NORMAN, Okla. -- Barry University men's golf team is ranked third in the Golf Coaches Association of America poll released Friday. It is the final poll of the fall season.
The Buccaneers, who were tied for second with South Carolina-Aiken in the previous NCAA Division II national rankings, received four first-place votes and 414 points. Aiken remained second with 418 points and two first-place votes. Nova Southeastern is first with 11 first-place votes and 440 points.
With 396 points Chico State is fourth, and Lynn, which received one first-place vote and 365 points, is fifth. Three other Sunshine State Conference schools, Saint Leo, Florida Southern and Florida Tech, are each ranked in the top 15, occupying the 12-14 spots, respectively. Along with Barry, Nova and Lynn, the league is represented by six of its nine schools in the poll.
Fellow SSC member Rollins is receiving votes.
Barry will open the spring season Feb. 9-10 at the Matlock Collegiate Classic in Lakeland, Fla.
GCAA Division II Coaches Poll - Final Fall
Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous
1 Nova Southeastern (11) 440 1
2 South Carolina-Aiken (2) 418 T2
3 Barry (4) 414 T2
4 Chico State 396 4
5 Lynn (1) 365 6
6 CSU-Monterey Bay 320 5
7 Central Oklahoma 276 9
8 North Alabama 270 8
9 West Georgia 254 12
10 Columbus State 253 7
11 Simon Fraser 244 13
12 Saint Leo 243 11
13 Florida Southern 237 17
14 Florida Tech 190 19
15 Flagler 181 10
16 West Florida 173 15
17 Erskine 134 14
18 Malone 93 18
19 Western Washington 81 20
20 Central Missouri 80 16
T21 Georgia Southwestern State 72 NR
T21 North Greenville 72 22
23 Wingate 69 T23
24 Cameron 60 NR
25 Georgia College 40 25
Dropped From Ranking: Armstrong State (#21), Limestone (#T23)
Others Receiving Votes: Armstrong State, 33; Grand Valley State, 32; Missouri-St. Louis, 31; Tiffin, 28; Lander, 27; Colorado School of Mines, 23; Lake Superior State, 23; CSU-Stanislaus, 22; Indianapolis, 22; Hawaii-Hilo, 20; Western New Mexico, 19; Northeastern State, 17; Saginaw Valley State, 16; Rollins, 15; Southeastern Oklahoma State; 15; St. Edward’s, 15; Wayne State (MI), 15; IUP, 13; Lewis, 12; Queens, 12; Arkansas Tech, 11; Sonoma State, 11; Dixie State, 8; Lincoln Memorial, 7; Valdosta State, 6; St. Thomas Aquinas, 5; Clayton State, 3; Colorado Christian, 3; Southern Nazarene, 3; Carson-Newman, 2; Colorado-Colorado Springs, 2; Lee, 1; Mount Olive, 1; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 1; St. Mary’s (TX), 1.