Golf | November 01, 2023
NORMAN, Okla. – The University of South Carolina Aiken golf team moved up to No. 18 in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll, which was recently released.
Head coach
Michael Carlisle's team moved up from No. 24 into 18
th place with 120 total points.
North Georgia sits at the top spot in the poll with 474 points. Oklahoma Christian (423 points) and Lincoln Memorial (422 points) round out the top three teams.
The Pacers are coming off a sixth-place finish at the Furman Intercollegiate. During the fall portion of their slate, the USC Aiken took third at the Bearcat Fall Invitational, ninth at the Mizuno Intercollegiate and fifth at the Cateechee Fall Invitational.
The Pacers return to action Feb. 19-20 at the Wexford Invitational, which is hosted by Francis Marion.
Complete Rankings
| Rank |
University |
Points |
Previous |
|
| 1 |
North Georgia (13) |
474 |
1 |
|
| 2 |
Oklahoma Christian (3) |
423 |
2 |
|
| 3 |
Lincoln Memorial |
422 |
3 |
|
| 4 |
Georgia Southwestern |
396 |
7 |
|
| 5 |
Grand Valley State (1) |
385 |
4 |
|
| 6 |
Lee (2) |
367 |
9 |
|
| 7 |
West Florida |
332 |
8 |
|
| 8 |
Florida Southern (1) |
330 |
10 |
|
| 9 |
Nova Southeastern |
329 |
5 |
|
| 10 |
Barry |
225 |
6 |
|
| 11 |
Saint Leo |
216 |
T-11 |
|
| 12 |
Sonoma State |
200 |
T-11 |
|
| 13 |
Colorado State Pueblo |
199 |
13 |
|
| 14 |
Henderson State |
164 |
T-18 |
|
| 15 |
Colorado Christian |
160 |
15 |
|
| 16 |
Chico State |
152 |
17 |
|
| 17 |
Tampa |
143 |
22 |
|
| 18 |
USC Aiken |
120 |
24 |
|
| 19 |
Lander |
108 |
RV |
|
| 20 |
Western Washington |
105 |
16 |
|
| 21 |
Simon Fraser |
91 |
14 |
|
| 22 |
Coker |
87 |
RV |
|
| 23 |
Carson-Newman |
84 |
20 |
|
| 24 |
Cal State Monterey Bay |
77 |
RV |
|
| 25 |
Columbus State |
72 |
RV |
|
Others Receiving Votes: Anderson (SC) (71), Lynn (64), Cal State-San Marcos (59), Barton (53), Missouri S&T (48), Tiffin (41), Ferris State (35), West Texas A&M (34), Cal State East Bay (33), Missouri Southern State (33), Central Oklahoma (31), Dallas Baptist (29), Southern Arkansas (28), Shorter (22), Midwestern State (20), Wayne State (MI) (19), Texas-Permian Basin (18), Cameron (17), Colorado Mesa (17), Colorado School of Mines (17), Wingate (16), Missouri - St. Louis (15), Texas-Tyler (15), Findlay (13), Valdosta State (13), McKendree (12), Indianapolis (10), Union (TN) (10), Harding (8), Newberry (6), Northwood (6), Rogers State (5), Lenoir Rhyne (4), King (3), Cal State Dominguez Hills (2), Flagler (2), Northeastern State (2), South Carolina Beaufort (2), Central Missouri (1), Palm Beach Atlantic (1), Virginia Union (1), Washburn (1).
