NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma State earned 22 first-place votes to stay No. 1 in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Cowboys have ranked first in three straight polls.
Texas A&M and Vanderbilt moved up a spot to Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. Florida jumped three rungs to fourth. Alabama dropped three places to No. 5. Auburn came in at No. 6 and is followed by Oklahoma and Georgia Tech. California entered the top 10 by moving up from No. 15 to ninth. Baylor fell four spots to No. 10.
Florida State (#20), Arizona State (#21), Pepperdine (#T23), USF (#T23) and UNLV (#25) entered the top 25. Colorado State, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee fell from the ranking.
The next Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll will be released March 30.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - March 9
Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous |
1 | Oklahoma State (22) | 550 | 1 |
2 | Texas A&M | 520 | 3 |
3 | Vanderbilt | 484 | 4 |
4 | Florida | 460 | 7 |
5 | Alabama | 444 | 2 |
6 | Auburn | 435 | 10 |
7 | Oklahoma | 433 | 8 |
8 | Georgia Tech | 376 | 5 |
9 | California | 375 | 15 |
10 | Baylor | 371 | 6 |
11 | Texas Tech | 355 | 11 |
12 | LSU | 306 | 9 |
13 | Texas | 278 | 17 |
14 | Clemson | 251 | 16 |
15 | Illinois | 224 | 18 |
16 | Stanford | 192 | 12 |
17 | Southern California | 183 | 14 |
18 | UCLA | 182 | 22 |
19 | Arkansas | 170 | 19 |
20 | Florida State | 121 | NR |
21 | Arizona State | 84 | NR |
22 | Wake Forest | 62 | 13 |
T23 | Pepperdine | 60 | NR |
T23 | USF | 60 | NR |
25 | UNLV | 40 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: | Colorado State (#23), Kentucky (#20), Missouri (#21), North Carolina (#24), Tennessee (#25) | ||
Others Receiving Votes: North Florida, 36; Oregon, 30; TCU, 17; South Carolina, 15; North Carolina, 11; Missouri, 9; Kent State, 6; Duke, 5; Colorado State, 3; Arizona, 1; Penn State, 1. |