Coaches Poll: Oklahoma State on top for the 12th straight time
3/8/2019 | by Golf Coaches Association of America
How good is Oklahoma State? Even without the #1 ranked player in the world they still won their last tournament
NORMAN, Okla. (March 8, 2019) – Oklahoma State received all 25 first-place votes to stay unanimous No. 1 the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. This marks the 12th straight ranking the Cowboys have held the top spot.
The defending national champions are coming off of a win in the Querencia Cabo Collegiate in Mexico. The Cowboys were missing World #1 and U.S. Amateur champ Viktor Hovland (who is playing in the PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational) but it didn't slow them down at all.
Oklahoma jumped seven spots to second on the strength of winning the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas the day after their in-state rivals won in Mexico. Vanderbilt stayed third while Duke dropped to fourth. Arizona State moved up eight rungs to fifth and was followed by Georgia Tech, Texas, Wake Forest, and Southern California. LSU entered the top 10 at No. 10.
Baylor (#20) and Stanford (#25) reentered the ranking while NC State (#19) and USF (#22) made their season debuts. Alabama, Arkansas, BYU, and Illinois fell from the top 25.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - March 8
Dropped From Ranking: Alabama (#4), Arkansas (#20), BYU (#24), Illinois (#25)
Others Receiving Votes: Alabama, 34; Illinois, 34; Liberty, 23; Florida State, 21; Arkansas, 19; Louisville, 19; BYU, 9; Florida, 9; UNLV, 2; UCLA, 1
The defending national champions are coming off of a win in the Querencia Cabo Collegiate in Mexico. The Cowboys were missing World #1 and U.S. Amateur champ Viktor Hovland (who is playing in the PGA Tour's Arnold Palmer Invitational) but it didn't slow them down at all.
Oklahoma jumped seven spots to second on the strength of winning the Southern Highlands Collegiate in Las Vegas the day after their in-state rivals won in Mexico. Vanderbilt stayed third while Duke dropped to fourth. Arizona State moved up eight rungs to fifth and was followed by Georgia Tech, Texas, Wake Forest, and Southern California. LSU entered the top 10 at No. 10.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - March 8
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Oklahoma State (25) | 625 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 547 | 9 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | 537 | 3 |
| 4 | Duke | 519 | 2 |
| 5 | Arizona State | 517 | 13 |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | 505 | 5 |
| 7 | Texas | 473 | 8 |
| 8 | Wake Forest | 453 | 7 |
| 9 | Southern California | 450 | 6 |
| 10 | LSU | 401 | 16 |
| 11 | SMU | 339 | 10 |
| 12 | California | 338 | 15 |
| 13 | Clemson | 322 | 12 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 313 | 19 |
| 15 | Auburn | 287 | 11 |
| 16 | Pepperdine | 267 | 14 |
| 17 | Georgia | 247 | 18 |
| 18 | North Florida | 171 | 21 |
| 19 | NC State | 146 | NR |
| 20 | Baylor | 109 | NR |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 102 | 17 |
| 22 | USF | 99 | NR |
| 23 | Tennessee | 79 | 22 |
| 24 | Arkansas State | 71 | 23 |
| 25 | Stanford | 37 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: Alabama (#4), Arkansas (#20), BYU (#24), Illinois (#25)
Others Receiving Votes: Alabama, 34; Illinois, 34; Liberty, 23; Florida State, 21; Arkansas, 19; Louisville, 19; BYU, 9; Florida, 9; UNLV, 2; UCLA, 1
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