NORMAN, Okla. – Lee University is No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek DII Coaches Poll for the first time since September 9, 2022, after winning two of their four fall tournaments. The Flames won the Fripp Island to Bermuda Invite by 18 shots on October 21 that put individual champion Drew Zielinski into the PGA TOUR's Butterfield Bermuda Championship (November 13-16 at Port Royal Golf Course), the first time an active NCAA Division II player received an exemption into a PGA TOUR event. Lee earned five first-place votes and 405 points in Fall 2025's final poll.
Grand Valley State University (seven first-place votes), University of West Florida (three-first-place votes), University of Central Oklahoma, and Florida Southern College rounded out the top five, while Wingate (one first-place vote), Georgia Southwestern University, Columbus State University, University of St. Mary's (TX), and Catawba College completed the top 10.
See the rest of the top 25 below. 25 others also received votes. The Bushnell/Golfweek DII Coaches Poll will resume in early 2026.
2025-26 Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - October 31
|
Rank
|
University
|
Points
|
Previous
|
|
1
|
Lee (5)
|
405
|
4
|
|
2
|
Grand Valley State (7)
|
388
|
7
|
|
3
|
West Florida (3)
|
387
|
1
|
|
4
|
Central Oklahoma
|
360
|
6
|
|
5
|
Florida Southern
|
357
|
3
|
|
6
|
Wingate (1)
|
346
|
9
|
|
7
|
Georgia Southwestern
|
326
|
5
|
|
8
|
Columbus State
|
288
|
10
|
|
9
|
St. Mary's (TX)
|
270
|
13
|
|
10
|
Catawba
|
233
|
RV
|
|
11
|
West Texas A&M
|
199
|
23
|
|
12
|
North Georgia (1)
|
192
|
2
|
|
13
|
Central Missouri
|
183
|
RV
|
|
14
|
Colorado Mesa
|
153
|
18
|
|
15
|
UTPB
|
149
|
RV
|
|
16
|
CSU Pueblo
|
145
|
RV
|
|
17
|
Nova Southeastern
|
130
|
14
|
|
18
|
Barry
|
127
|
RV
|
|
19
|
Western Washington
|
122
|
RV
|
|
20
|
Saint Leo
|
120
|
24
|
|
21
|
Rollins
|
118
|
21
|
|
22
|
Lander
|
109
|
8
|
|
23
|
Cal State East Bay
|
82
|
17
|
|
24
|
Lincoln Memorial
|
52
|
11
|
|
25
|
Lynn
|
49
|
15
|
Others Receiving Votes: DBU (34), Oklahoma Christian (24), Winona State (23), Chico State (21), USCB (19), UMSL (18), Flagler (14), Colorado School of Mines (12), USC Aiken (10), Simon Fraser (8), CSU Monterey Bay (7), Tampa (7), Palm Beach Atlantic (6), Wayne State (MI) (6), Lenoir-Rhyne (5), Washburn (4), Arkansas-Fort Smith (3), Midwestern State (3), Belmont Abbey (2), Colorado Christian (2), Embry-Riddle (FL) (2), Harding (2), Carson-Newman (1), Eckerd (1), UT Tyler (1).
