NORMAN, OK - The Rams come in at No. 3 in the latest poll release following taking home the team and individual titles in New Mexico on Tuesday. After winning their sixth straight tournament at the Invite at Innisbrook on September 24, Dalton State is No. 1 for the fifth consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Roadrunners received all seven first-place votes and 175 points on October 11, eight more than Keiser (167 points).
Texas Wesleyan, British Columbia, and OUAZ rounded out the top five, while Lindsey Wilson, Wayland Baptist, Coastal Georgia, Oklahoma City, Houston-Victoria, and Truett McConnell completed the top 10.
See the rest of the top 25 below. 17 others also received votes.
2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - October 11
|
Rank
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University
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Points
|
Previous
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|
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1
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Dalton State (7)
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175
|
1
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|
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2
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Keiser
|
167
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2
|
|
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3
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Texas Wesleyan
|
151
|
3
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|
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T-4
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British Columbia
|
144
|
T-5
|
|
|
T-4
|
OUAZ
|
144
|
8
|
|
|
6
|
Lindsey Wilson
|
141
|
4
|
|
|
7
|
Wayland Baptist
|
129
|
9
|
|
|
8
|
Coastal Georgia
|
103
|
11
|
|
|
9
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Oklahoma City
|
90
|
T-5
|
|
|
T-10
|
Houston-Victoria
|
85
|
10
|
|
|
T-10
|
Truett McConnell
|
85
|
14
|
|
|
12
|
Columbia (MO)
|
81
|
7
|
|
|
T-13
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Campbellsville
|
80
|
T-19
|
|
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T-13
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MidAmerica Nazarene
|
80
|
13
|
|
|
15
|
Cumberland (TN)
|
69
|
15
|
|
|
16
|
William Carey
|
65
|
16
|
|
|
17
|
Southeastern (FL)
|
61
|
12
|
|
|
18
|
Webber International
|
51
|
17
|
|
|
T-19
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Northwestern Ohio
|
38
|
RV
|
|
|
T-19
|
Point
|
38
|
T-21
|
|
|
21
|
Lawrence Tech
|
36
|
24
|
|
|
22
|
Tennessee Wesleyan
|
35
|
T-21
|
|
|
23
|
Taylor
|
28
|
18
|
|
|
24
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Northwestern (IA)
|
24
|
23
|
|
|
25
|
Bellevue
|
23
|
T-19
|
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Others Receiving Votes: Victoria-B.C. (19), Ave Maria (17), Midway (15), Mount Mercy (14), Blue Mountain College (11), USAO (11), Cumberlands (KY) (9), SCAD Atlanta (8), The Master's (8), Reinhardt (7), Grand View (5), Lewis-Clark State (5), Morningside (5), Embry-Riddle (AZ) (3), St. Ambrose (3), Faulkner (1), Southwestern Christian (1).
