Pepperdine No. 1 in 2021 Bushnell/Golfweek Pre-Spring Poll

January 15, 2021 | by AmateurGolf.com Staff

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The Waves pick up where they left off in the first poll of 2021, as college golf set to return in force this spring

After finishing the shortened 2020 season as the top ranked team, the Pepperdine Waves earn the pre-spring No. 1 ranking in the opening Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.

The Waves received 9 first-place votes, followed by second-ranked Oklahoma who received five first-place votes, and Vanderbilt who received three first-place votes. Texas climbs all the way up to fourth, followed by Georgia to round out the top five.

Tennessee, Arkansas, Auburn, Texas Tech, and Arizona State, who received three first-place votes, all earned a spot in the top ten.

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points	Previous Rank
1	Pepperdine (9)	480	1
2	Oklahoma (5)	440	2
3	Vanderbilt (3)	380	12
4	Texas	360	4
5	Georgia	342	21
6	Tennessee	304	24
7	Arkansas	272	NR
8	Auburn	260	13
9	Texas Tech	255	3
10	Arizona State (3)	240	7
11	Florida	228	23
12	Texas A&M	224	8
13	Baylor	216	9
14	Oklahoma State	208	NR
15	UAB	195	NR
16	Alabama	180	NR
17	Wake Forest	165	6
18	South Carolina	120	NR
19	SMU	98	14
T-20	Arkansas State	96	NR
T-20	Georgia Tech	96	5
22	Stanford	91	NR
23	LSU	84	NR
24	North Carolina	80	16
T-25	Duke	72	11
T-25	San Diego	72	NR
T-25	Clemson	72	20
T-25	Illinois	72	NR

Dropped From Ranking: Arizona (#18); BYU (#17); Colorado State (#19); Louisville (#15); Notre Dame (#22); Southern California (#25); Washington (#10).

Others Receiving Votes: Notre Dame, 64; Georgia Southern, 63; Washington, 63; Louisville, 60; Arizona, 56; Kansas, 56; Mississippi, 50; Florida State, 48; TCU, 28; Valparaiso, 24; Ohio State, 22; North Texas, 20; Saint Marys College, 20; BYU, 18; Mississippi State, 18; Kansas State, 18; Southern California, 18; UCLA, 18; California, 16; Arkansas-Little Rock, 15; Northwestern, 15; North Florida, 14; Alabama State, 10; Colorado State, 10; Loyola Marymount, 10; Tennessee Tech, 10; USC, 8; East Tennessee State, 6; Middle Tennessee State, 6; Purdue, 6; Louisiana-Monroe, 5; Oregon, 4; Kentucky, 3; Minnesota, 2; Oregon State, 2; South Florida, 2; Marquette, 1; Missouri, 1; NC State, 1.

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