NORMAN, Okla. – Texas received 16 of 25 first-place votes to grab the No. 1 spot in the preseason Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Longhors, who were also the top-ranked team in college golf to close the regular season, finished runner-up at the NCAA Championships.
Southern California was the only other team to garner multiple first-place votes, four, and are ranked second. Illinois received a first-place vote and is fourth followed by Oklahoma State. Fifth-ranked Vanderbilt and No. 6 Florida also collected a first-place tally. LSU was seventh while Stanford, with one first-place vote, Georgia and Oklahoma complete the top 10.
Defending NCAA champion Oregon was No. 15 and received the remaining first-place vote.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - Preseason
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NCAA Finals Finish |
| 1 | Texas (16) | 608 | Runner-Up |
| 2 | Southern California (4) | 554 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Illinois (1) | 502 | Semifinals |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 490 | T10 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt (1) | 482 | Quarterfinals |
| 6 | Florida (1) | 455 | 15 |
| 7 | LSU | 453 | Quarterfinals |
| 8 | Stanford (1) | 413 | Missed Cut |
| 9 | Georgia | 393 | Missed Cut |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 338 | Quarterfinals |
| T11 | Auburn | 322 | Missed Cut |
| T11 | California | 322 | T10 |
| 13 | Clemson | 299 | Missed Cut |
| 14 | Wake Forest | 290 | Missed Cut |
| 15 | Oregon (1) | 283 | Champion |
| 16 | Alabama | 241 | Missed Cut |
| 17 | South Carolina | 216 | Quarterfinals |
| 18 | Florida State | 215 | Missed Cut |
| 19 | Arizona State | 187 | 9 |
| 20 | Arkansas | 168 | 12 |
| 21 | Virginia | 157 | Missed Cut |
| 22 | USF | 128 | Missed Cut |
| 23 | Duke | 86 | DNQ |
| 24 | Baylor | 70 | Missed Cut |
| 25 | Kentucky | 66 | 13 |
| Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina, 52; Texas A&M, 52; San Diego State, 51; Washington, 41; Purdue, 27; UCLA, 27; UNLV, 26; Georgia Tech, 20; Houston, 20; Texas Tech, 15; NC State, 14; TCU, 14; Michigan, 8; Louisville, 7; Penn State, 4; Pepperdine, 3; UAB, 2; Charleston Southern, 1; New Mexico, 1; SMU, 1; Troy, 1. | |||