Oklahoma tops Coaches Poll as Pepperdine rises

February 14, 2020 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

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The 2017 NCAA Champions are back on top as the spring season gets underway, but Pepperdine got more first place votes

The Oklahoma Sooners are in the top spot in first the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll of 2020.

The 2017 NCAA Champions are back on top after seeing their in-state rivals Oklahoma State dominate the poll over much of the last two seasons. Last fall, the Sooners won two tournaments (the Nike Collegiate Invitational and the Kaanapali Collegiate) as well as a runner-up and third-place finish.

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But it was No. 2 Pepperdine who received the most first-place votes, getting 16 to the Sooners' 6. The Waves are the hottest team in college golf now, with two straight wins to start the spring season.

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Texas Tech, Colorado State, Notre Dame, Arizona State, and Arizona all earned a spot in the top ten.

Vanderbilt (#22) and Tennessee (#25) both rejoined the ranking this week, while Arkansas and Oregon State fell from the top 25.

Rank. School (First-place votes), Points, (Previous rank)

1 Oklahoma (6) 554 1
2 Pepperdine (16) 546 4
3 Georgia Tech (1) 531 3
4 Duke 462 5
5 Wake Forest 439 6
6 Texas Tech 422 2
7 Colorado State 412 8
8 Notre Dame 410 7
9 Arizona State 405 10
10 Arizona 387 14
11 Texas A&M 342 T-16
12 Baylor 314 11
13 Texas 289 19
14 North Carolina 274 12
15 BYU 264 9
16 SMU 262 13
17 Auburn 204 T-16
18 Washington 181 18
19 Louisville 172 15
20 Georgia 155 20
21 Clemson 101 22
22 Vanderbilt 76 NR
23 LSU 70 25
24 UCLA 64 21
25 Tennessee 41 NR

Dropped From Ranking: Arkansas (#23); Oregon State (#24)..

Others Receiving Votes: East Tennessee State, 22; California, 18; Arkansas, 17; North Florida, 7; Oklahoma State, 7; Florida, 6; Oregon State, 6; Florida State, 5; Illinois, 4; South Carolina, 3; Mississippi, 2; South Florida, 1.

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