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.
Div. I Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll
Rank | Team (first-place votes) | Points | Previous |
1 | Vanderbilt (20) | 500 | 1 |
2 | Texas Tech | 451 | 4 |
3 | Arizona State | 437 | 5 |
4 | North Carolina | 436 | 3 |
5 | Auburn | 405 | 2 |
6 | Stanford | 399 | 6 |
7 | Illinois | 395 | 9 |
T-8 | Pepperdine | 330 | 16 |
T-8 | Oklahoma | 330 | 12 |
10 | Florida State | 312 | 14 |
11 | Georgia Tech | 300 | 11 |
12 | Texas | 296 | 15 |
13 | Florida | 266 | 7 |
14 | Tennessee | 234 | 8 |
15 | Virginia | 224 | 13 |
16 | Texas A&M | 216 | 10 |
17 | Alabama | 179 | 18 |
18 | Oklahoma State | 168 | 17 |
19 | Arizona | 146 | 19 |
20 | Colorado State | 134 | 23 |
21 | Kansas State | 73 | 20 |
22 | Baylor | 66 | NR |
23 | Georgia Southern | 53 | T-25 |
24 | Mississippi State | 50 | 22 |
25 | Cincinnati | 43 | RV |
Others receiving votes: Georgia (26), Oregon (18), San Diego State (17), BYU (5), Ole Miss (4), Duke (4), Washington (2), North Florida (1), TCU (1).
Div. II Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Anderson (SC) (10) | 321 | 1 |
2 | Barry (3) | 313 | 2 |
3 | West Florida | 284 | 3 |
4 | Oklahoma Christian | 269 | 8 |
5 | Grand Valley State | 266 | 4 |
6 | Lee | 257 | 5 |
7 | Nova Southeastern | 254 | 7 |
8 | North Georgia | 250 | 9 |
9 | Georgia Southwestern | 203 | 12 |
10 | Colorado State-Pueblo | 193 | 14 |
T-11 | Henderson State | 161 | 6 |
T-11 | Clayton State | 161 | 13 |
13 | Tampa | 152 | 11 |
14 | Sonoma State | 132 | 10 |
15 | Western New Mexico | 126 | 16 |
16 | Cameron | 114 | NR |
17 | Midwestern State | 108 | RV |
18 | Missouri – St. Louis | 103 | 15 |
19 | Carson-Newman | 103 | 20 |
20 | Saint Leo | 79 | 18 |
21 | CSU Monterey Bay | 59 | 17 |
22 | Barton | 58 | NR |
23 | Cal State San Marcos | 54 | NR |
24 | Western Washington | 40 | RV |
25 | Lincoln Memorial | 32 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: Columbus State (19), Northeastern State (19), Chico State (16), Cal State East Bay (15), Simon Fraser (13), South Carolina-Aiken (13), Findlay (12), Stanislaus State (8), Limestone (6), Washburn (3), Missouri S&T (3), St. Mary’s (TX) (2), Lander (1), McKendree (1), Wayne State (MI) (1), Virginia Union (1).
Div. III Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Christopher Newport (8) | 319 | 1 |
2 | Methodist (2) | 307 | 2 |
3 | Emory (1) | 296 | 3 |
4 | Piedmont | 269 | 5 |
5 | Carnegie Mellon | 261 | 6 |
6 | Wittenberg (1) | 249 | 4 |
7 | Illinois Wesleyan | 222 | 9 |
8 | Washington & Lee | 221 | 10 |
9 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1) | 219 | 16 |
10 | Oglethorpe | 197 | 12 |
11 | LeTourneau | 172 | 11 |
12 | Redlands | 171 | 7 |
13 | Texas-Dallas | 155 | 13 |
14 | Guilford | 152 | T-14 |
15 | Saint Johns (MN) | 139 | T-14 |
16 | Sewanee | 112 | 18 |
17 | Greensboro | 97 | 21 |
18 | Huntingdon | 94 | 20 |
19 | Trinity (TX) | 89 | 19 |
20 | Willamette | 82 | 8 |
21 | Pomona-Pitzer | 72 | 17 |
T-22 | East Texas Baptist | 49 | 24 |
T-22 | Cal Lutheran | 49 | 22 |
T-24 | Aurora | 35 | 23 |
T-24 | RPI | 35 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: Rochester (24), Gettysburg (22), Kenyon (18), Skidmore (17), Averett (16), Luther (16), Dallas (13), Babson (11), Gustavus Adolphus (9), Wisconsin-Eau Claire (7), Rhodes (4), Lynchburg (2), NYU (2), York (PA) (1).
NAIA Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Keiser (10) | 274 | 1 |
2 | Lindsey Wilson (1) | 254 | 3 |
3 | Bellevue | 242 | 2 |
4 | Dalton State | 237 | 5 |
5 | Ottawa (AZ) | 227 | 4 |
6 | Southeastern (FL) | 203 | T-10 |
7 | South Carolina Beaufort | 198 | 7 |
8 | Cumberlands | 195 | 6 |
9 | Houston-Victoria | 192 | T-10 |
10 | Taylor | 177 | 9 |
11 | Wayland Baptist | 165 | 8 |
12 | British Columbia | 155 | 13 |
13 | Coastal Georgia | 136 | 17 |
14 | The Master’s | 130 | 15 |
15 | Southwestern Christian | 125 | 14 |
16 | Oklahoma City | 123 | 12 |
17 | Texas Wesleyan | 91 | 16 |
18 | Point | 87 | 19 |
19 | William Carey | 67 | 18 |
20 | Reinhardt | 56 | 25 |
21 | Blue Mountain | 45 | NR |
22 | Lawrence Tech | 40 | T-21 |
T-23 | Truett McConnell | 27 | T-21 |
T-23 | Park (MO) | 27 | RV |
25 | Webber International | 16 | RV |
Others receiving votes: Embry-Riddle (AZ) (15), William Woods (14), Kansas Wesleyan (12), Central Methodist (10), Tennessee Wesleyan (10), Sterling (5), Bethany (KS) (4), Mount Mercy (4), St. Ambrose (3), Benedictine at Mesa (2), Morningside (2), Grand View (1).
NJCAA Div. I Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Hutchinson (5) | 77 | 2 |
2 | New Mexico JC (3) | 75 | 1 |
3 | Western Texas | 55 | 5 |
4 | Midland | 45 | 3 |
5 | Dodge City | 44 | T-6 |
6 | Eastern Florida State | 40 | T-6 |
7 | McLennan | 34 | 4 |
8 | Indian Hills | 22 | 8 |
9 | Ranger | 21 | RV |
10 | Odessa | 13 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Wallace State (5), Central Alabama (3), Jefferson State (2), Barton (1).
NJCAA Div. II Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | South Mountain (3) | 48 | 1 |
2 | Mississippi Gulf Coast (2) | 46 | T-2 |
3 | Kirkwood | 37 | 4 |
4 | Glendale | 33 | T-2 |
5 | Parkland | 30 | 5 |
6 | Iowa Central | 23 | 7 |
7 | Southeast (NE) | 21 | 6 |
8 | Walters State | 16 | 9 |
9 | Meridian | 15 | 8 |
10 | Abraham Baldwin | 5 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Northeast (NE) (1).