Golf | December 06, 2023

NORMAN, Okla. – The University of South Carolina Aiken golf team moved up to No. 14 in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll, which was recently released.

Head coach Michael Carlisle's team moved up from No. 18 into 14^th place with 173 total points.

North Georgia sits at the top spot in the poll with 420 points. Lee is second with 368 points while Oklahoma Christian is No. 3 with 354 points. Lincoln Memorial (352 points) and Georgia Southwestern (340 points) round out the top five. 

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. 

Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll

 

Rank	University	Points	Previous
1	North Georgia (13)	420	1
2	Lee (2)	368	6
3	Oklahoma Christian (1)	354	2
4	Lincoln Memorial	352	3
5	Georgia Southwestern	340	4
6	Grand Valley State (1)	335	5
7	West Florida	296	7
8	Florida Southern	265	8
9	Colorado State Pueblo	260	13
T-10	Saint Leo	222	11
T-10	Henderson State	222	14
12	Colorado Christian	196	15
13	Nova Southeastern	176	9
14	USC Aiken	173	18
15	Chico State	134	16
T-16	Sonoma State	126	12
T-16	Lander	126	19
18	Barry	123	10
19	Texas-Permian Basin	111	RV
20	Colorado School of Mines	100	RV
21	Ferris State	90	RV
22	Tampa	86	17
23	Cal State Monterey Bay	63	24
24	Southern Arkansas	62	RV
25	Columbus State	56	25