NORMAN, Okla. — The Lincoln Memorial University men's golf team has moved into the top five of the Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll following a strong showing at the Lake Lanier Collegiate Classic, where the Railsplitters finished second as a team and Mason Edwards earned a runner-up finish individually at 11-under par.
The Railsplitters are now the highest-ranked team in the South Atlantic Conference, leapfrogging No. 11 Wingate University. Catawba College dropped to No. 19 after debuting just behind Lincoln Memorial at No. 9. Anderson University (S.C.) entered the poll at No. 24 after finishing 11th at the 2026 Savannah Lakes Men's Invitational and third at the Lake Lanier Collegiate Classic, rounding out the SAC's ranked teams.
No. 1 Florida Southern (14 first-place votes), No. 2 North Georgia (one first-place vote), No. 3 Grand Valley State, and No. 5 Lee rounded out the top five. No. 6 Georgia Southwestern, No. 7 USC Aiken, No. 8 Nova Southeastern, No. 9 Columbus State and No. 10 Central Oklahoma (one first-place vote) completed the top 10.
See the rest of the top 25 below. No. 17 Flagler, No. 22 Lynn and No. 24 Anderson (S.C.) entered the poll for the first time in 2026-27 after receiving votes in the Sept. 4 preseason poll.
2026-27 Bushnell/Golfweek DII Coaches' Poll - September 25
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RANK
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UNIVERSITY (FIRST-PLACE VOTES)
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POINTS
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PREVIOUS
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1
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Florida Southern (14)
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392
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1
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2
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North Georgia (1)
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358
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14
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3
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Grand Valley State
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316
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4
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4
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Lincoln Memorial
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310
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8
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5
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Lee
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286
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2
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6
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Georgia Southwestern
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283
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3
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7
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USCA
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279
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15
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8
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Nova Southeastern
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278
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7
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9
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Columbus State
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256
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5
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10
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Central Oklahoma (1)
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253
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10
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11
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Wingate
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246
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6
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12
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Colorado Christian (1)
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229
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18
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13
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Cal State San Bernardino
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182
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20
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14
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Saint Leo
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175
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11
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15
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Barry
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137
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12
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16
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Chico State
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129
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23
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17
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Flagler
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113
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RV
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18
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UMSL
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112
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17
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19
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Catawba
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105
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9
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20
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USCB
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87
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21
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21
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West Texas A&M
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83
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16
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22
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Lynn
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81
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RV
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23
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Colorado Mesa
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77
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22
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24
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Anderson (SC)
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67
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RV
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25
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CSU Pueblo
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56
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19
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Dropped Out: St. Mary's (TX) (No. 13; RV), DBU (No. 24; RV), Cal State San Marcos (No. 25; RV).
Receiving Votes (Points): Western Washington (46), Lander (44), Carson-Newman (40), St. Mary's (TX) (40), Rollins (38), DBU (37), Midwestern State (37), McKendree (35), CSU Monterey Bay (34), Cal State San Marcos (28), Stanislaus State (27), Valdosta State (20), Oklahoma Christian (18), Arkansas Tech (16), Lenoir-Rhyne (16), Cal State East Bay (15), Central Missouri (13), Eckerd (12), Washburn (12), Embry-Riddle (FL) (10), Missouri Southern (10), UT Tyler (10), Belmont Abbey (9), Colorado School of Mines (8), Harding (8), Wayne State (MI) (8), Georgia College (7), Menlo (6), Northeastern State (6), Cameron (5), Henderson State (2), Newberry (2), Winona State (2), Missouri S&T (1), Western New Mexico (1).
