
Grand Canyon |
112 |
15 |
| 20 |
Valdosta State |
103 |
NA |
| 21 |
St. Edward's |
102 |
NA |
| 22 |
Northeastern State |
87 |
11 |
| 23 |
CU-Colorado Springs |
78 |
16 |
| T24 |
CSU-Monterey Bay |
69 |
NA |
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T24
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Newberry
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69 |
NA |
Others Receiving Votes: Washburn, 67; Rollins, 66; Barton, 56; Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 54; Coker, 46; Flagler, 41; Western Washington, 38; Wayne State University, 37; Hawaii-Hilo, 31; Fairmont State, 22; Abilene Christian, 17; Armstrong Atlantic, 15; Bellarmine, 13; Eckerd, 12; Ohio Valley, 12; Belmont Abbey, 11; Central Missouri, 10; Carson-Newman, 9; St. Thomas Aquinas, 9; Concord, 8; Grand Valley State, 8; North Carolina-Pembroke, 7; Cameron, 6; UC-San Diego, 6; Queens University of Charlotte, 5; Winona State, 5; Northern Kentucky, 4; Catawba, 3; Pfeiffer, 3; St. Mary's (TX), 3; Arkansas Tech, 2; Florida Institute of Technology, 2.
