Auburn tops 2024-25 preseason Bushnell/Golfweek DI Coaches Poll
August 30, 2024 | by Golf Coaches Association of America
see also: Jackson Koivun
Led by rising sophomore Jackson Koivun, the Tigers will look to feed off their 2023 momentum of one of the greatest seasons ever
After completing one of the greatest seasons in men’s college golf history in 2023-24, Auburn is No. 1 in the Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek DI Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Tigers received 14 first-place votes and 409 points on August 30.
Arizona State (two first-place votes), Florida State (one first-place vote), Vanderbilt, and North Carolina rounded out the top five, while Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, Illinois, and Florida completed the top 10.
Auburn is led by rising sophomore Jackson Koivun, who is currently ranked No. 7 in the Golfweek/AmateurGolf.com World Rankings.
See the rest of the top 25 below. 21 others also received votes.
2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll
1 - Auburn (14)
2 - Arizona State (2)
3 - Florida State (1)
4 - Vanderbilt
5 - North Carolina
6 - Virginia
7 - Tennessee
8 - Texas
9 - Illinois
10 - Florida
11 - Georgia Tech
12 - Oklahoma
13 - Ole Miss
14 - Arizona
15 - Texas Tech
16 - Alabama
17 - Arkansas
18 - Washington
19 - Texas A&M
20 - Oklahoma State
21 - Georgia
22 - Ohio State
23 - Stanford
24 - Duke
25 - UCLA
Others Receiving Votes: Oregon (39), East Tennessee State (30), LSU (30), Mississippi State (30), California (23), Wake Forest (21), Baylor (18), Southern California (18), Notre Dame (15), New Mexico (13), BYU (11), Louisville (11), USF (11), West Virginia (10), North Florida (9), Clemson (5), Northwestern (5), SMU (5), South Carolina (2), Chattanooga (2), Elon (1).
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