NORMAN, Okla. -- The Delta State University men's golf team will begin the spring ranked No. 13 according to the Golf Coaches Association of American (GCAA) Pre-Spring Bushnell Golf Week Coaches Poll.

The Statesmen were ranked 25th by the GCAA at the end of fall, but will begin the spring tied for 13th with Sunshine State Conference member Florida Southern with 180 points.

Lee University (No. 4) and West Florida (No. 10) join the Statesmen as Gulf South Conference representatives in the poll while Valdosta State and Christian Brothers also received votes.

The University of South Carolina Aiken tops the poll with 11 first place votes followed by Lincoln Memorial with one first place vote. Barry University, Lee, and Indianapolis round out the top five. Columbus State earns the sixth-place ranking, while Lynn, Findlay, Colorado State Pueblo, and West Florida all earn a spot in the top 10 of the season's opening poll.
 

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points	Previous Rank
1	South Carolina-Aiken (11)	480	5
2	Lincoln Memorial (1)	400	7
3	Barry (4)	352	2
4	Lee	342	9
5	Indianapolis (1)	306	NR
6	Columbus State	304	4
7	Lynn (1)	288	3
8	Findlay	272	15
9	Colorado State-Pueblo	270	21
10	West Florida (1)	240	8
11	Arkansas Tech	204	6
12	Colorado School of Mines	182	19
T-13	Florida Southern	180	25
T-13	Delta State	180	13
15	North Georgia	156	NR
16	Saint Leo	154	14
17	Georgia Southwestern State (1)	153	1
T-18	Dallas Baptist	144	NR
T-18	Newberry	144	NR
T-20	Oklahoma Christian	135	11
T-20	Limestone	135	NR
22	Young Harris College	130	NR
23	Central Missouri	110	17
24	St. Marys (TX)	96	10
25	Missouri - St. Louis	91	NR
Dropped From Ranking: Cal State-Monterey Bay (#22); Florida Tech (#12); Queens Univ. of Charlotte (#20); Rollins (#23); Simon Fraser (#16); St. Edwards (#24); Wayne State (MI) (#18).
Others Receiving Votes: Flagler, 64; Colorado Mesa Univ., 63; Florida Tech, 60; Midwestern State, 49; Anderson (SC), 48; Valdosta State, 48; Rollins, 42; Simon Fraser, 40; Chico State, 36; Queens Univ. of Charlotte, 36; Western New Mexico, 36; Carson-Newman, 30; Hillsdale, 30; Nova Southeastern, 25; Colorado-Colorado Springs, 24; Central Oklahoma, 21; Tampa, 21; Cal State-Monterey Bay, 20; Lander, 20; Sonoma State, 20; Henderson State, 16; Washburn, 16; Wayne State (MI), 14; Young Harris, 14; Clayton State, 12; Montevallo, 12; Northeastern State, 12; Western Washington, 12; Trevecca Nazarene, 11; Missouri Western State, 10; Dixie State, 8; Grand Valley State, 8; St. Edwards, 8; Texas A&M Commerce, 8; Maryville Univ., 6; Palm Beach Atlantic, 6; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 6; CSU East Bay, 5; South Dakota School of Mines & Tech, 5; Christian Brothers, 4; Westminster College (UT), 4; Barton College, 3; West Georgia, 3; Cameron, 2; Georgia College, 2; Mount Olive, 2; Virginia Union, 2; California Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1; Saint Martins Univ., 1; Tiffin, 1; Wingate, 1.