NORMAN, Okla. – Fresh off its strong showing at the season-opening Matlock Collegiate Classic, the Nova Southeastern men's golf team has continued its ascension up the Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll. After closing the fall as the nation's No. 4 program, the Sharks moved up to third on Friday, matching their position in the most recent Golfstat rankings.
Led by a final-round 66 from
Juan Jose Guerra, Nova Southeastern captured fourth earlier this week in Lakeland, Fla. among a talented field that featured each of the nation's Top-5 schools. Guerra earned himself a share of fourth individually, while both
Finlay Mason and
Tomas Millet tied for 13
th. The Sharks have now finished within the Top-5 in each of their five tournaments throughout 2017-18.
Alongside Nova Southeastern, Florida Southern, Lynn, Florida Tech, Barry, Saint Leo and Rollins also cracked the Top-25, giving the Sunshine State Conference an impressive seven teams in this week's poll. West Florida collected 13 of a possible 19 first-place votes to remain at No. 1.
The complete Top-25 rankings are provided below.
Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - Feb. 16
| Rank |
University (First Place Votes) |
Points |
Prev. |
| 1 |
West Florida (13) |
468 |
1 |
| 2 |
Florida Southern (6) |
461 |
2 |
| 3 |
Nova Southeastern |
422 |
4 |
| 4 |
Lynn |
391 |
3 |
| 5 |
Florida Tech |
354 |
T5 |
| 6 |
Barry |
335 |
12 |
| 7 |
Newberry |
290 |
T5 |
| 8 |
CSU-Monterey Bay |
288 |
8 |
| 9 |
Saint Leo |
282 |
9 |
| 10 |
Limestone |
281 |
7 |
| 11 |
Columbus State |
264 |
10 |
| 12 |
Chico State |
224 |
11 |
| 13 |
Rollins |
223 |
18 |
| 14 |
Texas A&M Commerce |
217 |
14 |
| 15 |
CU-Colorado Springs |
196 |
15 |
| T16 |
Lee |
159 |
13 |
| T16 |
Simon Fraser |
159 |
16 |
| 18 |
Lincoln Memorial |
143 |
21 |
| 19 |
Central Oklahoma |
133 |
T19 |
| 20 |
Carson-Newman |
124 |
T19 |
| 21 |
Lander |
120 |
17 |
| 22 |
Central Missouri |
91 |
23 |
| 23 |
USC Aiken |
82 |
22 |
| 24 |
Arkansas Tech |
75 |
24 |
| 25 |
Coker |
62 |
25 |
Dropped From Ranking: None
Others Receiving Votes: CSU San Marcos, 34; Valdosta State, 28; Mount Olive, 27; Grand Valley State, 24; Wayne State (MI), 24; Missouri - St. Louis, 21; Young Harris, 21; Indianapolis, 19; Saginaw Valley State, 17; California Baptist, 15; North Greenville, 15; CSU East Bay, 14; Dallas Baptist, 12; Midwestern State, 11; Winona State, 11; Sonoma State, 7; Harding, 6; North Alabama, 4; Washburn, 4; Ferris State, 3; St. Edward's, 3; UC San Diego, 3; Barton, 2; Malone, 2; Oklahoma Christian, 2; Flagler, 1; Newman, 1.
