NORMAN, Okla. – Florida State moved to the top spot in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll after its impressive victory at the OFCC/Fighting Illini Invitational. The Seminoles, who were ranked first in the final regular season poll in 2015, received 14 first-place votes.
Illinois, who received four first-place votes, fell to second. Third-ranked Auburn and No. 4 Oklahoma State earned the remaining first-place votes with two and one, respectively. LSU checked in at No. 5 and is followed by Arizona State, Stanford, South Carolina and Texas.
Tenth-ranked Clemson leads a group of newcomers to the top 25 including Texas A&M (#21), Duke (#22), McNeese State (#24) and California (#25).
Baylor, North Carolina, SMU, USF and Virginia fell from the ranking.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - Sept. 25
Rank |
University (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
Previous Rank |
1 |
Florida State (14) |
503 |
4 |
2 |
Illinois (4) |
483 |
1 |
3 |
Auburn (2) |
468 |
9 |
4 |
Oklahoma State (1) |
428 |
16 |
5 |
LSU |
389 |
2 |
6 |
Arizona State |
386 |
6 |
7 |
Stanford |
355 |
T10 |
8 |
South Carolina |
320 |
8 |
9 |
Texas |
303 |
3 |
10 |
Clemson |
300 |
NR |
11 |
Georgia Tech |
278 |
13 |
12 |
Georgia |
234 |
12 |
13 |
UCLA |
232 |
7 |
14 |
Wake Forest |
221 |
T20 |
15 |
Oklahoma |
213 |
18 |
16 |
Alabama |
200 |
17 |
17 |
Vanderbilt |
181 |
T10 |
18 |
Oregon |
158 |
15 |
19 |
Southern California |
148 |
5 |
20 |
Washington |
122 |
19 |
21 |
Texas A&M |
104 |
NR |
22 |
Duke |
83 |
NR |
23 |
Florida |
77 |
23 |
24 |
McNeese State |
77 |
NR |
25 |
California |
67 |
NR |
Dropped from Ranking: Baylor, #25; North Carolina, #22; SMU, #T20; USF, #14; Virginia, #24
Others Receiving Votes: San Diego State, 62; USF, 62; North Carolina, 61; Purdue, 49; Colorado State, 30; Georgia Southern, 2; Houston, 22; Saint Mary’s, 21; Virginia, 21; James Madison, 20; Liberty, 20; Tennessee, 15; New Mexico, 14; GRU Augusta, 12; SMU, 12; Baylor, 7; Kent State, 6; Jacksonville, 5; Mississippi State, 5; UAB, 5; College of Charleston, 4; Northwestern, 4; Texas Tech, 3; Illinois State, 2; Iowa State, 2; Arkansas, 1; Colorado, 1; Memphis, 1; Mercer, 1; TCU, 1