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2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Polls: Auburn Tigers are still No. 1

The defending national champions received eight first-place votes.

Despite their tournament winning streak of seven – the second-longest streak in NCAA Division I history – ended after finishing second at the Inverness Intercollegiate, Auburn maintains its position at No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll for Sept. 20, 2024.

The defending national champion Tigers received eight first-place votes and 410 points overall.

Arizona State (four first-place votes), Virginia (three first-place votes), Vanderbilt and Illinois rounded out the top five. Tennessee, Alabama (two first-place votes), Oklahoma, Florida and Florida State completed the top 10.

New to the poll this time around: No. 15 LSU, No. 24 Utah and No. 25 Pepperdine. Dropping out: Washington, Ohio State and UCLA.

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll – Sept. 20, 2024

Rank University Points Previous
1 Auburn (8) 410 1
2 Arizona State (4) 400 2
3 Virginia (3) 379 6
4 Vanderbilt 336 4
5 Illinois 294 9
6 Tennessee 290 7
7 Alabama (2) 278 16
8 Oklahoma 267 12
9 Florida 266 10
10 Florida State 255 3
11 Texas 253 8
12 Ole Miss 238 13
13 Arizona 207 14
14 Texas Tech 192 15
15 LSU 191 RV
16 North Carolina 166 5
17 Georgia Tech 160 11
18 Oklahoma State 131 20
19 Texas A&M 113 19
20 Duke 86 24
21 Georgia 78 21
22 Stanford 76 23
23 Arkansas 67 17
24 Utah 45 NR
25 Pepperdine 41 NR

Others receiving votes: UCLA (38), Washington (37), SMU (34), South Carolina (34), Purdue (31), Notre Dame (28), Ohio State (21), Oregon (17), Missouri (13), Wake Forest (9), Iowa State (8), Louisville (8), Michigan State (8), Arkansas State (7), USC (7), San Diego State (6), Lipscomb (5), Kansas (3), Troy (3), Santa Clara (2), South Florida (2), Colorado (1).

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll – Sept. 20, 2024

Colorado Christian started its season with the largest margin of victory – 57 strokes – in a Div. II history at The Writz at Mile High. Thus the program has maintained its No. 1-ranking in the latest coaches poll. Also the defending national champions, the Cougars received 13 first-place votes and 372 points overall.

North Georgia, which got the remaining first-place votes, is No. 2, followed by West Florida, Oklahoma Christian and Georgia Southwestern.

Rank University Points Previous
1 Colorado Christian (13) 372 1
2 North Georgia (2) 359 2
3 West Florida 320 4
4 Oklahoma Christian 301 3
5 Georgia Southwestern 301 5
6 Lincoln Memorial 279 6
7 Florida Southern 241 8
8 Grand Valley State 240 7
9 Central Oklahoma 230 10
10 Lee 220 11
11 Nova Southeastern 219 9
12 USC Aiken 195 13
13 Saint Leo 177 12
14 Dallas Baptist 144 14
15 Henderson State 134 19
16 Barry 125 17
17 Coker 107 T-15
18 Lander 104 18
19 Columbus State 91 RV
20 West Texas A&M 87 T-15
21 Wingate 71 22
22 Colorado State Pueblo 68 20
23 Midwestern State 66 21
24 Barton 51 23
25 Palm Beach Atlantic 47 NR

Others receiving votes: Lynn (44), CSU Monterey Bay (38), Central Missouri (37), Colorado Mesa (34), Harding (33), Western New Mexico (19), Anderson (SC) (16), Indianapolis (13), Valdosta State (13), Colorado School of Mines (12), Belmont Abbey (10), Missouri S&T (10), Carson-Newman (9), Tampa (9), Flagler (8), Wayne State (MI) (7), Lenoir-Rhyne (6), Drury (5), Southern Arkansas (5), Ferris State (4), Newberry (4), Shorter (4), Rollins (3), UMSL (2), USCB (2), Charleston (1), Union (TN) (1).

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll – Sept. 20, 2024

Methodist was No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll in the preseason. The defending national champion Monarchs are still No. 1, after receiving eight first-place votes and 294 points overall. Carnegie Mellon got the other three first-place votes and is No. 2. The top nine remain unchanged from the preseason.

Rank University Points Previous
1 Methodist (8) 294 1
2 Carnegie Mellon (3) 288 2
3 Emory 278 3
4 Oglethorpe (1) 263 4
5 Illinois Wesleyan 240 5
6 Huntingdon 230 6
7 Washington & Lee 205 7
8 Lynchburg 198 8
9 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 192 9
10 Sewanee 158 11
11 Redlands 147 10
12 Wittenberg 144 14
13 Kenyon 140 13
14 Saint John’s (MN) 126 12
15 Aurora 124 16
16 Bethel (MN) 99 15
17 LeTourneau 85 17
18 Guilford 79 20
19 Pomona-Pitzer 73 19
20 Hampden-Sydney 63 23
21 Babson 57 21
22 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 45 22
23 Franklin & Marshall 40 18
T-24 Gustavus Adolphus 37 25
T-24 Piedmont 37 NR

Others receiving votes: Mary Hardin-Baylor (28), Trinity (TX) (28), Rochester (25), Berry (24), Nebraska Wesleyan (15), Christopher Newport (14), Willamette (14), Greensboro (13), Averett (12), Whitworth (12), Gettysburg (6), McDaniel (8), Rhodes (8), Transylvania (8), Whitman (8), Rose-Hulman (6), RPI (5), Penn State Altoona (4), Hamilton (2), Skidmore (1), Ursinus (1).

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll – Sept. 20, 2024

After winning the season-opening Coastal Georgia Fall Invitational by 19 shots, Dalton State kept its spot at No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Roadrunners received seven first-place votes in this latest poll.

Rank University Points Previous
1 Dalton State (7) 199 1
2 Keiser (1) 193 2
3 Texas Wesleyan 171 3
4 Lindsey Wilson 169 5
T-5 British Columbia 159 4
T-5 Oklahoma City 159 12
7 Columbia (Missouri) 135 6
8 OUAZ 132 10
9 Wayland Baptist 125 9
10 Houston-Victoria 118 7
11 Coastal Georgia 117 15
12 Southeastern (Fla.) 113 11
13 MidAmerica Nazarene 109 8
14 Truett McConnell 96 14
15 Cumberland (Tenn.) 82 13
16 William Carey 70 16
17 Webber International 60 17
18 Taylor 49 23
T-19 Bellevue 42 19
T-19 Campbellsville 42 18
T-21 Tennessee Wesleyan 39 RV
T-21 Point 39 20
23 Northwestern (Iowa) 32 24
24 Lawrence Tech 22 22
25 Ave Maria 19 21

Others receiving votes: Lewis-Clark State (17), WVU Tech (17), USAO (12), Morningside (11), The Master’s (10), Cumberlands (KY) (9), Victoria-BC (8), Northwestern Ohio (7), Mount Mercy (6), Missouri Valley College (5), Faulkner (4), Grand View (1), Midway (1), SCAD Savannah (1).

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. 1 Coaches Poll – Sept. 20, 2024

After winning the Waco River Classic by 15 shots to begin the season, Midland is No. 1 in the latest poll. The Chaparrals received one first-place vote and 51 points, three more than previous No. 1 Odessa (two first-place votes and 48 points).

Rank University Points Previous
1 Midland (1) 51 2
2 Odessa (2) 48 1
3 Hutchinson (1) 45 T-4
4 Indian Hills (1) 38 T-4
5 New Mexico JC (1) 37 3
6 Central Alabama 27 7
T-7 McLennan 20 6
T-7 Southern Union State 20 NR
T-7 Western Texas 20 9
10 Eastern Florida State 10 T-10

Others receiving votes: Dodge City (8), Weatherford (3), Eastern Wyoming (2), Blinn (1).

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. 1I Coaches Poll – Sept. 20, 2024

With strong showings in powerful fields to begin their seasons, Mississippi Gulf Coast and Kirkwood share No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll. The last two national champions each received two first-place votes and 38 points, nine more than South Mountain (29 points).

Rank University Points Previous
T-1 Mississippi Gulf Coast (2) 38 1
T-1 Kirkwood (2) 38 2
3 South Mountain (AZ) 29 3
4 Roane State 24 4
5 Parkland 19 6
6 Des Moines 17 5
7 Iowa Central 16 T-9
8 Meridian 14 7
T-9 Hawkeye 7 NR
T-9 Heartland 7 NR

Others receiving votes: Murray State (Okla.) (6), Vincennes (2), Hesston (1).

Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Polls are released; Auburn is No. 1 in Div. I

The preseason Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf polls are out.

The preseason Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf polls for the 2024-25 season have been released.

After completing one of the greatest seasons in men’s college golf history in 2023-24, Auburn starts the new year as the No. 1-team in the preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Tigers received 14 first-place votes and 409 points on Aug. 30.

Arizona State (two first-place votes) is second, Florida State (one first-place vote) is third, with Vanderbilt and North Carolina rounding out the top five.

Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, Illinois and Florida complete the top 10.

After the latest round of confernece realignment, the Div. I poll features 11 SEC teams, six from the ACC, four from the Big 12 and four Big 10 teams.

2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll

Rank University Points
1 Auburn (14) 409
2 Arizona State (2) 357
3 Florida State (1) 355
4 Vanderbilt 346
5 North Carolina 279
6 Virginia 271
7 Tennessee 262
8 Texas 257
9 Illinois 253
10 Florida 240
11 Georgia Tech 237
12 Oklahoma 229
13 Ole Miss 221
14 Arizona 211
15 Texas Tech 189
16 Alabama 182
17 Arkansas 180
18 Washington 140
19 Texas A&M 133
20 Oklahoma State 125
21 Georgia 122
22 Ohio State 68
23 Stanford 63
24 Duke 61
25 UCLA 55

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).

2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll

After winning the first national championship in school history in May, Colorado Christian is No. 1 in the Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek DII Coaches Poll. The Cougars received nine first-place votes and 430 points on August 30, six more than North Georgia (seven first-place votes and 424 points).

Oklahoma Christian (one first-place vote), West Florida, and Georgia Southwestern (one first-place vote) rounded out the top five, while Lincoln Memorial, Grand Valley State, Florida Southern (one first-place vote), Nova Southeastern and Central Oklahoma completed the top 10.

Rank University Points
1 Colorado Christian (9) 430
2 North Georgia (7) 424
3 Oklahoma Christian (1) 416
4 West Florida 370
5 Georgia Southwestern (1) 344
6 Lincoln Memorial 342
7 Grand Valley State 313
8 Florida Southern (1) 284
9 Nova Southeastern 280
10 Central Oklahoma 268
11 Lee 246
12 Saint Leo 188
13 USC Aiken 185
14 Dallas Baptist 183
T-15 Coker 161
T-15 West Texas A&M 161
17 Barry 153
18 Lander 134
19 Henderson State 123
20 Colorado State Pueblo 115
21 Midwestern State 113
22 Wingate 107
23 Barton 101
24 CSU Monterey Bay 68
25 Lynn 56

Others receiving votes: Western New Mexico (54), Columbus State (47), Missouri S&T (43), Texas-Permian Basin (40), Chico State (39), Tampa (39), Flagler (28), Ferris State (26), Harding (21), Carson-Newman (20), Anderson (SC) (18), Colorado Mesa (17), Central Missouri (16), Sonoma State (15), Shorter (14), Missouri-St. Louis (13), Arkansas Tech (11), Findlay (11), Simon Fraser (11), Southern Arkansas (11), Colorado School of Mines (10), Western Washington (10), Cal State San Marcos (8), Wayne State (MI) (8), Georgia College (6), Belmont Abbey (4), Catawba (4), McKendree (4), Northeastern State (3), Lenoir-Rhyne (2), Union (TN) (2), Newberry (1), Rogers State (1), Virginia Union (1).

2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll

After winning a Div. III-record 14th men’s national championship in May, Methodist starts in a familiar spot in the No. 1 in the Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll.

The Monarchs received six first-place votes and 264 points on August 30, five more than Carnegie Mellon (three first-place votes and 259 points).

Rank University Points
1 Methodist (6) 264
2 Carnegie Mellon (3) 259
3 Emory 250
4 Oglethorpe (2) 246
5 Illinois Wesleyan 227
6 Huntingdon 203
7 Washington & Lee 186
8 Lynchburg 175
9 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 173
10 Redlands 149
11 Sewanee 145
12 Saint John’s (MN) 136
13 Kenyon 128
14 Wittenberg 119
15 Bethel (MN) 106
16 Aurora 93
17 LeTourneau 75
18 Franklin & Marshall 68
19 Pomona-Pitzer 64
20 Guilford 62
21 Babson 56
22 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 41
23 Hampden-Sydney 38
24 Texas-Dallas 36
25 Gustavus Adolphus 30

Others receiving votes: Whitman (25), Averett (22), Willamette (21), Rochester (19), Hope (18), Trinity (TX) (17), Farmingdale State (16), RPI (15), Christopher Newport (14), Rose-Hulman (12), Greensboro (11), Whitworth (9), Skidmore (8), McDaniel (7), Carleton (6), St. John Fisher (6), Allegheny (5), Rhodes (5), Berry (3), Spalding (2), Trinity (CT) (2), York (PA) (2), California Lutheran (1).

2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll

After winning the program’s second national championship in May, Dalton State is No. 1 in the Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. The Roadrunners received all 10 first-place votes and 250 points on August 30.

Keiser, Texas Wesleyan, British Columbia, and Lindsey Wilson rounded out the top five, while Columbia (MO), Houston-Victoria, MidAmerica Nazarene, Wayland Baptist and Ottawa Arizona completed the top 10.

Rank University Points
1 Dalton State (10) 250
2 Keiser 239
3 Texas Wesleyan 225
4 British Columbia 209
5 Lindsey Wilson 199
6 Columbia (MO) 182
7 Houston-Victoria 180
8 MidAmerica Nazarene 175
9 Wayland Baptist 173
10 Ottawa Arizona 162
11 Southeastern (FL) 155
12 Oklahoma City 143
13 Cumberland (TN) 129
14 Truett McConnell 121
15 Coastal Georgia 120
16 William Carey 85
17 Webber International 75
18 Campbellsville 71
19 Bellevue 64
20 Point 57
21 Ave Maria 45
22 Lawrence Tech 41
23 Taylor 29
24 Northwestern (IA) 23
25 Victoria – BC 18

Others receiving votes: Tennessee Wesleyan (17), Cumberlands (KY) (14), USAO (12), Lewis-Clark State (10), Reinhardt (10), The Master’s (5), Northwestern Ohio (4), Faulkner (3), Morningside (2), Park (MO) (2), Pikeville (1).

2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll

After placing second at the national championship in May and winning six tournaments last season, Odessa is No. 1 in the Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll. The Wranglers received one first-place vote and 55 points on August 30, nine more than Midland (46 points).

Defending national champion New Mexico JC (three first-place votes), Indian Hills and Hutchinson rounded out the top five, while McLennan, Central Alabama, Ranger, Western Texas, Dodge City, Eastern Florida State  and New Mexico Military Institute completed the poll.

Rank University Points
1 Odessa (1) 55
2 Midland 46
3 New Mexico JC (3) 43
T4 Indian Hills (1) 35
T4 Hutchinson (1) 35
6 McLennan 32
7 Central Alabama 29
8 Ranger 13
9 Western Texas 11
T-10 Dodge City 9
T-10 Eastern Florida State 9
T-10 NMMI 9

Others receiving votes: Tyler (4).

2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll

After winning their last 13 tournaments last season, including the program’s second national championship in May, Mississippi Gulf Coast is No. 1 in the Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs received three first-place votes and 39 points on August 30, two more than Kirkwood (one first-place vote and 37 points).

South Mountain (Arizona), Roane State and Des Moines Area rounded out the top five, while Parkland, Meridian, Murray State (OK), East Central and Iowa Central completed the poll.

Rank University Points
1 Mississippi Gulf Coast (3) 39
2 Kirkwood (1) 37
3 South Mountain 31
4 Roane State 28
5 Des Moines Area 27
6 Parkland 23
7 Meridian 13
8 Murray State (OK) 9
T-9 East Central 6
T-9 Iowa Central 6

Others receiving votes: Southeast (NE) (4), Jones (2), Hesston (1).

Auburn remains on top of final Bushnell/Golfweek coaches poll for 2023-24

It’s the final polls of the season.

With wins in each of its last five tournaments, including an SEC Championship victory for its first conference title since 2018, Auburn is No. 1 for the third time in the last four Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll. The Tigers received 18 first-place votes and 496 points on May 3. 

Vanderbilt (one first-place vote), Arizona State (one first-place vote), North Carolina, and Tennessee rounded out the top five, while Florida State, Ole Miss, Arkansas, Washington, and Alabama completed the top 10.

Meanwhile, North Georgia remains on top of the D-II poll, where it has remained the entire season.

Here’s a look at the final Bushnell/Golfweek coaches polls of the 2023-24 season:

Division I

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Auburn (18) 496
2 Vanderbilt (1) 473
3 Arizona State (1) 455
4 North Carolina 452
5 Tennessee 409
6 Florida State 407
7 Ole Miss 367
8 Arkansas 344
9 Washington 329
10 Alabama 324
11 Texas 281
12 Arizona 269
13 Virginia 261
14 Florida 220
15 Texas Tech 216
16 Oklahoma 213
17 Georgia Tech 202
18 Illinois 172
19 Georgia 145
20 Texas A&M 121
21 East Tennessee State 118
22 California 72
23 New Mexico 66
24 Oregon 38
25 Duke 20
25 Duke 20

Receiving votes: Stanford (19), Oklahoma State (10), Northwestern (6), Louisville (3), Purdue (3), Notre Dame (2).

Division II

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 North Georgia (21) 549
2 Lincoln Memorial 516
3 Georgia Southwestern 501
4 Grand Valley State (1) 490
5 Colorado Christian 445
6 Oklahoma Christian 443
7 USC Aiken 370
8 Lee 359
9 West Florida 356
10 Dallas Baptist 355
11 Nova Southeastern 333
12 Lander 316
13 Saint Leo 284
14 Florida Southern 278
15 Barton 243
16 Central Oklahoma 196
17 Henderson State 181
18 Texas-Permian Basin 143
19 Midwestern State 121
20 Coker 107
21 Colorado State Pueblo 99
22 Barry 89
23 Columbus State 59
24 Missouri S&T 50
25 Shorter 47

Receiving votes: Cal State Monterey Bay (35), Chico State (23), Union (TN) (22), Indianapolis (21), Western New Mexico (21), Tampa (20), Wingate (14), West Texas A&M (12), Missouri Southern State (8), Lenoir Rhyne (7), Cal State East Bay (5), Cal State San Marcos (4), Carson-Newman (4), Clayton State (4), Southern Arkansas (4), Wayne State (MI) (4), Colorado Mesa (3), USC Beaufort (3), Flagler (2), Harding (2), Colorado School of Mines (1), Virginia Union (1).

Division III

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Methodist (13) 325
2 Emory 311
3 Carnegie Mellon 293
4 Oglethorpe 289
5 Illinois Wesleyan 273
6 Lynchburg 252
7 Huntingdon 246
8 Washington & Lee 223
9 Sewanee 195
10 Aurora 188
11 Saint John’s (MN) 180
12 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 179
13 Bethel (MN) 166
14 Texas-Dallas 161
15 Wittenberg 155
16 Babson 112
17 Guilford 100
18 Redlands 95
19 Pomona-Pitzer 91
20 Hampden-Sydney 87
21 Averett 65
22 LeTourneau 55
23 Kenyon 54
24 Franklin & Marshall 30
25 Rochester 27

Receiving votes:  Christopher Newport (23), Whitman (10), Rhodes College (9), Greensboro (8), Willamette (7), Gustavus Adolphus (6), Whitworth (5), Wisconsin-Eau Claire (2), RPI (1), York (PA) (1).

NAIA

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Dalton State (7) 175
2 Keiser 168
3 OUAZ 156
4 Texas Wesleyan 149
T-5 British Columbia 144
T-5 Lindsey Wilson 144
7 Wayland Baptist 130
8 Southeastern (FL) 109
9 Oklahoma City 108
T-10 MidAmerica Nazarene 104
T-10 Truett McConnell 104
12 Coastal Georgia 89
13 Houston-Victoria 86
14 Columbia (MO) 85
15 Cumberland (TN) 84
T-16 Point 62
T-16 William Carey 62
18 Campbellsville 49
19 Webber International 42
20 Bellevue 33
21 Ave Maria 32
22 Cumberlands (KY) 26
23 USAO 20
24 Victoria – BC 19
T-25 Lawrence Tech 18
T-25 The Master’s 18

Receiving votes: Southwestern Christian (11), Taylor (11), Park (MO) (7), Reinhardt (6), Lewis-Clark State (5), Tennessee Wesleyan (3), Northwestern (IA), Blue Mountain (1), Shawnee State (1).

NJCAA Division I

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Odessa (5) 70
2 Indian Hills (2) 68
3 New Mexico JC (1) 63
4 Midland 52
5 Hutchinson 50
6 Ranger 36
7 Dodge City 29
8 Central Alabama 27
9 McLennan 21
10 Western Texas 14

Receiving votes: Eastern Florida State (9), NMMI (1).

NJCAA Division II

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Mississippi Gulf Coast (5) 50
2 South Mountain 43
3 Parkland 37
4 Kirkwood 34
5 Roane State 33
6 Des Moines Area 26
7 East Central 15
8 Iowa Central 10
T-9 Meridian 9
T-9 Murray State College 9

Receiving votes: Jones (6), Southeast (NE) (3).