Oklahoma State new No. 1 in Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
Oklahoma State finished the fall with a win at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate
(Oklahoma State Athletics Photo)
NORMAN, OK (November 17, 2017) - Oklahoma State earned 14 first-place votes to take over the top spot in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Cowboys won their last start at the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate.
Alabama stayed at No. 2 and picked up seven first-place votes. Former No. 1 Texas A&M dropped to third and received the remaining first-place vote. Georgia Tech remained at No. 4. Vanderbilt climbed six spots to fifth and was followed by Baylor, Florida, Oklahoma, Auburn and LSU.
Illinois (#15), Texas (#16), Southern California (#18) and Duke (#25) reentered the top 25. Arizona State, Kent State, Marquette and Santa Clara fell from the ranking.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches
Poll - February 16
Rank |
University
(1st place votes) |
Points |
Previous Rank |
1 |
Oklahoma State (14) |
542 |
3 |
2 |
Alabama (7) |
526 |
2 |
3 |
Texas A&M (1) |
495 |
1 |
4 |
Georgia Tech |
478 |
4 |
5 |
Vanderbilt |
460 |
11 |
6 |
Baylor |
440 |
8 |
7 |
Florida |
415 |
10 |
8 |
Oklahoma |
382 |
5 |
9 |
Auburn |
370 |
7 |
10 |
LSU |
349 |
12 |
11 |
Stanford |
329 |
14 |
12 |
Wake Forest |
306 |
9 |
13 |
Texas Tech |
259 |
13 |
14 |
California |
253 |
18 |
15 |
Illinois |
248 |
NR |
16 |
Texas |
214 |
NR |
17 |
Clemson |
199 |
16 |
18 |
USC |
178 |
NR |
19 |
Kentucky |
159 |
6 |
20 |
UCLA |
121 |
T22 |
21 |
Arkansas |
94 |
17 |
22 |
Colorado State |
83 |
19 |
23 |
Missouri |
66 |
24 |
24 |
North Carolina |
60 |
21 |
25 |
Duke |
41 |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Santa Clara, 19; Tennessee, 14; North Florida, 13; BYU, 9; Louisville, 6; Arizona State, 4; Florida State, 4; Kent State, 4; Ole Miss, 4; San Diego State, 3; Penn State, 2; NC State, 1
Dropped From Rankings: Arizona State (#25), Kent State (#15), Marquette (#T22), Santa Clara (#20)