NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma State will open the season ranked No. 1 in the preseason Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The host of this season’s NCAA Championships, the Cowboys collected seven first-place votes.
Vanderbilt, the top-ranked team in last season’s final regular season poll, was second with four first-place votes. Defending national champion Oklahoma received 10 first-place votes and ranked third. Baylor joined the Oklahoma squads as three Big 12 teams ranked in the preseason top four. No. 5 Illinois tallied the remaining first-place ballot. Texas ranked sixth while LSU, Southern California, Oregon and Florida completed the top 10.
The next Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Polls will be released September 29.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - Preseason
Rank |
University (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
NCAA Finals Finish |
1 |
Oklahoma State (7) |
507 |
Quarterfinals |
2 |
Vanderbilt (4) |
467 |
Semifinals |
3 |
Oklahoma (10) |
460 |
Champion |
4 |
Baylor |
398 |
Quarterfinals |
5 |
Illinois (1) |
397 |
Semifinals |
6 |
Texas |
376 |
12 |
7 |
LSU |
368 |
9 |
8 |
Southern California |
365 |
Quarterfinals |
9 |
Oregon |
332 |
Runner-Up |
10 |
Florida |
309 |
DNQ |
11 |
Wake Forest |
301 |
DNQ |
12 |
UNLV |
273 |
Quarterfinals |
13 |
Auburn |
251 |
11 |
14 |
Stanford |
241 |
Missed Cut |
15 |
Virginia |
222 |
10 |
16 |
Texas A&M |
212 |
DNQ |
17 |
Clemson |
210 |
Missed Cut |
18 |
Georgia Tech |
177 |
DNQ |
19 |
Alabama |
174 |
Missed Cut |
20 |
Florida State |
169 |
T14 |
21 |
Arizona State |
156 |
Missed Cut |
22 |
Texas Tech |
129 |
DNQ |
T23 |
Kent State |
105 |
Missed Cut |
T23 |
Pepperdine |
105 |
13 |
25 |
Georgia |
97 |
DNQ |
Others Receiving Votes: Duke, 67; Ole Miss, 65; California, 48; UCF, 27; North Carolina, 22; USF, 20; South Carolina, 19; Iowa State, 16; Arkansas, 15; Washington, 11; Northwestern, 7; San Diego State, 6; Michigan, 5; Penn State, 4; Kentucky, 3; Purdue, 3; Colorado, 2; Lipscomb, 2; UCLA, 2; BYU, 1; Missouri, 1; NC State, 1; New Mexico, 1; North Florida, 1