Skip to main content

The Official Website of the Golf Coaches Association of America

 
   

JR

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.