NORMAN, Okla. – The Carson-Newman men's golf team is ranked 19^th in the final edition of the Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll after moving up a spot from the poll released in September.

In the Eagles' five events during the fall, Carson-Newman finished in the top-10 in four tournaments and shot just one round outside of the 200's. The team also fired the 10^th-lowest round in South Atlantic Conference history during the first round of the St. Leo's Men's Invitational with a score of 277.

Carson-Newman is the highest-ranked SAC school with its 19^th-place ranking. Instate rival Lincoln Memorial debuted in the poll at 24th; fellow Volunteer State foe Tusculum received six votes.

Chico State is the top team in Division II after receiving 15 first-place votes. Saint Leo, Nova Southeastern, West Florida and Florida Southern round out the top-five; C-N has faced the second through fifth-ranked teams at least once.

The Eagles have competed against 14 of the top-25 teams in the nation and played the 10^th-toughest schedule in the nation during the fall.

Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - Final Fall

Dropped from Ranking: California Baptist (#T22), Central Oklahoma (#T24), CU-Colorado Springs (#T24)

Others Receiving Votes: Rollins, 52; CU-Colorado Springs, 45; Mount Olive, 35; Central Oklahoma, 33; Limestone, 26; CSU San Marcos, 24; Grand Valley State, 20; California Baptist, 18; Lewis, 18; St. Thomas Aquinas, 18; Colorado Christian, 17; Northwood (MI), 1; Tiffin, 14; Georgia College, 13; CSU East Bay, 9; CSU San Bernardino, 9; IUP, 8; Sonoma State, 8; Erskine, 6; Tusculum, 6; Lander, 4; Valdosta State, 4; Colorado School of Mines, 3; Lincoln, 3; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 3; St. Mary's (TX), 3; Union, 3; Dominican (CA), 2; Arkansas Tech, 1; Young Harris, 1

-CN-