The Gannon men's golf team is ranked No. 13 in NCAA Division II in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll.
The Golden Knights, led by Director of Golf Scott Stano, had not been ranked in the previous three polls, but their stellar play in the fall season vaulted them from not being among the Top 25 to No. 13 in poll released Friday. Gannon was also ranked No. 13 in the latest Clippd rankings.
GU played in seven tournaments during the fall season, and the Knights won five tournament championships. They placed second and third in the other two events.
The Golden Knights' season was highlighted by a dominant performance in the PSAC Championships as Gannon won by 40 strokes to claim its first conference title. Sophomore
Mattia Parrini (Verolengo, Italy/Verolengo) won the PSAC title and
Giovanni Delorenzi (Reggio Emilia, Italy/International School of Modena) placed second.
Gannon also won team titles at the Ferris State Bulldog Fall Classic, the Sunnehanna Collegiate tourney, the Howard "Bud" Elwell Invitational, and the Davenport University Panther Invitational.
Parrini won three individual championships, and redshirt sophomore
Rasmus Seppanen (Bastad, Sweden/Akademi Bastad Gymnasium) claimed one tournament title.
2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - November 1
| Rank |
University |
Points |
Previous |
|
| 1 |
Colorado Christian (18) |
519 |
1 |
|
| 2 |
North Georgia (3) |
500 |
2 |
|
| 3 |
Oklahoma Christian |
472 |
3 |
|
| 4 |
West Florida |
444 |
4 |
|
| 5 |
Grand Valley State |
443 |
7 |
|
| 6 |
Lincoln Memorial |
401 |
6 |
|
| 7 |
Lee |
385 |
9 |
|
| 8 |
Central Oklahoma |
377 |
8 |
|
| 9 |
Georgia Southwestern |
347 |
5 |
|
| 10 |
Cal State East Bay |
280 |
RV |
|
| 11 |
Columbus State |
261 |
20 |
|
| 12 |
USCA |
233 |
14 |
|
| 13 |
Gannon |
176 |
NR |
|
| 14 |
UMSL |
165 |
23 |
|
| 15 |
Missouri S&T |
159 |
24 |
|
| 16 |
Nova Southeastern |
150 |
11 |
|
| 17 |
Colorado Mesa |
146 |
22 |
|
| 18 |
Wayne State (MI) |
137 |
NR |
|
| 19 |
USCB |
129 |
RV |
|
| 20 |
CSU Monterey Bay |
125 |
RV |
|
| 21 |
Lander |
117 |
15 |
|
| 22 |
Sonoma State |
110 |
NR |
|
| 23 |
Florida Southern |
89 |
10 |
|
| 24 |
Henderson State |
89 |
13 |
|
| 25 |
Chico State |
81 |
RV |
|
Others Receiving Votes: Saint Leo (68), Wingate (40), Coker (36), Palm Beach Atlantic (31), Dallas Baptist (28), Barry (27), Rollins (25), Harding (19), Barton (18), West Texas A&M (18), Midwestern State (14), Flagler (13), Colorado School of Mines (10), Findlay (10), UT Tyler (9), Ferris State (8), UTPB (7), Simon Fraser (6), Colorado State Pueblo (5), Washburn (5), Western New Mexico (5), Lynn (4), Embry-Riddle (FL) (3), Tampa (2), Virginia Union (1).
