Illinois No. 1 in first Spring Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
Illinois is ranked No. 1, again. (University of Illinois photo)
NORMAN, Okla. – Illinois opened the Spring No. 1 in
the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Illini, who
has been the top-ranked team in four of five
rankings this season, claimed 18 of 21 first-place
votes.
Wake Forest moved up one spot to No. 2 and
tallied two first-place votes. Florida State was third
while Auburn dropped two spots despite earning the
final first-place ballot. Texas came in at No. 5.
Southern California and Stanford tied for sixth.
Florida jumped eight spots to No. 8 and is followed
by Arizona State and Duke
UCLA and Oregon reentered the ranking at Nos.
21 and 25, respectively. Georgia Tech and South
Carolina dropped from the top 25.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll -
Feb. 19
| Rank |
University
(1st place votes) |
Points |
Previous |
1 |
Illinois (18) |
522 |
1 |
2 |
Wake Forest (2) |
487 |
3 |
3 |
Florida State |
468 |
4 |
4 |
Auburn (1) |
449 |
2 |
5 |
Texas |
409 |
7 |
T6 |
Southern California |
402 |
6 |
T6 |
Stanford |
402 |
5 |
8 |
Florida |
382 |
T16 |
9 |
Arizona State |
321 |
9 |
10 |
Duke |
286 |
8 |
11 |
Clemson |
281 |
11 |
12 |
Oklahoma |
273 |
10 |
13 |
Alabama |
270 |
12 |
14 |
Georgia |
261 |
14 |
15 |
Oklahoma State |
255 |
13 |
16 |
North Carolina |
235 |
15 |
17 |
Vanderbilt |
166 |
18 |
18 |
Purdue |
154 |
T16 |
19 |
Virginia |
143 |
T19 |
20 |
California |
119 |
21 |
21 |
UCLA |
114 |
NR |
22 |
Washington |
102 |
23 |
23 |
LSU |
87 |
25 |
24 |
Penn State |
81 |
T19 |
25 |
Oregon |
43 |
NR |
Dropped from Ranking: Georgia Tech (#24),
South Carolina (#22)
Others Receiving Votes: San Diego State, 34;
South Carolina, 26; Baylor, 12; Georgia Tech, 10;
UAB, 8; Houston, 6; SMU, 2; Texas Tech, 2; UNLV,
2; Arkansas, 1