Illinois takes over Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
9/30/2016 | by Golf Coaches Association of America
Five new teams have entered the rankings including San Diego State who jumped to No. 15
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 - September 30
| Rank | University (1st place votes) | Points |
Previous Rank |
1 |
Illinois (15) | 470 |
3 |
2 |
Oklahoma State (1) | 413 |
4 |
3 |
Auburn (1) | 351 |
11 |
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 |
Others Receiving Votes: Oregon, 62; Arizona State, 59; Arkasas, 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 State, 12; UNLV, 12; Washington State, 12; Michigan, 11; Purdue, 11; Colorado State, 10; USF, 9; Coloroado, 7; College of Charleston, 4; Houston, 3; TCU, 2; Kennesaw State, 1; Nevada, 1; UTEP, 1.
Dropped From Rankings: Arizona State (#19), Arkansas (#20), Kentucky (#25), Oregon (#15), USF (#22)
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