NORMAN, Okla. – The University of South Carolina Aiken golf team soared to No. 10 in the latest Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll, which was recently released.

The Pacers opened the season with a second-place finish at the Kiawah Island Invitational.

With the outstanding result, head coach Michael Carlisle's team moved up from No. 19 to No. 10 in the rankings.

USC Aiken returns to action Monday at the Firestone Invitational.

 

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points	Previous Rank
1	Lynn (11)	467	1
2	Florida Southern (2)	452	4
3	West Florida (3)	412	3
4	Barry (3)	344	2
5	Saint Leo	292	12
6	Oklahoma Christian	232	15
7	Georgia Southwestern State (1)	229	NR
8	Simon Fraser	226	NR
9	St. Marys (TX)	211	10
10	USC Aiken	206	19
11	Chico State	200	7
12	Florida Tech	198	8
13	Nova Southeastern	181	6
14	Lincoln Memorial	179	5
15	Lander	166	NR
16	Arkansas Tech	164	14
17	Lee	159	NR
18	Cal State-Monterey Bay	151	13
19	Missouri - St. Louis	150	11
20	St. Edwards	129	NR
21	Dixie State	125	22
22	Limestone	122	16
23	Western Washington	121	9
24	Columbus State	117	21
T-25	Rollins	97	20
T-25	Young Harris	97	17
Dropped From Ranking: Carson-Newman (#18); Grand Valley State (#24); Newberry (#25); Sonoma State (#23)
Others Receiving Votes: Valdosta State, 95; Flagler, 87; Central Missouri, 70; Concordia (OR), 70; Carson-Newman, 69; Findlay, 69; Wayne State (MI), 59; Sonoma State, 54; Midwestern State, 48; Newberry, 39; Lindenwood, 34; Delta State, 32; Mount Olive, 32; Colorado School of Mines, 26; Barton, 23; Belmont Abbey, 22; Clayton State, 21; Washburn, 21; Grand Valley State, 20; Winona State, 20; Southern Arkansas, 17; Stanislaus State, 17; Southern Wesleyan, 15; Henderson State, 13; Northeastern State, 13; Indianapolis, 12; Western New Mexico, 12; King, 11; Wingate, 9; Central Oklahoma, 8; Coker, 8; Queens Univ. of Charlotte, 8; Ferris State, 5; Le Moyne, 4; Cal State-San Marcos, 3; St. Thomas Aquinas, 3; Southern New Hampshire, 2;  Trevecca Nazarene, 2.