Cowboys still on top in latest Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll

April 19, 2019 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

Austin Eckroat (OSU Athletics photo)

There hasn't been much movement atop NCAA Division I golf – not in the top spot, and not in the next four, either

Oklahoma State received all 18 first-place votes to continue its long run as the unanimous No. 1 the Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll. This marks the 14th straight ranking the Cowboys have held the top spot.

The next two also remained unchanged with Arizona State and Wake Forest holding steady at Nos. 2 and 3. Other highlights in the top division include Vanderbilt and Oklahoma flipping fourth and fifth, and USC remaining at sixth followed by Georgia Tech, Texas, Duke, and LSU.

Three teams re-entered the ranking – Stanford (after winning the Western Intercollegiate this week), North Carolina, and Tennessee – while Illinois, SMU, and Texas A&M fell from the poll.

The next Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll will be released May 3.

Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll – April 19

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points	Previous Rank
1	Oklahoma State (18)	450	1
2	Arizona State	430	2
3	Wake Forest	411	3
4	Vanderbilt	386	5
5	Oklahoma	365	4
6	Southern California	355	6
7	Georgia Tech	352	8
8	Texas	335	7
9	Duke	314	9
10	LSU	260	12
11	Texas Tech	259	13
12	California	251	11
13	South Carolina	222	17
14	Auburn	209	10
15	Georgia	199	14
16	North Florida	195	16
T-17	Pepperdine	148	15
T-17	Stanford	148	NR
19	Louisville	124	21
20	Clemson	120	19
21	Liberty	85	20
22	Alabama	61	24
23	North Carolina	43	NR
24	Tennessee	42	NR
25	Baylor	35	22

Dropped From Ranking: Illinois (No. 23), SMU (No. 18), Texas A&M (No. 25)
Others Receiving Votes: NC State, 26; Texas A&M, 9; Arkansas, 4; Arkansas State, 4; Illinois, 4; Florida State, 3; UCLA, 1

Bushnell Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll – April 19

Rank	University (First Place Votes)
1	Barry (21)	525	1
2	Lynn	502	2
3	West Florida	477	3
4	Western Washington	398	6
5	Chico State	393	10
6	Nova Southeastern	390	7
7	Florida Southern	383	4
8	Florida Tech	379	5
9	St. Marys (TX)	331	9
10	Lincoln Memorial	328	8
11	Young Harris	278	11
12	Sonoma State	247	12
13	Oklahoma Christian	234	13
14	Limestone	217	17
15	Carson-Newman	201	15
16	Missouri - St. Louis	200	16
17	Saint Leo	172	14
18	Simon Fraser	143	20
19	Rollins	112	19
T-20	Arkansas Tech	109	NR
T-20	CSU-Monterey Bay	109	18
T-20	Henderson State	109	24
23	South Carolina-Aiken	52	NR
24	Grand Valley State	47	23
25	Valdosta State	45	NR

Dropped From Ranking: Columbus State (No. 22), Lindenwood (No. 25), Midwestern State (No. 21)
Others Receiving Votes: Lee, 41; Midwestern State, 40; Indianapolis, 33; Southern Arkansas, 31; Queens University of Charlotte, 30; Central Missouri, 26; Mount Olive, 23; Columbus State, 22; Southeastern Oklahoma State, 19; Newberry, 17; Lander, 15; Barton, 14; Ferris State, 14; Lindenwood, 14; Central Oklahoma, 12; Delta State, 12; CSU East Bay, 11; West Georgia, 11; St. Edwards, 8; Clayton State, 7; Southern Wesleyan, 7; Western New Mexico, 7; Charleston (WV), 6; Georgia Southwestern State, 4; Findlay, 4; Wayne State (MI), 4; Wingate, 4; Flagler, 3; Winona State, 2; Christian Brothers, 1; Colorado School of Mines, 1; Lenoir Rhyne, 1

Bushnell Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll – April 19

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points	Previous Rank
1	Emory (18)	474	1
2	Huntingdon (1)	445	2
3	Illinois Wesleyan	437	3
4	Wittenberg	415	T-4
5	Methodist	407	T-4
6	Guilford	375	7
7	Southwestern (TX)	355	6
8	Redlands	329	9
9	Carnegie Mellon	307	8
10	Washington & Lee	303	10
11	La Verne	268	13
12	Hope	267	12
13	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps	260	11
14	Hampden-Sydney	230	14
15	North Carolina Wesleyan	171	T-15
16	Saint Johns (MN)	158	17
17	LaGrange	144	T-15
18	Greensboro	143	19
19	Rhodes	135	18
20	Oglethorpe	121	20
21	Berry	111	NR
22	Babson	46	22
23	St. Thomas (MN)	34	24
24	Willamette	25	NR
25	Trinity (CT)	21	NR

Dropped From Ranking: Calvin (No. 21), Pacific Lutheran (No. 23), Wisconsin-Eau Claire (No. 25)
Others Receiving Votes: McMurry, 20; Texas Lutheran, 19; Gustavus Adolphus, 18; Calvin, 17; Pacific Lutheran, 16; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 16; Dallas, 15; Middlebury, 11; Ohio Wesleyan, 11; Sewanee, 11; Piedmont, 7; Transylvania, 7; McDaniel, 6; Denison, 5; Kenyon, 3; New York University, 3; Rensselaer Polytechnic, 2; Whitworth, 2; Williams, 2; California Lutheran, 1; Rochester, 1; Trinity (TX), 1

Bushnell Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll – April 19

Rank	University (First Place Votes)
1	Coastal Georgia (8)	200	1
2	Oklahoma City	192	2
3	Keiser	178	5
4	Dalton State	171	4
5	Texas Wesleyan	169	3
6	Point	145	7
7	Johnson & Wales (FL)	143	8
9	Rocky Mountain	137	6
10	Oregon Tech	122	10
11	British Columbia	110	9
12	William Carey	105	14
13	Truett-McConnell	94	12
14	Victoria	92	13
15	Taylor	89	15
16	William Woods	87	18
17	Ottawa (AZ)	72	16
18	Morningside	67	17
19	Wayland Baptist	64	19
20	Bellevue	42	20
T21	Houston-Victoria	26	NR
T21	Northwestern (IA)	26	22
23	Loyola - New Orleans	22	23
24	Kansas Wesleyan	16	NR
25	Menlo	14	21

Dropped From Ranking: Columbia College (No. 24), Oklahoma Wesleyan (No. 25)
Others Receiving Votes: Columbia College, 12; Oklahoma Wesleyan, 11; The Master’s University, 9; Corban, 8; Indiana Wesleyan, 8; Mount Mercy, 8; Cardinal Stritch, 7; Sterling, 5; SCAD Savannah, 4; Our Lady of the Lake, 3; Carroll College (MT), 1; University of the Cumberlands, 1

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