Oklahoma State is Unanimous #1 in Newest College Ranking

March 9, 2018 | by Golf Coaches Association of America

OkSt's win in at the Querencia Cabo was their 5th of the season (OkSt photo)

The Cowboys have won 5 of their 6 tournaments this season and top the latest Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll

NORMAN, OK (March 9, 2018) – Oklahoma State earned 22 first-place votes to stay No. 1 in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Cowboys have ranked first in three straight polls.

Texas A&M and Vanderbilt moved up a spot to Nos. 2 and 3, respectively. Florida jumped three rungs to fourth. Alabama dropped three places to No. 5. Auburn came in at No. 6 and is followed by Oklahoma and Georgia Tech. California entered the top 10 by moving up from No. 15 to ninth. Baylor fell four spots to No. 10.

Florida State (#20), Arizona State (#21), Pepperdine (#T23), USF (#T23) and UNLV (#25) entered the top 25. Colorado State, Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, and Tennessee fell from the ranking.

The next Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll will be released March 30.

Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - March 9

Rank	University (First-Place Votes)	Points	Prev.
1	Oklahoma State (22)	550	1
2	Texas A&M	520	3
3	Vanderbilt	484	4
4	Florida	460	7
5	Alabama	444	2
6	Auburn	435	10
7	Oklahoma	433	8
8	Georgia Tech	376	5
9	California	375	15
10	Baylor	371	6
11	Texas Tech	355	11
12	LSU	306	9
13	Texas	278	17
14	Clemson	251	16
15	Illinois	224	18
16	Stanford	192	12
17	Southern California	183	14
18	UCLA	182	22
19	Arkansas	170	19
20	Florida State	121	NR
21	Arizona State	84	NR
22	Wake Forest	62	13
23	Pepperdine	60	NR
24	USF	60	NR
25	UNLV	40	NR

Dropped From Ranking: Colorado State (#23), Kentucky (#20), Missouri (#21), North Carolina (#24), Tennessee (#25)

Others Receiving Votes: North Florida, 36; Oregon, 30; TCU, 17; South Carolina, 15; North Carolina, 11; Missouri, 9; Kent State, 6; Duke, 5; Colorado State, 3; Arizona, 1; Penn State, 1

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