Vanderbilt back to No.1 Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

5/5/2017 | by Golf Coaches Association of America

Vanderbilt sophomore Patrick Martin <br>(Golfweek Photo)

Also receiving first play votes in the final poll before the NCAA's were USC and Oklahoma State

NORMAN, OK (May 5, 2017) - With the NCAA Regional's just over a week away the final regular season Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll has been released and Vanderbilt is back atop the standings. Vanderbilt makes their return to the top spot following their first ever SEC conference title. This marks the fourth-time that the Commodores have been atop the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll this year.

After a two poll run in the top spot USC dropped to No. 2 and along with No. 3 Oklahoma State they are they other two programs receiving votes in the final regular season poll.

While the majority of the poll remained relatively the same Duke made one of the more notable moves jumping from No. 22 to No. 17 following their win in the ACC Championship.

Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - May 5

Rank	University (1st place votes)	Points	Previous Rank
1	Vanderbilt (15)	564	3
2	USC (7)	546	1
3	Oklahoma State (1)	524	2
4	Stanford	463	7
5	Florida	461	5
6	LSU	456	6
7	Oregon	452	9
8	Illinois	436	8
9	Baylor	405	4
10	Wake Forest	361	10
11	Kent State	300	11
12	Texas	300	15
13	Texas Tech	296	13
14	Clemson	293	14
15	Texas A&M	260	18
16	Oklahoma	251	12
17	Duke	198	22
18	Virginia	182	16
19	UNLV	177	17
20	Auburn	129	19
21	Ole Miss	99	21
22	Georgia Tech	74	20
23	Georgia	61	23
24	Florida State	57	NR
25	Missouri	39	NR

Others Receiving Votes: Arizona State, 25; Pepperdine, 23; East Carolina, 9; Kennesaw State, 8; North Carolina, 6; NC State, 4; Northwestern, 4; South Carolina, 4; Georgia State, 3; Colorado, 2; Alabama, 1; Lipscomb, 1; Washington, 1

Dropped From Rankings: Arizona State (No. 25), Pepperdine (No. 24)

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