Golf | October 16, 2026
NORMAN, Okla. – The USCA golf team picked up a first-place vote in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches' Poll, which was released Friday afternoon.
Head coach
Michael Carlisle's team is No. 8 in the latest rankings with 296 points. Florida Southern remained in the top spot (15 first-place votes, 416 points). Georgia Southwestern is second (one first-place vote, 412 points) while Lincoln Memorial is third (401 points). Nova Southeastern (396 points), Central Oklahoma (354 points), Barry (311 points) and North Georgia (one first-place vote, 301 points) are the top seven institutions. Palm Beach Atlantic (295 points) and Grand Valley State (285 points) conclude the top-10 teams.
The Pacers opened the season with a victory at the Savannah Lakes Men's Invitational before a fourth-place finish at the Lake Lanier Collegiate. USCA won the AU/Erskine Currahee Invitational Oct. 5-6.
Carlisle's team returns to action Sunday when they compete at the Furman Invitational starting at 8:20 a.m. Live results will be available at PacerSports.com.
2026-27 Bushnell/Golfweek DII Coaches' Poll - October 16
| RANK |
UNIVERSITY (FIRST-PLACE VOTES) |
POINTS |
PREVIOUS |
| 1 |
Florida Southern (15) |
416 |
1 |
| 2 |
Georgia Southwestern (1) |
412 |
6 |
| 3 |
Lincoln Memorial |
401 |
4 |
| 4 |
Nova Southeastern |
396 |
8 |
| 5 |
Central Oklahoma |
354 |
10 |
| 6 |
Barry |
311 |
15 |
| 7 |
North Georgia (1) |
301 |
2 |
| 8 |
USCA (1) |
296 |
7 |
| 9 |
Palm Beach Atlantic |
295 |
NR |
| 10 |
Grand Valley State |
285 |
3 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma Christian |
228 |
RV |
| 12 |
Colorado Christian |
194 |
12 |
| 13 |
Lee |
169 |
5 |
| 14 |
Rollins |
168 |
RV |
| 15 |
Columbus State |
155 |
9 |
| 16 |
Western Washington |
151 |
RV |
| 17 |
UMSL |
143 |
18 |
| 18 |
Arkansas Tech |
142 |
RV |
| 19 |
Cal State San Bernardino |
128 |
13 |
| 20 |
Midwestern State |
91 |
RV |
| 21 |
Central Missouri |
90 |
RV |
| 22 |
USCB |
68 |
20 |
| 23 |
Washburn |
67 |
RV |
| 24 |
Lynn |
57 |
22 |
| 25 |
Saint Leo |
56 |
14 |
Receiving Votes (Points): Flagler (53), Lander (49), Catawba (46), UTPB (43), CSU Monterey Bay (36), Wingate (36), Valdosta State (33), Chico State (27), Carson-Newman (26), Wayne State (MI) (23), St. Mary's (TX) (18), DBU (17), Menlo (17), Belmont Abbey (16), Coker (16), Lenoir-Rhyne (15), Tampa (15), Missouri S&T (11), Georgia College (10), Cal State East Bay (7), Eckerd (7), West Texas A&M (5), Colorado Mesa (3), CSU Pueblo (3), Newberry (3), Pittsburg State (2), Anderson (SC) (1), Ashland (1), CSUSM (1), Erskine (1).
About the GCAA
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