NORMAN, Okla. – Illinois received 15 first-place votes and moved to No. 1 in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Illini were ranked third in the preseason.
Oklahoma State and Auburn each received a first-place vote with the Cowboys moving up three spots to second and the Tigers jumping eight rungs to third, respectively. LSU was fourth while preseason No. 1 Texas fell to fifth, despite receiving a first-place ballot. ACC foes Clemson (#6), Virginia (#7) and Wake Forest (#10) all rocketed into the top 10, with the Cavaliers earning the final first-place tally. SEC squads Florida and Vanderbilt were eighth and ninth, respectively.
San Diego State (#15), Texas A&M (#16), North Carolina (#20), Georgia Tech (#22) and Texas Tech (#23) debuted in the ranking. Arizona State, Arkansas, Kentucky, Oregon and USF fell from the top 25.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll – Sept. 30
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
| 1 | Illinois (15) | 470 | 3 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State (1) | 413 | 4 |
| 3 | Auburn (1) | 351 | T11 |
| 4 | LSU | 350 | 7 |
| 5 | Texas (1) | 339 | 1 |
| 6 | Clemson | 320 | 13 |
| 7 | Virginia (1) | 302 | 21 |
| 8 | Florida | 298 | 6 |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | 283 | 5 |
| 10 | Wake Forest | 265 | 14 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | 262 | 10 |
| 12 | Georgia | 255 | 9 |
| 13 | Southern California | 245 | 2 |
| 14 | Stanford | 241 | 8 |
| 15 | San Diego State | 194 | NR |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 143 | NR |
| 17 | Florida State | 123 | 18 |
| 18 | South Carolina | 115 | 17 |
| 19 | Duke | 110 | 23 |
| 20 | North Carolina | 106 | NR |
| 21 | Baylor | 104 | 24 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | 88 | NR |
| 23 | Texas Tech | 80 | NR |
| 24 | Alabama | 72 | 16 |
| 25 | California | 70 | T11 |
Dropped From Ranking: Arizona State (#19), Arkansas (#20), Kentucky (#25), Oregon (#15), USF (#22)
Others Receiving Votes: Oregon, 62; Arizona State, 59; Arkansas, 53; Kent State, 48; Missouri, 48; Mississippi, 42; Tennessee, 28; BYU, 23; Washington, 23; Kentucky, 22; UCLA, 21; Eastern Kentucky, 17; Liberty, 16; Virginia Tech, 16; Michigan State, 14; Middle Tennessee, 12; UNLV, 12; Washington State, 12; Michigan, 11; Purdue, 11; Colorado State, 10; USF, 9; Colorado, 7; College of Charleston, 4; Houston, 3; TCU, 2; Kennesaw State, 1; Nevada, 1; UTEP, 1
Dustin Roberts
Deputy Director
Golf Coaches Association of America
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