Illinois takes over Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
Illinois has already won twice this season
(Illinois Athletics Photo)
NORMAN, OK (September 30, 2016) -- Illinois received
15 first-place votes and moved to No. 1 in the Bushnell
Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Illini were ranked third in
the preseason.
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)