Florida Southern Opens 2026 – 2027 Season at No. 1 in Division II Coaches Poll

Defending national champion Florida Southern will begin the 2026 to 2027 men’s college golf season at No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll.

The Mocs received 13 first place votes and 430 points in the preseason rankings released September 4 by the Golf Coaches Association of America.

Florida Southern enters the season after winning its 14th NCAA Division II national championship on May 22. The Mocs are scheduled to begin their title defense at the National Preview on September 28 and 29.

Florida Southern Leads the Top Five

Lee opens at No. 2 after receiving two first place votes and 398 points. Georgia Southwestern follows at No. 3 with 387 points.

Grand Valley State begins the season at No. 4, while Columbus State rounds out the top five.

Wingate received one first place vote and starts at No. 6. Nova Southeastern, Lincoln Memorial, Catawba and Central Oklahoma complete the preseason top 10.

Preseason Top 25

First place votes are shown in parentheses.

1. Florida Southern (13): 430 points
2. Lee (2): 398 points
3. Georgia Southwestern: 387 points
4. Grand Valley State: 324 points
5. Columbus State: 322 points
6. Wingate (1): 272 points
7. Nova Southeastern: 265 points
8. Lincoln Memorial: 249 points
9. Catawba: 244 points
10. Central Oklahoma: 233 points
11. Saint Leo: 193 points
12. Barry: 191 points
13. St. Mary’s (TX): 180 points
14. North Georgia: 166 points
15. USCA: 165 points
16. West Texas A&M: 156 points
17. UMSL: 153 points
18. Colorado Christian: 129 points
19. CSU Pueblo: 120 points
20. Cal State San Bernardino: 117 points
21. USCB: 113 points
22. Colorado Mesa: 105 points
23. Chico State: 71 points
24. DBU: 64 points
25. Cal State San Marcos: 59 points

More Teams Receive Votes

Another 34 programs received votes outside the Top 25.

Harding led that group with 58 points, followed by Rollins with 56 and Western Washington with 50. Central Missouri received 42 points, while Flagler collected 36 and Lynn received 35.

Cal State East Bay, Anderson, Lander, CSU Monterey Bay, Washburn, Colorado School of Mines, Findlay, Carson Newman, Tampa, Dominican, Lenoir Rhyne, Valdosta State, Hawai’i Pacific, Cameron, Hawai’i Hilo, Jessup, Wayne State, Newberry, Oklahoma Christian, Menlo, UT Tyler, Eckerd, Midwestern State, Missouri S&T, UTPB, Embry Riddle, Emmanuel and Fairmont State also received votes.

Florida Southern now enters the new season with the No. 1 ranking as the Mocs begin their pursuit of another Division II national championship.

Source

Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Preseason Coaches Poll