Oklahoma Christian, Cameron, NSU ranked in Division II poll
NORMAN – The Northeastern State men’s golf program climbed back into the Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll and is ranked No. 25 nationally.
The RiverHawks are the only MIAA program in the top 25 and the third-highest Oklahoma NCAA D-II program. Oklahoma Christian is ranked fourth and Cameron is 17th.
In eight tournaments, NSU holds a .841 win percentage (90-17) against its competitors, with three team wins, and has a half-point lead in the MIAA regular season standings. Christian Yanovitch leads the RiverHawks with a 73.17 per-round average and a .896 win percentage (558-65). The sophomore leads the MIAA field for its Athlete of the Year with 30.5 points through three designated events.
Northeastern State closes its regular season in Phoenix, Arizona with the Palm Valley Classic on April 3-4.
Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll – March 24
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Anderson (SC) (12) | 324 | 1 |
2 | Lee (1) | 302 | 6 |
3 | Barry | 291 | 2 |
4 | Oklahoma Christian | 274 | 4 |
5 | West Florida | 262 | 3 |
6 | North Georgia | 255 | 8 |
7 | Grand Valley State | 250 | 5 |
8 | Nova Southeastern | 249 | 7 |
9 | Henderson State | 210 | T-11 |
10 | Georgia Southwestern | 204 | 9 |
11 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 196 | 10 |
T-12 | Missouri-St. Louis | 164 | 18 |
T-12 | Clayton State | 164 | T-11 |
14 | Tampa | 140 | 13 |
T-15 | Carson-Newman | 114 | 19 |
T-15 | Sonoma State | 114 | 14 |
17 | Cameron | 87 | 16 |
18 | Lincoln Memorial | 84 | 25 |
19 | Colorado Christian | 83 | NR |
20 | Midwestern State | 78 | 17 |
21 | Saint Leo | 65 | 20 |
22 | Barton | 43 | 22 |
23 | Cal State San Marcos | 41 | 23 |
24 | Western New Mexico | 38 | 15 |
25 | Northeastern State | 28 | RV |
Others Receiving Votes: Findlay (26), Western Washington (24), CSU Monterey Bay (20), Simon Fraser (20), Chico State (16), Harding (13), Missouri S&T (9), Cal State East Bay (8), Central Oklahoma (6), Washburn (6), Stanislaus State (5), Southwestern Oklahoma State (4), St. Mary’s (TX) (3), Lander (2), South Carolina-Aiken (2), Virginia Union (1).