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Two teams are No. 1 for the first time ever in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Polls

These polls are for the week of Nov. 1, 2024.

The Ole Miss men’s golf team is No. 1 for the first time ever in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll.

The Rebels have won two fall tournaments and finished no worse than second in two others. They received 15 first-place votes and 489 total points and have vaulted from No. 6 to the top spot.

Oklahoma, with four first-place votes, slides back from No. 1 to No. 2. Auburn (one first-place vote), Arizona State and Texas round out the top five.

Pos. University Points Previous
1 Ole Miss (15) 489 6
2 Oklahoma (4) 478 1
3 Auburn (1) 457 2
4 Arizona State 449 3
5 Texas 392 7
6 LSU 384 15
7 Virginia 382 4
8 North Carolina 364 10
9 Oklahoma State 331 19
10 Arizona 291 14
11 Illinois 286 13
12 Georgia Tech 280 11
13 UCLA 235 RV
14 Florida 230 9
15 Utah 217 20
16 Vanderbilt 203 5
17 SMU 158 RV
18 South Carolina 118 RV
19 Mississippi State 108 RV
20 Texas Tech 100 17
21 Duke 92 T-23
22 Pepperdine 83 T-23
23 Tennessee 76 8
24 Alabama 65 16
25 Notre Dame 63 T-23

Others receiving votes: USF (35), Florida State (32), Texas A&M (25), Georgia (19), BYU (12), Pacific (11), Colorado (9), Charlotte (8), Oregon (6), Northwestern (4), Ohio State (4), Long Beach State (2), North Alabama (1), Stanford (1).

Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II Coaches Poll

Colorado Christian is No. 1 for a fourth consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II Coaches Poll. The Cougars received 18 first-place votes and 519 points on November 1. They have won six tournaments in a row dating back to last season’s national championship.

Pos. University Points Previous
1 Colorado Christian (18) 519 1
2 North Georgia (3) 500 2
3 Oklahoma Christian 472 3
4 West Florida 444 4
5 Grand Valley State 443 7
6 Lincoln Memorial 401 6
7 Lee 385 9
8 Central Oklahoma 377 8
9 Georgia Southwestern 347 5
10 Cal State East Bay 280 RV
11 Columbus State 261 20
12 USCA 233 14
13 Gannon 176 NR
14 UMSL 165 23
15 Missouri S&T 159 24
16 Nova Southeastern 150 11
17 Colorado Mesa 146 22
18 Wayne State (MI) 137 NR
19 USCB 129 RV
20 CSU Monterey Bay 125 RV
21 Lander 117 15
22 Sonoma State 110 NR
23 Florida Southern 89 10
24 Henderson State 89 13
25 Chico State 81 RV

Others receiving votes: Saint Leo (68), Wingate (40), Coker (36), Palm Beach Atlantic (31), Dallas Baptist (28), Barry (27), Rollins (25), Harding (19), Barton (18), West Texas A&M (18), Midwestern State (14), Flagler (13), Colorado School of Mines (10), Findlay (10), Texas Tyler (9), Ferris State (8), Texas Permian Basin (7), Simon Fraser (6), Colorado State Pueblo (5), Washburn (5), Western New Mexico (5), Lynn (4), Embry-Riddle (Florida) (3), Tampa (2), Virginia Union (1).

Washington & Lee men's golf
Washington & Lee men’s golf

Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll

Washington & Lee is No. 1 for the first time ever in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll. The Generals broke multiple team records while winning the Golfweek October Classic and received 10 first-place votes and 274 points in the process. Their rise to the top ends an 11-poll run by Methodist, which got one first-place vote and now sits in the No. 2 spot.

Pos. University Points Previous
1 Washington & Lee (10) 274 6
2 Methodist (1) 262 1
3 Illinois Wesleyan 237 4
4 Emory 232 2
5 Sewanee 231 T-21
6 Oglethorpe 217 5
7 Carnegie Mellon 200 3
8 LeTourneau 199 13
9 Lynchburg 184 10
10 Huntingdon 172 7
11 Aurora 159 T-11
12 Southwestern (TX) 152 RV
13 Guilford 141 RV
14 Hampden-Sydney 120 17
15 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 114 20
16 Carleton 83 23
17 Rochester 81 25
18 Berry 79 19
19 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 78 8
20 Bethel (MN) 70 15
21 Kenyon 66 T-11
22 Gustavus Adolphus 55 RV
23 Gettysburg 48 RV
24 Babson 22 16
25 Redlands 21 9

Others receiving votes: Averett (19), Saint John’s (18), Nebraska Wesleyan (14), Wittenberg (13), Trinity (6), Rhodes (4), Pomona-Pitzer (3), John Carroll (1).

Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll

Dalton State is No. 1 for the sixth consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Roadrunners received seven first-place votes and 247 points.

Pos. University Points Previous
1 Dalton State (7) 247 1
2 Oklahoma City (1) 233 9
3 Keiser 231 2
4 Lindsey Wilson (2) 227 6
5 Coastal Georgia 196 8
6 Marian 190 NR
7 Texas Wesleyan 188 3
T-8 British Columbia 184 T-4
T-8 Wayland Baptist 184 7
10 Ottawa Arizona 162 T-4
11 MidAmerica Nazarene 158 T-13
12 Campbellsville 134 T-13
13 Indiana Wesleyan 124 NR
14 Houston-Victoria 110 T-10
15 Mount Mercy 100 RV
16 William Carey 91 16
17 Hastings 75 NR
18 Northwestern Ohio 70 T-19
19 Northwestern 59 24
20 USAO 52 RV
21 SCAD Atlanta 41 RV
22 Bellevue 40 25
23 Taylor 33 23
24 Tennessee Wesleyan 32 22
25 Cumberland (TN) 24 15

Others receiving votes: Blue Mountain College (21), Columbia (MO) (12), Reinhardt (11), Victoria-B.C. (6), Point (5), Ave Maria (4), St. Ambrose (2), Webber International (2), Lawrence Tech (1), Truett McConnell (1).

Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll

Midland is No. 1 for the third straight poll. The Chaparrals received five first-place votes and 77 overall points, four more than Hutchinson (three first-place votes and 73 points).

Pos. University Points Previous
1 Midland (5) 77 1
2 Hutchinson (3) 73 2
3 Odessa 51 3
T-4 McLennan 48 8
T-4 Western Texas 48 7
6 Central Alabama 41 6
7 Indian Hills 35 4
8 New Mexico JC 27 5
9 Dodge City 14 RV
10 Garden City 11 NR

Others receiving votes: Weatherford (8), Tyler (3), Blinn (1), Eastern Florida State (1).

Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll

There’s a tie atop this poll between Mississippi Gulf Coast and Parkland. Each program won three tournaments during the fall season and they share the top spot for a second consecutive poll.

Pos. University Points Previous
T-1 Mississippi Gulf Coast (2) 37 T-1
T-1 Parkland (2) 37 T-1
3 Murray State (Oklahoma) 32 3
4 South Mountain (Arizona) 30 4
5 Kirkwood 21 5
6 Heartland 15 7
7 Meridian 13 8
8 Walters State 12 NR
9 Roane State 10 6
10 Iowa Central 6 9

Others receiving votes: East Central (5), Jones (1), Northeast (NE) (1).

Oklahoma, Colorado Christian, Methodist are No. 1 in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Polls

These polls are for the week of Oct. 11, 2024.

With consecutive wins at the Valero Texas Collegiate on Sep. 23 and Ben Hogan Collegiate on Oct. 1, Oklahoma has been elevated into the top spot in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll for Oct. 11, 2024.

The Sooners received seven first-place votes and 388 points, five more than previous No. 1 Auburn (eight first-place votes and 383 points).

Arizona State, Virginia (one first-place vote) and Vanderbilt rounded out the top five.

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll

Rank University Points Previous
1 Oklahoma (7) 388 8
2 Auburn (8) 383 1
3 Arizona State 378 2
4 Virginia (1) 345 3
5 Vanderbilt 317 4
6 Ole Miss (1) 291 12
7 Texas 290 11
8 Tennessee 256 6
9 Florida 247 9
10 North Carolina 244 16
11 Georgia Tech 243 17
12 Florida State 234 10
13 Illinois 226 5
14 Arizona 214 13
15 LSU 203 15
16 Alabama 200 7
17 Texas Tech 171 14
18 Texas A&M 143 19
19 Oklahoma State 120 18
20 Utah 87 24
21 Georgia 78 21
22 Stanford 73 22
T-23 Duke 42 20
T-23 Notre Dame 42 RV
T-23 Pepperdine 42 25

Others receiving votes: UCLA (31), Arkansas (29), South Carolina (28), Ohio State (22), BYU (21), Wake Forest (19), SMU (16), Gonzaga (15), USF (14), Colorado State (13), UNLV (12), Purdue (8), Arkansas State (5), Colorado (4), Marquette (4), North Alabama (2), Pacific (2), Louisville (1), Mississippi State (1), Troy (1), Washington (1).

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll

After a fourth straight tournament victory at the WWU Invitational, Colorado Christian maintained its No. 1 ranking for the third consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Cougars received nine first-place votes and 249 points.

North Georgia (one first-place vote), Oklahoma Christian, West Florida, and Georgia Southwestern rounded out the top five.

Rank University Points Previous
1 Colorado Christian (9) 249 1
2 North Georgia (1) 236 2
3 Oklahoma Christian 233 4
4 West Florida 210 3
5 Georgia Southwestern 198 5
6 Lincoln Memorial 188 6
7 Grand Valley State 185 8
8 Central Oklahoma 177 9
9 Lee 164 10
10 Florida Southern 161 7
11 Nova Southeastern 126 11
12 Saint Leo 109 13
13 Henderson State 99 15
14 USC Aiken 76 12
15 Lander 72 18
16 Coker 70 17
17 Barry 68 16
18 West Texas A&M 56 20
19 Dallas Baptist 46 14
20 Columbus State 43 19
21 Midwestern State 39 23
22 Colorado Mesa 35 RV
23 UMSL 33 RV
24 Missouri S&T 29 RV
25 Wingate 28 21

Others receiving votes: Colorado State Pueblo (27), Palm Beach Atlantic (27), Cal State East Bay (25), Flagler (25), Lynn (21), Anderson (SC) (20), Harding (20), Tampa (20), Colorado School of Mines (18), Ferris State (17), Western New Mexico (16), Valdosta State (12), Simon Fraser (11), Southern Arkansas (9), CSU Monterey Bay (7), Chico State (6), Embry-Riddle (FL) (6), Barton (5), Union (TN) (5), Carson-Newman (4), Central Missouri (3), St. Mary’s (TX) (3), Fort Hays State (2), USCB (1), Virginia Union (1).

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll

After winning the Gate City Invitational on Oct. 1, Methodist is No. 1 for the 10th consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Monarchs received nine first-place votes and 295 points on October 11, five more than Emory (three first-place votes and 290 points).

Rank University Points Previous
1 Methodist (9) 295 1
2 Emory (3) 290 3
3 Carnegie Mellon 261 2
4 Illinois Wesleyan 257 5
5 Oglethorpe 254 4
6 Washington & Lee 223 7
7 Huntingdon 221 6
8 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 191 9
9 Redlands 161 11
10 Lynchburg 146 8
T-11 Kenyon 137 13
T-11 Aurora 137 15
13 LeTourneau 133 17
14 Wittenberg 129 12
15 Bethel (MN) 109 16
16 Babson 85 21
17 Hampden-Sydney 83 20
18 Pomona-Pitzer 72 19
19 Berry 58 RV
20 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 56 22
T-21 Sewanee 54 10
T-21 Saint John’s (MN) 54 14
23 Carleton 49 NR
24 Franklin & Marshall 48 23
25 Rochester 46 RV

 Others receiving votes: Gettysburg (45), Gustavus Adolphus (43), Trinity (TX) (43), Guilford (33), Piedmont (30), Nebraska Wesleyan (27), Mary Hardin-Baylor (14), Southwestern (TX) (13), Whitman (12), Willamette (12), Whitworth (11), Greensboro (9), Trinity (CT) (6), Rhodes (5), Averett (4), California Lutheran (4), Rose-Hulman (4), Transylvania (4), Hamilton (2).

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2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll

After winning their sixth straight tournament at the Invite at Innisbrook on Sept. 24, Dalton State is No. 1 for the fifth consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Roadrunners received all seven first-place votes and 175 points, eight more than Keiser (167 points).

Rank University Points Previous
1 Dalton State (7) 175 1
2 Keiser 167 2
3 Texas Wesleyan 151 3
T-4 British Columbia 144 T-5
T-4 OUAZ 144 8
6 Lindsey Wilson 141 4
7 Wayland Baptist 129 9
8 Coastal Georgia 103 11
9 Oklahoma City 90 T-5
T-10 Houston-Victoria 85 10
T-10 Truett McConnell 85 14
12 Columbia (MO) 81 7
T-13 Campbellsville 80 T-19
T-13 MidAmerica Nazarene 80 13
15 Cumberland (TN) 69 15
16 William Carey 65 16
17 Southeastern (FL) 61 12
18 Webber International 51 17
T-19 Northwestern Ohio 38 RV
T-19 Point 38 T-21
21 Lawrence Tech 36 24
22 Tennessee Wesleyan 35 T-21
23 Taylor 28 18
24 Northwestern (IA) 24 23
25 Bellevue 23 T-19

Others receiving votes: Victoria-B.C. (19), Ave Maria (17), Midway (15), Mount Mercy (14), Blue Mountain College (11), USAO (11), Cumberlands (KY) (9), SCAD Atlanta (8), The Master’s (8), Reinhardt (7), Grand View (5), Lewis-Clark State (5), Morningside (5), Embry-Riddle (AZ) (3), St. Ambrose (3), Faulkner (1), Southwestern Christian (1).

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

With three wins already under its belt this season, Midland tops its second straight Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll. The Chaparrals received three first-place votes and 64 points, eight more than Hutchinson (one first-place vote and 56 points).

Rank University Points Previous
1 Midland (3) 64 1
2 Hutchinson (1) 56 3
3 Odessa (3) 51 2
4 Indian Hills 48 4
5 New Mexico JC 42 5
6 Central Alabama 40 6
7 Western Texas 21 T-7
8 McLennan 19 T-7
9 Southern Union State 13 T-7
10 Weatherford 12 RV

Others receiving votes: Eastern Florida State (11), Eastern Wyoming (5), Dodge City (2), Blinn (1).

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

With four wins between them already this season, Mississippi Gulf Coast and Parkland, who has three of the wins, share No. 1 in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs and Cobras each received one first-place vote and 27 points on October 11, one more than Murray State (OK) (one first-place vote and 26 points).

Rank University Points Previous
T-1 Mississippi Gulf Coast (1) 27 T-1
T-1 Parkland (1) 27 5
3 Murray State (OK) (1) 26 RV
4 South Mountain 18 3
5 Kirkwood 16 T-1
6 Roane State 14 4
7 Heartland 12 T-9
8 Meridian 7 8
9 Iowa Central 6 7
T-10 East Central 4 NR
T-10 Hawkeye 4 T-9

Others receiving votes: Des Moines Area (1), Jones (1).

Vanderbilt, Anderson and Emory remain in top spots in Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls for April 14

Here’s a look at the top teams in the April 14th rankings.

After a win in the Mason Rudolph Championship, Vanderbilt continues as the top-ranked team in the Bushnell/Golfweek Division I men’s college golf coaches poll for April 14. The Commodores received 19 first-place votes and 523 points in the process. 

North Carolina (one first-place vote), Texas Tech, Arizona State and Illinois (one first-place vote) rounded out the top five, while Florida State, Pepperdine, Auburn, Stanford and Florida completed the top 10.

In Division II, Anderson remains the top-ranked team. Similar in Division III, Emory is holding on to the top spot. Keiser passed Lindsey Wilson to retake No. 1 in the NAIA poll. New Mexico JC and South Maintain are on top in the NJCAA polls.

Here’s a look at the Bushnell/Golfweek coaches polls for April 14.

Vanderbilt remains top team in Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls for March 24

Here’s a look at the top teams in the March 24 rankings.

After two top-three finishes in March, including a win at the Cabo Collegiate against a field that included nine other ranked teams, Vanderbilt continues as the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I coaches poll top-ranked team for March 24. The Commodores received 18 first-place votes and 473 points.

Vanderbilt is far from the only team to remain in the top spot. In Div. II, Anderson also remained in the top spot, receiving 12 first-place votes and 324 points.

Meanwhile, in Div. III, Emory moved up two spots to regain the top spot, passing Methodist and Christopher Newport. Lindsay Wilson passed Keiser to take No. 1 in the NAIA poll. In NJCAA, Hutchinson and Mississippi Gulf Coast are the teams leading the pack.

Here’s a look at the Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls for March 24:

Vanderbilt men’s golf maintains top spot, Stanford makes big jump in Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll

Stanford, up from 15th, and Auburn, up from 13th, are the big movers this time around, as they are tied for No. 3.

Vanderbilt has retained its No. 1 spot in the Sept. 30 Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll. The Commodores received 14 of a possible 16 first-place votes.

Vanderbilt has a win, in the Frederica Cup, and a runner-up finish, at SEC Match Play, so far this season.

Oklahoma, which also received a first-place vote, is No. 2 up, up from No. 4. Stantord, which got a first-place vote, and Auburn and tied for third this time around. Both made big jumps with the Cardinal jumping up from No. 15 and the Tigers climbing from No. 13.

Illinois, which won the inaugural Folds of Honor Collegiate at American Dunes Golf Club in Grand Haven, Michigan, is No. 5.

Arizona State, Texas Tech, Georgia Tech, Texas A&M and Florida make up the rest of the top 10.

Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll – Sept. 30

Rank University (First-place votes) Points  Previous
1 Vanderbilt (14) 398 1
2 Oklahoma (1) 354 4
T-3 Stanford (1) 323 15
T-3 Auburn 323 13
5 Illinois 304 11
6 Arizona State 297 5
7 Texas Tech 279 8
8 Georgia Tech 261 6
9 Texas A&M 251 17
10 Florida 246 3
11 Oklahoma State 213 7
12 Tennessee 204 12
13 North Carolina 187 2
14 Florida State 185 18
15 Virginia 178 RV
16 Alabama 159 RV
17 Georgia 124 16
18 Georgia Southern 105 24
19 Texas 96 9
20 Notre Dame 81 20
T-21 Kansas State 71 NR
T-21 Wake Forest 71 19
23 Arizona 61 25
24 Washington 55 22
25 Pepperdine 46 10
Others receiving votes: Arkansas (45); Washington State (37); San Diego State (34); Oregon (33); Mississippi (32); Colorado State (25); LSU (24); North Florida (23); Lipscomb (15); Liberty (9); Louisville (6); Kansas (6); Wisconsin (4); Long Beach State (4); Mississippi State (4); Purdue (4); Baylor (3); Duke (3); Illinois State (3); Utah (2); Clemson (2); Little Rock (2); Charlotte (2); Kent State (2); BYU (1); Ohio State (1); East Tennessee State (1); Southern Miss (1).

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Vanderbilt men’s golf tops first Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll for 2022-23 season

The Commodores received 14 first-place votes and were 12 points ahead of No. 2 North Carolina.

A NCAA Division I national semifinalist a season ago, Vanderbilt begins the 2022-23 campaign in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll in the No.1 spot.

Vanderbilt is coming off a win in the Frederica Cup. The Commodores received 14 first-place votes and were 12 points ahead of No. 2 North Carolina.

Florida, Oklahoma, and Arizona State round out the top five, while Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, defending national champion Texas, and 2021 national champion Pepperdine complete the top 10.

Rank Team (First-place votes) Points
1 Vanderbilt (14) 584
2 North Carolina (2) 572
3 Florida (1) 544
4 Oklahoma (5) 538
5 Arizona State 532
6 Georgia Tech 480
7 Oklahoma State 472
8 Texas Tech 455
9 Texas (3) 422
10 Pepperdine 364
11 Illinois 349
12 Tennessee 314
13 Auburn 293
14 Arkansas 290
15 Stanford 287
16 Georgia 277
17 Texas A&M 256
18 Florida State 211
19 Wake Forest 180
20 Notre Dame 159
21 LSU 154
22 Washington 132
23 Mississippi 115
24 Georgia Southern 81
25 Arizona 37

Others receiving votes: Clemson (34); East Tennessee State (30); Virginia (30); Oregon (26); Duke (21); North Florida (19); Alabama (8); South Carolina (8); SMU (7); BYU (6); New Mexico (5); Ohio State (4); Purdue (2); Charleston (1); Missouri (1).

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