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Georgia Tech climbs to top of Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll
18 Oct 2019
by AmateurGolf.com Staff

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Andy Ogletree (Chris Keane/USGA)
Andy Ogletree (Chris Keane/USGA)

Georgia Tech is playing this season with the reigning U.S. Amateur champion on the roster – Andy Ogletree. After winning two team titles, the Yellow Jackets also now have the top spot in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll.

The Yellow Jackets received 19 first-place votes, followed by second-ranked Wake Forest, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and Pepperdine round out the top-five.

While week-to-week historical poll data isn’t available, it has been some time since Georgia Tech finished a season with a No. 1 ranking. That wasn’t the coaches poll, but rather the Golfweek/Sagarin College Ranking. Tech finished the 2001-02 season as the No. 1 team in the country by that rating. As of Wednesday, Georgia Tech also had the No. 1 spot in the Golfweek/Sagarins.

Georgia Tech is in the midst of hosting the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate this week.

The Yellow Jackets received 19 first-place votes, followed by second-ranked Wake Forest, Oklahoma, Texas Tech, and Pepperdine round out the top-five.

BYU joined the ranking this week, jumping all the way to No. 6, while Arizona State, SMU, Notre Dame, Duke (T-10), and Louisville (T-10) all earned a spot in the Top-10.

Division I
Rank. School (First-place votes), Points, (Previous rank)
1. Georgia Tech (19) 618 (2)
2. Wake Forest 563 (4)
3. Oklahoma 556 (9)
4. Texas Tech (4) 545 (6)
5. Pepperdine 478 (5)
6. BYU 456 NR
7. Arizona State (1) 455 (1)
8. SMU 444 (18)
9. Notre Dame (1) 424 (12)
10. Duke 380 (7)
10. Louisville 380 (16)
12. North Carolina 356 (14)
13. Baylor 354 (3)
14. Clemson 274 (15)
15. Arizona 236 (13)
16. Texas A&M 206 (11)
17. Washington 193 (8)
18. Texas 171 (10)
19. Auburn 169 (23)
20. Georgia 152 (20)
21. Colorado State 140 NR
22. Oregon State 123 NR
23. Vanderbilt 102 NR
24. Arkansas 99 (17)
25. Tennessee 62 NR
Dropped from ranking: Illinois (No. 22); Mississippi (No. 24); Southern California (No. 19); Stanford (No. 21); West Virginia (No. 25).

Others receiving votes: Tennessee Tech, 38; LSU, 22; UAB, 17; Stanford, 16; West Virginia, 15; East Tennessee State, 10; Mississippi, 10; South Carolina, 10; UCLA, 10; Oklahoma State, 9; Southern California, 8; Northwestern, 6; North Florida, 5; California, 3; Illinois, 3; Houston, 2; Long Beach State, 2; Arkansas State, 1; James Madison, 1; Liberty, 1.

Division II
Rank. School (First-place votes), Points, (Previous rank)
1. Barry (20) 638 (4)
2. West Florida 495 (3)
3. Georgia Southwestern State (1) 494 (7)
4. Arkansas Tech (1) 481 (16)
5. South Carolina-Aiken 469 (10)
6. Lynn (4) 466 (1)
7. Oklahoma Christian 444 (6)
8. Simon Fraser 443 (8)
9. St. Marys (TX) 356 (9)
10. Lee 351 (17)
11. Florida Southern 295 (2)
12. Saint Leo 286 (5)
13. Central Missouri 282 NR
14. Colorado School of Mines 266 NR
15. Delta State 238 NR
16. Lincoln Memorial 230 (14)
17. Concordia University (OR) 228 NR
18. Florida Tech 192 (12)
19. St. Edwards 163 (20)
20. Columbus State 128 (24)
21. Midwestern State 126 NR
22. Findlay 116 NR
23. Chico State 110 (11)
24. Washburn 81 NR
25. Nova Southeastern 77 (13)
Dropped from ranking: Cal State-Monterey Bay (No. 18); Dixie State (No. 21); Lander (No. 15); Limestone (No. 22); Missouri-St. Louis (No. 19); Rollins (No. T-25); Western Washington (No. 23); Young Harris (No. T-25)

Others receiving votes: Wayne State (MI), 72; Dixie State, 59; Sonoma State, 59; Stanislaus State, 56; Western Washington, 52; Limestone, 49; Lander, 47; Clayton State, 46; Cal State-Monterey Bay, 44; Queens University of Charlotte, 41; Henderson State, 36; Rollins, 36; Valdosta State, 36; Newberry, 34; Young Harris, 34; Mount Olive, 33; Carson-Newman, 29; Flagler, 24; Missouri-St. Louis, 24; Georgia College, 19; Southern Wesleyan, 19; Winona State, 18; West Georgia, 14; Central Oklahoma, 11; Grand Valley State, 11; North Georgia, 10; Indianapolis, 9; Saint Anslem, 9; Anderson (SC), 7; Tiffin, 7; Colorado-Colorado Springs, 6; Trevecca Nazarene, 6; Erskine, 5; Southwestern Oklahoma State, 5; Tampa, 5; Belmont Abbey, 4; Lenoir Rhyne, 4; Lindenwood, 4; Northeastern State, 4; Catawba, 3; Barton, 2; Northwood University (MI), 1; Wingate, 1.

Division III
Rank. School (First-place votes), Points, (Previous rank)
1. Illinois Wesleyan (18) 498 (2)
2. Huntingdon 475 (3)
3. Emory (2) 467 (1)
4. Hampden-Sydney 394 (13)
5. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 389 (9)
6. Wittenberg 374 (4)
7. Methodist 371 (8)
8. St. Thomas (MN) 354 (11)
9. Washington & Lee 295 (6)
10. Carnegie Mellon 293 (7)
11. Guilford 286 (5)
12. Southwestern (TX) 271 (15)
13. Oglethorpe 217 (12)
14. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 204 NR
15. Redlands 198 (16)
16. Gustavus Adolphus 175 (25)
17. Concordia University (TX) 153 (10)
18. New York University 144 NR
19. Saint Johns (MN) 129 (14)
20. Babson 105 NR
21. Greensboro 88 (24)
22. Williams 71 NR
23. Berry College 61 (17)
24. Aurora 50 NR
25. Piedmont 44 NR
Dropped from ranking: Hope (No. 19); La Verne (T-20); North Carolina Wesleyan (No. T-20); Sewanee: The University of the South (No. 23); Trinity College (CT) (No. 22); Willamette (No. 18).

Others receiving votes: Willamette, 38; Hope, 36; La Verne, 28; Pacific Lutheran, 28; Sewanee: The University of the South, 27; Webster University, 23; Kenyon College, 21; Rochester, 18; Nebraska Wesleyan, 17; North Carolina Wesleyan, 16; George Fox, 16; Denison University, 15; LaGrange, 15; McDaniel, 13; Allegheny, 11; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 11; California Lutheran, 10; Gettysburg College, 9; Trinity College (CT), 9; Averett, 8; Trine University, 6; Rhodes, 4; Whitworth, 4; Concordia (WI), 3; Rutgers University-Camden, 3; Transylvania, 2; Birmingham-Southern, 1; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 1; Rosemont College, 1.

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