Georgia Tech climbs to #1 in Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. — Continuing their way up the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll, Georgia Tech is the new No. 1 ranked team in the country.
The Yellow Jackets received 19 first-place votes, followed by second-ranked Wake Forest, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and Pepperdine round out the top-five.
BYU joined the ranking this, jumping all the way to #6, while Arizona State, SMU, Notre Dame, Duke (T-10), and Louisville (T-10) all earned a spot in the Top-10.
BYU (#6), Colorado State (#21), Oregon State (#22), Vanderbilt (#23), and Tennessee (#25) all joined the ranking while Illinois, Ole Miss, Southern California, Stanford, and West Virginia all fell from the poll this week.
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Georgia Tech (19) | 618 | 2 |
| 2 | Wake Forest | 563 | 4 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 556 | 9 |
| 4 | Texas Tech (4) | 545 | 6 |
| 5 | Pepperdine | 478 | 5 |
| 6 | BYU | 456 | NR |
| 7 | Arizona State (1) | 455 | 1 |
| 8 | SMU | 444 | 18 |
| 9 | Notre Dame (1) | 424 | 12 |
| T-10 | Duke | 380 | 7 |
| T-10 | Louisville | 380 | 16 |
| 12 | North Carolina | 356 | 14 |
| 13 | Baylor | 354 | 3 |
| 14 | Clemson | 274 | 15 |
| 15 | Arizona | 236 | 13 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 206 | 11 |
| 17 | Washington | 193 | 8 |
| 18 | Texas | 171 | 10 |
| 19 | Auburn | 169 | 23 |
| 20 | Georgia | 152 | 20 |
| 21 | Colorado State | 140 | NR |
| 22 | Oregon State | 123 | NR |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | 102 | NR |
| 24 | Arkansas | 99 | 17 |
| 25 | Tennessee | 62 | NR |
| Dropped From Ranking: Illinois (#22); Ole Miss (#24); Southern California (#19); Stanford (#21); West Virginia (#25). | |||
| Others Receiving Votes: Tennessee Tech, 38; LSU, 22; UAB, 17; Stanford, 16; West Virginia, 15; East Tennessee State, 10; Mississippi, 10; South Carolina, 10; UCLA, 10; Oklahoma State, 9; Southern California, 8; Northwestern, 6; North Florida, 5; California, 3; Illinois, 3; Houston, 2; Long Beach State, 2; Arkansas State, 1; James Madison, 1; Liberty, 1. | |||