Defending national champion Illinois Wesleyan continued its run as the No. 1 team in the second Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll of 2020 after receiving 16 first-place votes.
Emory ranks second after receiving one first-place votes. Huntingdon, Hampden-Sydney, and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps round out the top five.
St. Thomas (MN), Gustavus Adolphus, Carnegie Mellon, NYU, and Wittenberg all earn a spot in the top ten.
Coaches poll
| Rank | University (First-place votes) | Points | Previous Ranking |
| 1 | Illinois Wesleyan (16) | 424 | 1 |
| 2 | Emory (1) | 405 | 2 |
| 3 | Huntingdon | 393 | 3 |
| 4 | Hampden-Sydney | 365 | 5 |
| 5 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 359 | 4 |
| 6 | St. Thomas (MN) | 343 | 6 |
| 7 | Gustavus Adolphus | 313 | 7 |
| 8 | Carnegie Mellon | 295 | 9 |
| 9 | New York University | 286 | 10 |
| 10 | Wittenberg | 259 | 8 |
| 11 | Methodist | 252 | 11 |
| 12 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 220 | 12 |
| 13 | Guilford | 219 | 13 |
| 14 | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute | 200 | 16 |
| 15 | Babson | 167 | 17 |
| 16 | Southwestern (TX) | 149 | 15 |
| 17 | Redlands | 116 | 14 |
| 18 | Aurora University | 114 | 21 |
| 19 | Oglethorpe | 108 | 18 |
| 20 | Christopher Newport | 98 | 22 |
| 21 | Williams | 82 | 19 |
| 22 | Denison University | 78 | T-23 |
| 23 | Webster University | 64 | 25 |
| 24 | Saint Johns (MN) | 49 | 20 |
| 25 | Washington & Lee | 37 | T-23 |
Others Receiving Votes: Averett, 25; Sewanee: The Univ. of the South, 17; George Fox, 16; Allegheny, 11; Berry College, 11; Piedmont, 9; California Lutheran, 8; Kenyon College, 6; McDaniel, 6; Ohio Wesleyan, 6; Rochester, 5; Willamette, 5; LaGrange, 3; La Verne, 1; Rosemont College, 1.
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