After a season in which a new champion was crowned in NCAA Division II golf, the first coaches poll of the 2021-22 season is out. Arkansas Tech claimed its first national title in program history, but the Wonder Boys debuted second in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Preseason Coaches Poll despite receiving 10 first-play votes.
West Florida will open the season ranked first in the poll. The Argonauts claimed four first-place votes.
Last season’s NCAA runner-up Georgia Southwestern was third. Lynn checked in at No. 4. Central Missouri and Barry each tallied a first-place vote and ranked fifth and sixth, respectively.
Take a look at the full poll below, along with teams receiving additional votes at the bottom.
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NCAA Finish |
| 1 | West Florida (4) | 397 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Arkansas Tech (10) | 385 | Champion |
| 3 | Georgia Southwestern | 326 | Runner-up |
| 4 | Lynn | 319 | DNQ |
| 5 | Central Missouri (1) | 314 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Barry (1) | 300 | DNQ |
| 7 | Indianapolis | 288 | Semifinals |
| 8 | Lincoln Memorial | 284 | DNQ |
| 9 | Lee | 283 | Quarterfinals |
| 10 | South Carolina Aiken | 264 | DNQ |
| 11 | Saint Leo | 220 | DNQ |
| 12 | Columbus State | 194 | 9 |
| 13 | Oklahoma Christian | 153 | DNQ |
| 14 | Florida Southern | 142 | DNQ |
| 15 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 141 | Quarterfinals |
| 16 | Georgia College | 138 | DNQ |
| 17 | Nova Southeastern | 133 | DNQ |
| 18 | Henderson State | 126 | DNQ |
| 19 | North Georgia | 106 | DNQ |
| 20 | Limestone | 101 | DNQ |
| 21 | Young Harris | 95 | DNQ |
| 22 | CSU Pueblo | 77 | 14 |
| 23 | Clayton State | 59 | DNQ |
| 24 | Valdosta State | 48 | DNQ |
| T-25 | Lander | 46 | DNQ |
| T-25 | Washburn | 46 | 12 |
Others Receiving Votes: Findlay, 36; Davis & Elkins, 31; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 31; Tampa, 27; Chico State, 25; Mount Olive, 25; Carson-Newman, 24; Delta State, 24; Florida Tech, 24; Lincoln (MO), 23; Grand Valley State, 20; Newberry, 19; Rollins, 18; Western Washington, 18; Colorado School of Mines, 17; Christian Brothers, 13; Simon Fraser, 13; Dallas Baptist, 12; North Greenville, 12; Flagler, 11; Rogers State, 11; Sonoma State, 10; St. Mary’s (TX), 9; Missouri-St. Louis, 8; Virginia Union, 8; Harding, 7; Queens Univ. of Charlotte, 7; Saint Martins, 6; West Georgia, 4; CSU East Bay, 3; Fayetteville State, 2; Winona State, 2; Barton, 1; Holy Names, 1; IUP, 1; Wingate, 1.
Source: Golfweek https://ift.tt/2V95qPJ