Cowboys remain firmly atop Golfweek/Bushnell Coaches Poll

November 16, 2018 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Oklahoma State after the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate (OSU Athletics photo)

Oklahoma State has now been atop the poll for 10 consecutive editions.

With the release of the latest Golfweek/Bushnell Coaches Poll, Oklahoma State has now reached a 10-poll streak in the top spot. The Cowboys received all 21 first-place votes after winning twice in stroke play this fall, including a 32-shot win at the Royal Oaks Intercollegiate.

Behind Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech and Duke swapped spots, with Georgia Tech becoming the second-ranked team and Duke the third.

New to the poll this week? The University of North Florida, after closing the season with a runner-up finish in Hawaii. Read more about that team in this week’s notebook.

Division I
Rank. School (First-place votes), Points, (Previous rank)
1. Oklahoma State (21) 525 (1)
2. Georgia Tech 493 (3)
3. Duke 479 (2)
4. Alabama 455 (4)
5. Vanderbilt 422 (13)
6. USC 416 (11)
7. Wake Forest 395 (12)
8. Oklahoma 380 (5)
9. SMU 376 (7)
10. Clemson 321 (15)
11. Arizona State 284 (18)
12. Texas 275 (10)
13. Auburn 244 (20)
14. Arkansas 242 (14)
15. Pepperdine 238 (6)
16. BYU 233 (16)
17. California 200 (25)
18. Texas A&M 195 (8)
19. LSU 140 (22)
20. Tennessee 118 (21)
21. Georgia 97 (19)
22. North Florida 66 (NR)
23. Illinois 61 (9)
24. Arkansas State 56 (23)
25. Louisville 34 (16)
Dropped from ranking: South Carolina (24)
Others receiving votes: UNLV, 30; North Carolina State, 24; South Florida, 9; Stanford, 7; Baylor, 5; College of Charleston, 1; Nevada, 1; North Carolina, 1; Texas Tech, 1; West Virginia, 1

Division II
Rank. School (First-place votes), Points, (Previous rank)
1. Barry (20) 500 (1)
2. Lynn 459 (2)
3. Florida Tech 456 (3)
4. Saint Leo 416 (5)
5. West Florida 409 (4)
6. Florida Southern 354 (6)
7. Western Washington 343 (8)
8. Chico State 309 (11)
9. Oklahoma Christian 293 (16)
10. Nova Southeastern 290 (9)
11. St. Marys (Texas) 257 (7)
12. Henderson State 256 (12)
13. Limestone 241 (14)
14. Young Harris 233 (10)
15. Lindenwood 225 (19)
16. Lincoln Memorial 178 (17)
17. Grand Valley State 158 (18)
18. Rollins 122 (24)
19. Midwestern State 119 (15)
20. Central Missouri 110 (22)
21. Wingate 96 (NR)
22. Simon Fraser 88 (25)
23. South Carolina-Aiken 59 (21)
24. Arkansas Tech 57 (13)
25. Dixie State 48 (NR)
Dropped from ranking: Carson-Newman (20), Indianapolis (23)
Others receiving votes: Carson-Newman, 45; Cal State-Monterey Bay, 45; Indianapolis, 43; Missouri-St. Louis, 40; Sonoma State, 34; Mount Olive, 24; Wayne State (Mich.), 19; Lander, 18; Queens University of Charlotte, 17; Lincoln (Mo.), 16; Newberry, 14; Flagler, 13; Georgia College, 13; Valdosta State, 12; Lenoir Rhyne, 11; Georgia Southwestern State, 9; Coker, 8; Columbus State, 8; Ferris State, 6; Southern Arkansas, 6; Washburn, 6; Central Oklahoma, 5; Erskine, 5; Northeastern State, 2; Winona State, 2; Bellarmine, 1; Delta State, 1; Findlay, 1

Division III
Rank. School (First-place votes), Points, (Previous rank)
1. Emory (16) 400 (1)
2. Huntingdon 361 (2)
3. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 356 (5)
4. Illinois Wesleyan 355 (3)
5. Wittenberg 345 (4)
6. Guilford 295 (6)
7. Southwestern (Texas) 292 (9)
8. Methodist 284 (7)
9. Washington and Lee 266 (8)
10. Redlands 256 (15)
11. Hope 216 (10)
12. North Carolina Wesleyan 215 (11)
13. Carnegie Mellon 191 (13)
14. La Verne 180 (NR)
15. Greensboro 160 (12)
16. LaGrange 156 (14)
17. Pacific Lutheran 154 (21)
18. Saint John’s (Minn.) 117 (17)
19. Rhodes 109 (16)
20. Hampden-Sydney 84 (18)
21. Willamette 77 (NR)
22. Chapman 58 (19)
23. Babson 38 (22)
24. Whitworth 37 (23)
25. St. Thomas (Minn.) 25 (20)
Dropped from ranking: Concordia (Texas) (24), Wisconsin-Eau Claire (25)
Others receiving votes: Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 23; Gustavus Adolphus, 20; Ohio Wesleyan, 20; Allegheny, 19; Concordia (Texas), 16; Oglethorpe, 14; Transylvania, 14; Texas Lutheran, 8; Otterbein, 8; Rochester, 8; Kenyon, 5; NYU, 5; RPI, 4; Dallas, 3; McDaniel, 3; Trinity (Conn.), 3; Franklin & Marshall, 2; Berry, 1; Trinity (Texas), 1

NAIA
Rank. School (First-place votes), Points, (Previous rank)
1. Oklahoma City (5) 219 (1)
2. Coastal Georgia 215 (3)
3. Texas Wesleyan 200 (2)
4. Rocky Mountain 196 (4)
5. Northwestern Ohio 193 (6)
6. South Carolina Beaufort 178 (8)
7. Keiser 177 (5)
8. Dalton State 160 (10)
9. British Columbia 158 (7)
10. Point 130 (15)
11. Thomas (Ga.) 118 (13)
12. William Carey 117 (11)
13. Taylor 101 (9)
14. Johnson and Wales (Fla.) 97 (14)
15. Missouri Valley College 87 (18)
15. Truett-McConnell 87 (24)
17. Ottawa (Ariz.) 79 (16)
18. Wayland Baptist 71 (20)
19. Menlo 62 (NR)
20. Southeastern (Fla.) 53 (NR)
21. Oregon Tech 38 (NR)
22. William Woods 33 (21)
23. Bellevue 25 (12)
24. Mount Mercy 18 (23)
25. Carroll (Mont.) 14 (NR)
25. Sterling 14 (NR)
25. William Jessup 14 (NR)
Dropped from ranking: Indiana Wesleyan (25); Marymount (Calif.) (19); Morningside (17); Victoria (22)
Others receiving votes: Indiana Wesleyan, 12; Oklahoma Wesleyan, 11; Ottawa (Kan.), 9; Kansas Wesleyan, 8; Victoria, 8; Northwestern (Iowa), 7; Morningside, 4; Marymount (Calif.), 3; Corban, 2; Tennessee Wesleyan, 2; Viterbo, 2; Cardinal Stritch, 1; Lewis-Clark State, 1; The Master’s University, 1

NJCAA Division I
Rank. School (First-place votes), Points, (Previous rank)
1. Midland (4) 58 (1)
2. Indian Hills (2) 56 (2)
3. Eastern Florida State 37 (3)
4. Ranger 32 (8)
5. New Mexico JC 30 (4)
6. Iowa Western 28 (5)
7. Central Alabama 27 (6)
8. Odessa 24 (7)
9. Hutchinson 14 (10)
10. Western Texas 10 (8)
Dropped from ranking: None
Others receiving votes: Dodge City, 6; Eastern Arizona, 4; McClennan, 4

NJCAA Division II
Rank. School (First-place votes), Points, (Previous rank)
1. Mississippi Gulf Coast (3) 48 (1)
2. South Mountain (2) 47 (2)
3. Tyler JC 37 (4)
4. Kirkwood 32 (3)
5. Meridian 29 (5)
6. Murray State (Okla.) 25 (6)
7. Parkland 24 (7)
8. Walters State 13 (10)
9. Black Hawk 10 (9)v 10. Mesa 6 (8)
Dropped from ranking: None
Others receiving votes: Itawamba, 3; Copiah Lincoln, 1

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