Alabama stayed at No. 2 and picked up seven first-place votes. Former No. 1 Texas A&M dropped to third and received the remaining first-place vote. Georgia Tech remained at No. 4. Vanderbilt climbed six spots to fifth and was followed by Baylor, Florida, Oklahoma, Auburn and LSU.
Illinois (#15), Texas (#16), Southern California (#18) and Duke (#25) reentered the top 25. Arizona State, Kent State, Marquette and Santa Clara fell from the ranking.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - February 16
| Rank | University (1st place votes) | Points |
Previous Rank |
1 |
Oklahoma State (14) | 542 |
3 |
2 |
Alabama (7) | 526 |
2 |
3 |
Texas A&M (1) | 495 |
1 |
4 |
Georgia Tech | 478 |
4 |
5 |
Vanderbilt | 460 |
11 |
6 |
Baylor | 440 |
8 |
7 |
Florida | 415 |
10 |
8 |
Oklahoma | 382 |
5 |
9 |
Auburn | 370 |
7 |
10 |
LSU | 349 |
12 |
11 |
Stanford | 329 |
14 |
12 |
Wake Forest | 306 |
9 |
13 |
Texas Tech | 259 |
13 |
14 |
California | 253 |
18 |
15 |
Illinois | 248 |
NR |
16 |
Texas | 214 |
NR |
17 |
Clemson | 199 |
16 |
18 |
USC | 178 |
NR |
19 |
Kentucky | 159 |
6 |
20 |
UCLA | 121 |
T22 |
21 |
Arkansas | 94 |
17 |
22 |
Colorado State | 83 |
19 |
23 |
Missouri | 66 |
24 |
24 |
North Carolina | 60 |
21 |
25 |
Duke | 41 |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Santa Clara, 19; Tennessee, 14; North Florida, 13; BYU, 9; Louisville, 6; Arizona State, 4; Florida State, 4; Kent State, 4; Ole Miss, 4; San Diego State, 3; Penn State, 2; NC State, 1
Dropped From Rankings: Arizona State (#25), Kent State (#15), Marquette (#T22), Santa Clara (#20)