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Auburn moves into top spot in Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches poll for March 1

Who are the No. 1 teams in men’s college golf?

The Bushnell/Golfweek Division I coaches poll has a new No. 1 for the first time in 2023-24: Auburn.

After the Tigers stormed to finish second in the Southern Highlands Collegiate on Feb. 27, they received 11 first-place votes and 462 points, nine more than five-time previous No. 1 North Carolina (six first-place votes and 453 points).

Vanderbilt (two first-place votes), Arizona State and Washington rounded out the top five, while Ole Miss, Tennessee, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Arkansas completed the top 10.

In Division II, North Georgia is No. 1 for the fifth straight time, receiving all 19 first-place votes and 475 points in the process.

Here’s a look at the Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls for March 1:

North Carolina leads Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I coaches poll for Oct. 27

There has been only one team to top the Div. I coaches poll so far this season.

There has been only one team to top the Bushnell/Golfweek coaches poll for the 2023-24 season: the North Carolina Tar Heels.

With a win at The Williams Cup and a runner-up finish at the St. Andrews Links Collegiate, the Tar Heels maintained a hold of the top spot for the latest ranking, which was released Friday.

The Tar Heels received 13 first-place votes and 561 points in the process, 14 more than Vanderbilt (eight first-place votes and 547 points).

Auburn (two first-place votes), Arizona State, and Georgia Tech rounded out the top five, while Tennessee, Washington, Mississippi, East Tennessee State, and Virginia completed the top 10.

Here’s a look at the entire Div. I top 25, as well as coaches polls for Div. II, D. III, NAIA and junior college.

Vanderbilt, Anderson, Emory, Keiser men’s golf claim top spots final regular season Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I coaches polls

It’s a familiar spot for the Vanderbilt men’s golf team.

The Commodores have finished the regular season where they started it, in the top spot in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll. Vanderbilt received 19 of the 20 first-place votes and 498 total points in this latest poll.

North Carolina, Arizona State, Illinois (which received the remaining first-place vote) and Texas Tech make up the rest of the top five.

Stanford, Florida State, Pepperdine, Georgia Tech, and Florida check in at Nos. 6 through 10.

San Diego State and Wake Forest joined the poll after not being ranked the last time out.

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, Anderson maintain first place in Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls for March 3

Here’s a look at the top teams in the March 3 rankings.

The Golf Coaches Association of America has released its second Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls of the spring semester, and there are some familiar names on top.

In Division I, Vanderbilt strengthened its grip on the top spot. The Commodores received 20 first-place votes and had 500 points. Meanwhile, Texas Tech moved into the No. 2 position.

In Division II, Anderson (SC) also held on to the No. 1 position.

Christopher Newport (Div. III) and Keiser (NAIA) also held on to their spots. IN NJCAA Div. I, Hutchinson jumped New Mexico JC to take the top spot.

Here’s a look at the Bushnell/Golfweek coaches polls for March 3.

Auburn men’s golf surges into top spot in Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll

Auburn received 11 first-place votes and 460 points in the poll.

After its wire-to-wire title at the 2022 Isleworth Collegiate, Auburn jumped into the Bushnell/Golfweek’s Division I Coaches Poll’s No. 1 spot for Oct. 28. The Tigers end their fall campaign with victories at the Maui Jim Intercollegiate, Marquette Invitational and Isleworth.

Auburn received 11 first-place votes and 460 total points in the poll. Vanderbilt (six first-place votes and 450 points), Arizona State, Texas Tech, and North Carolina, who moved up eight spots from their No. 13 spot on Sept. 30, round out the top five, while Stanford, Tennessee, Illinois, Florida and Georgia Tech complete the top 10.

Pepperdine moved up from No. 25 to No. 15, Colorado State from receiving votes to No. 18, and the trio of San Diego State, Mississippi State, and Oregon enter in.

Georgia Southern, LSU, North Florida, Purdue and Washington all received votes.

Rank	Team (First-place votes)	Points	Previous
1	Auburn (11)	460	T-3
2	Vanderbilt (6)	450	1
3	Arizona State	437	6
4	Texas Tech	414	7
5	North Carolina (2)	413	13
6	Stanford	383	T-3
7	Tennessee	350	12
8	Illinois	328	5
9	Florida	326	10
10	Georgia Tech	301	8
11	Oklahoma	280	2
12	Virginia	259	15
13	Florida State	244	14
14	Texas A&M	218	9
15	Pepperdine	209	25
16	Oklahoma State	155	11
17	Alabama	153	16
18	Colorado State	145	NR
19	Texas	127	19
20	Georgia	125	17
21	Kansas State	121	T-21
22	San Diego State	88	NR
23	Mississippi State	55	NR
24	Oregon	49	NR
25	Arizona	43	23

Others receiving votes: Georgia Southern (13); LSU (11); North Florida (7); Purdue (6); Washington (5).

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

Lee is the defending national champion in Division II men’s golf.

After capturing its first NCAA men’s golf championship last May, Lee is starts the new season in the No. 1 spot in the first Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll of Fall 2022.

Lee received 13 first-place votes to lead the way.

Barr is second after getting the remaining five first-place votes. Oklahoma Christian, Lincoln Memorial, and Georgia Southwestern round out the top five.

North Georgia, West Florida, Limestone, South Carolina-Aiken, and Central Missouri complete the top 10.

Rank	Team (First-place votes)	Points
1	Lee (13)	461
2	Barry (5)	446
3	Oklahoma Christian	394
4	Lincoln Memorial	366
5	Georgia Southwestern	364
6	North Georgia	345
7	West Florida	302
8	Limestone	259
9	South Carolina-Aiken	256
10	Central Missouri	255
11	Carson-Newman	254
12	Florida Southern	249
13	Arkansas Tech	222
14	Colorado State Pueblo	203
15	Nova Southeastern	201
16	Lander	154
17	Columbus State	148
18	Saint Leo	116
19	Missouri – St. Louis	108
20	Indianapolis	99
21	Midwestern State	98
22	West Georgia	97
23	Barton	95
24	Grand Valley State	86
25	Rogers State	77

Others receiving votes: Findlay (59); Henderson State (44); Belmont Abbey (42); Lynn (38); Clayton State (38); Flagler (34); Harding (28); Georgia College (21); Western Washington (21); Cal State-Monterey Bay (16); Northeastern State (15); Queens Charlotte (14); Cameron (13); Tampa (13); Christian Brothers (12); Colorado Mesa (12); Valdosta State (11); Chico State (11); Colorado Mines (11); Sonoma State (10); Simon Fraser (9); Washburn (9); Newberry (5); Colorado Christian (4); Lenoir Rhyne (4); Wayne State (MI) (4); Cal State-San Marcos (3); Livingstone (3); Wingate (3); Winona State (3); Central Oklahoma (2); King (2); Miles (2); Southwestern Oklahoma State (2); Erskine (1); St. Mary’s (TX) (1).

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

Methodist won the 2022 NCAA Division III National Championship.

After winning the 2022 NCAA Division III National Championship by eight strokes in, Methodist is No. 1 in the first Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll for the 2022-23 season.

The Monarchs received 13 first-place votes in the process.

Emory got one first-place vote and checks in at No. 2. Huntingdon, Carnegie Mellon and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, which also got one first-place vote, round out the top five.

Wittenberg, Illinois Wesleyan, Sewanee, Christopher Newport, and Hampden-Sydney complete the top 10.

Rank	Team (First-place votes)	Points
1	Methodist (13)	369
2	Emory (1)	341
3	Huntingdon	340
4	Carnegie Mellon	289
5	Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1)	278
6	Wittenberg	273
7	Illinois Wesleyan	262
8	Sewanee	237
9	Christopher Newport	223
10	Hampden-Sydney	220
11	Piedmont	218
12	Washington & Lee	215
13	Babson	197
14	Oglethorpe	174
15	Greensboro	157
16	New York University	152
17	Denison	92
18	Berry	90
19	Kenyon College	89
20	Aurora University	80
21	Willamette	69
22	Rochester	66
23	Mary Hardin-Baylor	64
24	Guilford	49
25	Texas-Dallas	48

Others receiving votes: Concordia (TX) (37); York (PA) (31); Gustavus Adolphus (27); Saint John’s (MN) (26); Trinity (TX) (22); Lynchburg (18); RPI (17); Averett (16); McMurry (16); Hope (11); Dallas (10); Skidmore (9); Pomona-Pitzer (7); Franklin & Marshall (7); Redlands (6); LeTourneau (5); Southwestern (TX) (5); Transylvania (3); Gettysburg (3); Wisconsin-Eau Claire (3); Texas Lutheran (2); Rhodes (1).

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NJCAA Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll: Kirkwood remains No. 1

There’s only one new team in the top five of the final NJCAA Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll of the fall.

The top four spots on the NJCAA Division II Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll remained the same in the final rankings of the fall portion of the 2019-20 college golf season.

Kirkwood leads the way, followed by South Mountain, Mississippi Gulf Coast and Parkland. The only new team to the top five is No. 5 Mesa, previously seventh.

Division II

Rank	University (First Place Votes)	Points	Previous Ranking
1	Kirkwood (3)	66	1
2	South Mountain (4)	65	2
3	Mississippi Gulf Coast	58	3
4	Parkland	39	4
5	Mesa	36	7
6	Meridian	29	5
7	Walters State	28	6
8	Tyler JC	24	8
9	Des Moines Area	18	10
T-10	Black Hawk	7	9
T-10	Copiah Lincoln	7	NR

Dropped From Ranking: None.

Others Receiving Votes: Murray State (OK), 4; Georgia Military, 3; Rend Lake, 1.

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