Illinois New Top Team in Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
Division I, Division II, Division III, NAIA, NJCAA DI, NJCAA DII
NORMAN, Okla. – Illinois received 15 first-place votes and moved to No. 1 in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Illini were ranked third in the preseason.
and Wake Forest (#10) all rocketed into the top 10, with the Cavaliers earning the final first-place tally. SEC squads Florida and Vanderbilt were eighth and ninth, respectively.Oklahoma State and Auburn each received a first-place vote with the Cowboys moving up three spots to second and the Tigers jumping eight rungs to third, respectively. LSU was fourth while preseason No. 1 Texas fell to fifth, despite receiving a first-place ballot. ACC foes Clemson (#6), Virginia (#7)
San Diego State (#15), Texas A&M (#16), North Carolina (#20), Georgia Tech (#22) and Texas Tech (#23) debuted in the ranking. Arizona State, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon and USF fell from the top 25.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - Sept. 30
| Rank |
University (First Place Votes) |
Points |
Previous Rank |
| 1 |
Illinois (15) |
470 |
3 |
| 2 |
Oklahoma State (1) |
413 |
4 |
| 3 |
Auburn (1) |
351 |
T11 |
| 4 |
LSU |
350 |
7 |
| 5 |
Texas (1) |
339 |
1 |
| 6 |
Clemson |
320 |
13 |
| 7 |
Virginia (1) |
302 |
21 |
| 8 |
Florida |
298 |
6 |
| 9 |
Vanderbilt |
283 |
5 |
| 10 |
Wake Forest |
265 |
14 |
| 11 |
Oklahoma |
262 |
10 |
| 12 |
Georgia |
255 |
9 |
| 13 |
Southern California |
245 |
2 |
| 14 |
Stanford |
241 |
8 |
| 15 |
San Diego State |
194 |
NR |
| 16 |
Texas A&M |
143 |
NR |
| 17 |
Florida State |
123 |
18 |
| 18 |
South Carolina |
115 |
17 |
| 19 |
Duke |
110 |
23 |
| 20 |
North Carolina |
106 |
NR |
| 21 |
Baylor |
104 |
24 |
| 22 |
Georgia Tech |
88 |
NR |
| 23 |
Texas Tech |
80 |
NR |
| 24 |
Alabama |
72 |
16 |
| 25 |
California |
70 |
T11 |
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Arizona State (#19), Arkansas (#20), Kentucky (#25), Oregon (#15), USF (#22) |
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| Others Receiving Votes: Oregon, 62; Arizona State, 59; Arkasas, 53; Kent State, 48; Missouri, 48; Mississippi, 42; Tennessee, 28; BYU, 23; Washington, 23; Kentucky, 22; UCLA, 21; Eastern Kentucky, 17; Liberty, 16; Virginia Tech, 16; Michigan State, 14; Middle Tennessee State, 12; UNLV, 12; Washington State, 12; Michigan, 11; Purdue, 11; Colorado State, 10; USF, 9; Coloroado, 7; College of Charleston, 4; Houston, 3; TCU, 2; Kennesaw State, 1; Nevada, 1; UTEP, 1. |
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