North Carolina Opens 2023-24 as Bushnell/Golfweek DI Coaches Poll’s No.1
GRAND HAVEN, Mich. - Before their season begins at the Olympia Fields Fighting Illini Invitational in two weeks, North Carolina gained the top spot in the 2023-24 preseason Bushnell/Golfweek DI Coaches Poll. The Tar Heels received five first-place votes and 444 points in the process.
Arizona State (two first-place votes), Vanderbilt (five first-place votes), Georgia Tech, and Florida State (one first-place vote) rounded out the top five, while Auburn, Stanford, Florida (five first-place votes), Illinois, and Oklahoma completed the top 10.
See the rest of the top 25 below. 21 others received votes.
Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - Preseason/September 1
|
Rank |
School |
Points |
|
1 |
North Carolina (5) |
444 |
|
2 |
Arizona State (2) |
406 |
|
3 |
Vanderbilt (5) |
398 |
|
4 |
Georgia Tech |
384 |
|
5 |
Florida State (1) |
353 |
|
6 |
Auburn |
332 |
|
7 |
Stanford |
295 |
|
8 |
Florida (5) |
294 |
|
9 |
Illinois |
290 |
|
10 |
Oklahoma |
275 |
|
11 |
Texas |
273 |
|
12 |
Tennessee |
266 |
|
T-13 |
Virginia |
246 |
|
T-13 |
Alabama |
246 |
|
15 |
Pepperdine |
233 |
|
16 |
Oklahoma State |
183 |
|
T-17 |
Texas A&M |
172 |
|
T-17 |
Texas Tech |
172 |
|
19 |
Arizona |
101 |
|
20 |
Georgia |
98 |
|
21 |
Mississippi State |
90 |
|
22 |
Oregon |
89 |
|
23 |
Duke |
82 |
|
24 |
Mississippi |
68 |
|
25 |
Wake Forest |
63 |
Others Receiving Votes: Ohio State (56), Arkansas (42), East Tennessee State (33), Washington (25), San Diego State (21), North Florida, (17), Kansas (16), Colorado State (13), Kansas State (12), Tennessee Tech (12), Louisville (11), UCLA (11), Clemson (10), Baylor (8), Purdue (6), Wagner (6), Rice (4), South Carolina (4), Southern Miss (2), California (1), TCU (1).