No surprise here: Oklahoma State remains No. 1 in coaches poll
March 29, 2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff
In addition to Oklahoma State on top of the D1 poll, Barry, Emory and Coastal Georgia lead their respective divisions
Oklahoma State received all 19 first-place votes to remain the unanimous No. 1 in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. This marks the 13th straight ranking the Cowboys have held the top spot.
After three victories in their last four starts, Arizona State moved up three spots to second. Wake Forest was third. Oklahoma and Vanderbilt each dropped two rungs to Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. Southern California was sixth and followed by Texas, Georgia Tech, and Duke. Auburn jumped five places to No. 10.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - March 29
Dropped From Ranking: Arkansas State (No. 24), NC State (No. 19), Stanford (No. 25), Tennessee (No. 23), USF (No. 22)
Others Receiving Votes: Florida State, 29; North Carolina, 11; NC State, 4; Arkansas State, 3; Iowa State, 3; USF, 2; UNLV, 2; BYU, 1; Florida, 1; Kansas, 1; TCU, 1
Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll
Dropped From Ranking: Central Missouri (No. 24)
Others Receiving Votes: South Carolina-Aiken, 49; Clayton State, 33; Indianapolis, 31; Western New Mexico, 26; Southeastern Oklahoma State, 25; Lander, 23; Southern Arkansas, 23; Central Missouri, 20; Flagler, 20; Ferris State, 19; Delta State, 18; Lee, 18; Newberry, 18; West Georgia, 16; Valdosta State, 15; Wayne State (MI), 14; Findlay, 13; Georgia Southwestern State, 13; Hillsdale, 12; Queens University of Charlotte, 12; Maryville, 11; Coker, 10; North Georgia, 9; St. Edwards, 9; Wingate, 9; Dixie State, 7; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 7; Arkansas Tech, 5; Barton, 5; Northeastern State, 5; Central Oklahoma, 3; Christian Brothers, 1; CSU East Bay, 1; Mount Olive, 1; Washburn, 1; Union University (TN), 1
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll
Dropped From Ranking: Whitworth (No. 22), Willamette (No. 19)
Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus, 20; Berry College, 19; Willamette, 19; Texas Lutheran, 17; Kenyon, 16; Sewanee, 15; Transylvania, 13, St. Mary’s (MN), 9; Ohio Wesleyan, 8; RPI, 7; NYU, 6; Ohio Northern, 5; Chapman, 4; Rochester, 4; Alleghany, 3; Trinity (CT), 3; McDaniel, 2; Whitworth, 2; Williams, 2; Piedmont, 1
Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll
Dropped From Ranking: Carroll (MT) (No. 22), Mount Mercy (No. 19), Indiana Wesleyan (No. T25), Sterling (No. 24), The Master’s University (No. T25), William Jessup (No. 23)
Others Receiving Votes: Corban, 14; Mount Mercy, 14; Carroll (MT), 11; Kansas Wesleyan, 9; The Master’s University, 7; SCAD Savannah, 6; Cardinal Stritch, 5; Sterling, 5; SCAD Atlanta, 3; St. Ambrose, 3; Houston-Victoria, 2; Indiana Wesleyan, 2
After three victories in their last four starts, Arizona State moved up three spots to second. Wake Forest was third. Oklahoma and Vanderbilt each dropped two rungs to Nos. 4 and 5, respectively. Southern California was sixth and followed by Texas, Georgia Tech, and Duke. Auburn jumped five places to No. 10.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - March 29
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Oklahoma State (19) | 475 | 1 |
| 2 | Arizona State | 448 | 5 |
| 3 | Wake Forest | 418 | 8 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 413 | 2 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 404 | 3 |
| 6 | Southern California | 367 | 9 |
| 7 | Texas | 347 | 7 |
| 8 | Georgia Tech | 345 | 6 |
| 9 | Duke | 342 | 4 |
| 10 | Auburn | 318 | 15 |
| 11 | California | 278 | 12 |
| 12 | LSU | 251 | 10 |
| 13 | Texas Tech | 247 | 14 |
| 14 | Georgia | 226 | 17 |
| 15 | Pepperdine | 217 | 16 |
| 16 | North Florida | 178 | 18 |
| 17 | South Carolina | 166 | NR |
| 18 | SMU | 162 | 11 |
| 19 | Clemson | 142 | 13 |
| 20 | Liberty | 89 | NR |
| 21 | Louisville | 73 | NR |
| 22 | Baylor | 72 | 20 |
| 23 | Illinois | 58 | NR |
| 24 | Alabama | 45 | NR |
| 25 | Texas A&M | 36 | 21 |
Dropped From Ranking: Arkansas State (No. 24), NC State (No. 19), Stanford (No. 25), Tennessee (No. 23), USF (No. 22)
Others Receiving Votes: Florida State, 29; North Carolina, 11; NC State, 4; Arkansas State, 3; Iowa State, 3; USF, 2; UNLV, 2; BYU, 1; Florida, 1; Kansas, 1; TCU, 1
Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Barry (16) | 448 | 1 |
| 2 | Lynn (2) | 426 | 2 |
| 3 | West Florida | 416 | 3 |
| 4 | Florida Southern | 371 | 4 |
| 5 | Florida Tech | 359 | 5 |
| 6 | Western Washington | 354 | 6 |
| 7 | Nova Southeastern | 334 | 9 |
| 8 | Lincoln Memorial | 282 | 11 |
| 9 | St. Marys (TX) | 265 | 10 |
| 10 | Chico State | 260 | 8 |
| 11 | Young Harris | 231 | 7 |
| 12 | Sonoma State | 182 | 16 |
| 13 | Oklahoma Christian | 180 | 13 |
| 14 | Saint Leo | 177 | 12 |
| 15 | Carson-Newman | 176 | 21 |
| 16 | Missouri - St. Louis | 168 | 18 |
| 17 | Limestone | 110 | 17 |
| 18 | CSU Monterey Bay | 105 | 19 |
| 19 | Rollins | 91 | NR |
| 20 | Simon Fraser | 90 | 15 |
| 21 | Midwestern State | 81 | 23 |
| 22 | Columbus State | 65 | 22 |
| 23 | Grand Valley State | 62 | 20 |
| 24 | Henderson State | 61 | 14 |
| 25 | Lindenwood | 53 | 25 |
Dropped From Ranking: Central Missouri (No. 24)
Others Receiving Votes: South Carolina-Aiken, 49; Clayton State, 33; Indianapolis, 31; Western New Mexico, 26; Southeastern Oklahoma State, 25; Lander, 23; Southern Arkansas, 23; Central Missouri, 20; Flagler, 20; Ferris State, 19; Delta State, 18; Lee, 18; Newberry, 18; West Georgia, 16; Valdosta State, 15; Wayne State (MI), 14; Findlay, 13; Georgia Southwestern State, 13; Hillsdale, 12; Queens University of Charlotte, 12; Maryville, 11; Coker, 10; North Georgia, 9; St. Edwards, 9; Wingate, 9; Dixie State, 7; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 7; Arkansas Tech, 5; Barton, 5; Northeastern State, 5; Central Oklahoma, 3; Christian Brothers, 1; CSU East Bay, 1; Mount Olive, 1; Washburn, 1; Union University (TN), 1
Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Emory (16) | 400 | 1 |
| 2 | Huntingdon | 383 | 2 |
| 3 | Illinois Wesleyan | 369 | 3 |
| T4 | Methodist | 338 | 6 |
| T4 | Wittenberg | 338 | 5 |
| 6 | Southwestern (TX) | 298 | 8 |
| 7 | Guilford | 292 | 7 |
| 8 | Carnegie Mellon | 260 | 15 |
| 9 | Redlands | 248 | 9 |
| 10 | Washington & Lee | 247 | 11 |
| 11 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 245 | 4 |
| 12 | Hope | 243 | 12 |
| 13 | La Verne | 217 | 10 |
| 14 | Hampden-Sydney | 195 | 17 |
| T15 | LaGrange | 139 | 18 |
| T15 | North Carolina Wesleyan | 139 | 13 |
| 17 | Saint Johns (MN) | 135 | 19 |
| 18 | Rhodes | 115 | 21 |
| 19 | Greensboro | 106 | 16 |
| 20 | Oglethorpe | 94 | 25 |
| 21 | Calvin | 89 | NR |
| 22 | Babson | 50 | 23 |
| 23 | Pacific Lutheran | 32 | 14 |
| 24 | St. Thomas (MN) | 31 | 24 |
| 25 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 22 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: Whitworth (No. 22), Willamette (No. 19)
Others Receiving Votes: Gustavus Adolphus, 20; Berry College, 19; Willamette, 19; Texas Lutheran, 17; Kenyon, 16; Sewanee, 15; Transylvania, 13, St. Mary’s (MN), 9; Ohio Wesleyan, 8; RPI, 7; NYU, 6; Ohio Northern, 5; Chapman, 4; Rochester, 4; Alleghany, 3; Trinity (CT), 3; McDaniel, 2; Whitworth, 2; Williams, 2; Piedmont, 1
Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Coastal Georgia (6) | 174 | 2 |
| 2 | Oklahoma City (1) | 169 | 1 |
| 3 | Texas Wesleyan | 158 | 3 |
| 4 | Dalton State | 156 | 5 |
| 5 | Keiser | 146 | 4 |
| 6 | Rocky Mountain | 130 | 6 |
| 7 | Point | 119 | 9 |
| 8 | Johnson & Wales (FL) | 117 | 11 |
| 9 | British Columbia | 109 | 7 |
| 10 | Oregon Tech | 97 | 17 |
| 11 | South Carolina Beaufort | 94 | 8 |
| 12 | Truett-McConnell | 90 | 14 |
| 13 | Victoria | 85 | 20 |
| 14 | William Carey | 84 | 10 |
| 15 | Taylor | 82 | 15 |
| 16 | Ottawa (AZ) | 66 | 13 |
| 17 | Morningside | 54 | T25 |
| 18 | William Woods | 53 | 19 |
| 19 | Wayland Baptist | 51 | 12 |
| 20 | Bellevue | 37 | 21 |
| 21 | Menlo | 33 | 16 |
| 22 | Northwestern (IA) | 32 | NR |
| 23 | Loyola - New Orleans | 25 | NR |
| 24 | Columbia College | 18 | NR |
| 25 | Oklahoma Wesleyan | 15 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: Carroll (MT) (No. 22), Mount Mercy (No. 19), Indiana Wesleyan (No. T25), Sterling (No. 24), The Master’s University (No. T25), William Jessup (No. 23)
Others Receiving Votes: Corban, 14; Mount Mercy, 14; Carroll (MT), 11; Kansas Wesleyan, 9; The Master’s University, 7; SCAD Savannah, 6; Cardinal Stritch, 5; Sterling, 5; SCAD Atlanta, 3; St. Ambrose, 3; Houston-Victoria, 2; Indiana Wesleyan, 2
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