Illinois retains top spot in Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
10/21/2016 | by Golf Coaches Association of America
Oklahoma State, Vanderbilt, Florida and Auburn all received first place votes
A total of five teams received first-place votes. Second-ranked Oklahoma State garnered four first place votes and edged No. 3 Vanderbilt, who received seven first-place nods, by one point - 555-554. Fourth-ranked Florida had three and No. 4 Auburn one first-place vote.
LSU was sixth and followed by Virginia and Wake Forest. Big 12 foes Oklahoma and Texas Tech moved into the top 10 at Nos. 9 and 10, respectively.
Oregon (#15) and Arizona State (#T25) returned to the top 25 while UNLV (#17), Kent State (#19), Mississippi (#21) and Missouri (#24) made their debuts. Alabama, California, Duke, Georgia Tech and South Carolina fell from the ranking.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - October 21
| Rank | University (1st place votes) | Points |
Previous Rank |
1 |
Illinois (9) | 562 |
1 |
2 |
Oklahoma State (4) | 555 |
2 |
3 |
Vanderbilt (7) | 554 |
9 |
4 |
Florida (3) | 533 |
8 |
5 |
Auburn (1) | 510 |
3 |
6 |
LSU | 495 |
4 |
7 |
Virginia | 447 |
7 |
8 |
Wake Forest | 414 |
10 |
9 |
Oklahoma | 400 |
11 |
10 |
Texas Tech | 340 |
23 |
11 |
Stanford | 329 |
14 |
T12 |
Baylor | 292 |
21 |
T12 |
North Carolina | 292 |
20 |
14 |
Georgia | 256 |
12 |
15 |
Oregon | 229 |
NR |
16 |
Clemson | 221 |
6 |
17 |
UNLV | 195 |
NR |
18 |
Southern California | 175 |
13 |
19 |
Kent State | 156 |
NR |
20 |
San Diego State | 128 |
15 |
21 |
Mississippi | 113 |
NR |
22 |
Texas A&M | 107 |
16 |
23 |
Texas | 105 |
5 |
24 |
Missouri | 68 |
NR |
T25 |
Arizona State | 51 |
NR |
T25 |
Florida State | 51 |
17 |
Others Receiving Votes: Duke, 36; Colorado, 34; Kansas, 32; Liberty, 21; Eastern Kentucky, 17; Arkansas, 16; Georgia Tech, 14; Purdue, 13; South Carolina, 10; UCLA, 9; BYU, 5; Alabama, 4; Kennesaw State, 3; Kentucky, 3; Michigan, 3; Michigan State, 1; North Florida, 1.
Dropped From Rankings: Alabama (#24), California (#25), Duke (#19), Georgia Tech (#22), South Carolina (#18)
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