Illinois dropped to second, despite tallying six first- place votes. Third-ranked Florida received two first- place ballots while No. 4 Oklahoma State earned one. Virginia ranked fifth. Pac-12 foes Stanford and Southern California vaulted into the top 10 at sixth and seventh, respectively. Auburn, Oklahoma and LSU rounded out the top-10.
Duke (No. 21) reentered and Kennesaw State (No. 24) debuted in the top-25 while Arizona State, Kent State and Missouri fell from the ranking.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - Final Fall Rankings
| Rank | University (1st place votes) | Points |
Previous Rank |
1 |
Vanderbilt (16) | 611 |
3 |
2 |
Illinois (6) | 581 |
1 |
3 |
Florida (2) | 574 |
4 |
4 |
Oklahoma State (1) | 544 |
2 |
5 |
Virginia | 536 |
7 |
6 |
Stanford | 463 |
11 |
7 |
USC | 431 |
18 |
8 |
Auburn | 430 |
5 |
9 |
Oklahoma | 392 |
9 |
10 |
LSU | 385 |
6 |
11 |
Texas | 376 |
23 |
12 |
Wake Forest | 358 |
8 |
13 |
Georgia | 349 |
14 |
14 |
Baylor | 314 |
T12 |
15 |
Texas A&M | 258 |
22 |
16 |
North Carolina | 225 |
T12 |
17 |
Texas Tech | 213 |
10 |
18 |
San Diego State | 207 |
20 |
19 |
Mississippi | 190 |
21 |
20 |
Clemson | 153 |
16 |
21 |
Duke | 127 |
NR |
22 |
Oregon | 115 |
15 |
23 |
UNLV | 114 |
17 |
24 |
Kennesaw State | 71 |
NR |
25 |
Florida State | 26 |
T25 |
Others Receiving Votes: Georgia Tech, 24; Kent State, 13; Eastern Kentucky, 11; Arizona State, 8; Missouri, 8; Colorado, 7; Michigan State, 5; Purdue, 3; Alabama, 1; BYU, 1; North Florida, 1
Dropped From Rankings: Arizona State (#T25), Kent State (#19), Missouri (#24)