NORMAN, Okla. -- University of Central Missouri Mules Golf is back in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Top 25 for the first time in 2026-27, checking in at No. 21 in the latest poll released by to Golf Coaches' Association of America (GCAA) on Friday, Oc. 16. 

UCM received 90 points in the poll and is one of three MIAA men's golf programs ranked. Central Oklahoma is No. 5 with 354 points, the Mules are No. 21, and Washburn checks in at No. 23 with 67 points. 

The Mules have placed in the top 10 in all four of their tournaments during the fall season so far, including winning the MoWest Holiday Inn Express Classic in St. Joseph, Mo., and finishing runner-up at The Mule at Mules National Golf Club in Warrensburg. 

Florida Southern sits atop the rankings in the latest poll with 416 points and 15 first-place votes. 

The Mules are scheduled to wrap up their fall 2026 schedule at The Tulsa Cup on Oct. 26-27 in Broken Arrow, Okla., at The Club at Indian Springs.