Illinois Moved to No. 1 in Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

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
(405) 329-4222 (O)
(405) 850-1706 (C)
(405) 573-7888 (F)
www.collegiategolf.com

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