Illinois Still No. 1 in Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. – Illinois received nine first-place votes to stay No. 1 in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. It marks the second straight ranking the Illini hold the top spot.
A total of five teams received first-place votes. Second-ranked Oklahoma State garnered four No. 1 ballots and edged No. 3 Vanderbilt, who received seven first-place nods, by one point - 555-554. Fourth-ranked Florida had three and No. 4 Auburn one first-place vote.
LSU was sixth and followed by Virginia and Wake Forest. Big 12 foes Oklahoma and Texas Tech moved into the top 10 at Nos. 9 and 10, respectively.
Oregon (#15) and Arizona State (#T25) returned to the top 25 while UNLV (#17), Kent State (#19), Mississippi (#21) and Missouri (#24) made their debuts. Alabama, California, Duke, Georgia Tech and South Carolina fell from the ranking.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - Oct. 21
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Illinois (9) | 562 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State (4) | 555 | 2 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt (7) | 554 | 9 |
| 4 | Florida (3) | 533 | 8 |
| 5 | Auburn (1) | 510 | 3 |
| 6 | LSU | 495 | 4 |
| 7 | Virginia | 447 | 7 |
| 8 | Wake Forest | 414 | 10 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 400 | 11 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | 340 | 23 |
| 11 | Stanford | 329 | 14 |
| T12 | Baylor | 292 | 21 |
| T12 | North Carolina | 292 | 20 |
| 14 | Georgia | 256 | 12 |
| 15 | Oregon | 229 | NR |
| 16 | Clemson | 221 | 6 |
| 17 | UNLV | 195 | NR |
| 18 | Southern California | 175 | 13 |
| 19 | Kent State | 156 | NR |
| 20 | San Diego State | 128 | 15 |
| 21 | Mississippi | 113 | NR |
| 22 | Texas A&M | 107 | 16 |
| 23 | Texas | 105 | 5 |
| 24 | Missouri | 68 | NR |
| T25 | Arizona State | 51 | NR |
| T25 | Florida State | 51 | 17 |
| Dropped From Ranking: | Alabama (#24), California (#25), Duke (#19), Georgia Tech (#22), South Carolina (#18) | ||
| Others Receiving Votes: Duke, 36; Colorado, 34; Kansas, 32; Liberty, 21; Eastern Kentucky, 17; Arkansas, 16; Georgia Tech, 14; Purdue, 13; South Carolina, 10; UCLA, 9; BYU, 5; Alabama, 4; Kennesaw State, 3; Kentucky, 3; Michigan, 3; Michigan State, 1; North Florida, 1. | |||