NEWPORT NEWS, Va.- Defending champion VCU men’s golf has been selected has been selected to win the 2020 Atlantic 10 Championship in the league’s annual Championship Poll, which was released Wednesday following A-10 Match play, which serves as the annual kickoff to the spring season. 

VCU received eight first-place votes in the poll, which was conducted among the league’s head golf coaches. VCU won last year’s championship and returns all five members of last year’s championship team, including 2019 A-10 Most Outstanding Rookie Performer, Ian Peng. Peng (tied for second), Adrian Vagberg (tied for fifth), and Kristian Tannum Donaldson (ninth) all finished in the top-ten for the Rams. VCU, led by Matt Ball, tallied 118 points in the poll. 

Davidson, the 2018 champions, was picked second in the poll with 108 points. The Wildcats received three first-place votes and are led by 2019 Coach of the Year, Tim Straub, and Rookie of the Year Viraj Garewal. 

Dayton finished third in the poll with 97 points, while Richmond came in fourth at 93 points. Rhode Island (66) came in fifth, followed by Saint Joseph’s (58), George Mason (53), and George Washington (47).

St. Bonaventure (41), Fordham (25), and La Salle (20) rounded out the poll.

2020 Atlantic 10 Golf Poll
Parenthesis denotes number of first-place votes

Team - Points
1.    VCU – 118 (8)

2.    Davidson – 108 (3)

3.    Dayton – 97

4.    Richmond – 93

5.    Rhode Island – 66

6.    Saint Joseph’s – 58

7.    George Mason – 53

8.    George Washington – 47

9.    St. Bonaventure – 41

10.    Fordham – 25

11.    La Salle -- 20


The 2020 Atlantic 10 men's golf championship begins Friday, April 24 at The Villas at Grand Cypress in Orlando, Fla. The 11 A-10 golf teams will play 18 holes per day on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Practice rounds are slated for Thursday. Admission to the Atlantic 10 Golf Championship is free. The winner of the 54-hole event will receive the Atlantic 10's automatic bid to the NCAA Regionals.