The close race between Midland and Central Alabama ended in Midland edging the Trojans by two total votes for the No. 1 ranking in the March 11 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Division I Coaches Poll.
Both programs received three first-place votes.
Hutchinson is at No. 3 and is followed by Odessa and Indian Hills in the top 5. The top 10 is rounded out by Eastern Florida State, McLennan, New Mexico JC, Iowa Western and newcomer Garden City.
NJCAA Division I
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
| 1 | Midland (3) | 54 | 1 |
| 2 | Central Alabama (3) | 52 | 2 |
| 3 | Hutchinson | 51 | 3 |
| 4 | Odessa | 43 | 4 |
| 5 | Indian Hills | 33 | T-5 |
| 6 | Eastern Florida State | 29 | T-5 |
| 7 | McLennon | 17 | 7 |
| 8 | New Mexico JC | 13 | 8 |
| 9 | Iowa Western | 12 | 10 |
| 10 | Garden City | 11 | NR |
| Others receiving votes: Dodge City (7); Western Texas (4); Blinn (3); Wallace State (1) | |||
NJCAA Division II
After winning the Eastern Arizona Invite, South Mountain (Arizona) has jumped to the No. 1 spot in the March 11 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Division II Coaches Poll.
The Cougars received five first-place votes, two more than Mississippi Gulf Coast. Kirkwood checks in at No. 3, followed by Parkland, Meridian, Iowa Central, Glendale, Mesa, newcomer Paradise Valley and Tyler JC.
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
| 1 | South Mountain (5) | 75 | 2 |
| 2 | Mississippi Gulf Coast (3) | 67 | 1 |
| 3 | Kirkwood | 55 | 3 |
| 4 | Parkland | 54 | 4 |
| 5 | Meridian | 40 | T-6 |
| 6 | Iowa Central | 38 | 5 |
| 7 | Glendale | 34 | T-6 |
| 8 | Mesa | 23 | 9 |
| 9 | Paradise Valley | 22 | NR |
| 10 | Tyler JC | 21 | 8 |
| Others receiving votes: Walters State (7); Heartland (3); Southeast CC (1) | |||
