NORMAN, Okla. – Defending national champion Oklahoma State received all 19 first-place votes to open the season No. 1 in the Bushnell Golfweek Preseason Coaches Poll. This marks the seventh straight ranking the Cowboys have been held the top spot.
NCAA runner-up Alabama was second. Oklahoma came in at third and was followed by Texas A&M, Vanderbilt, and Auburn. Georgia Tech ranked seventh while Florida, LSU, and Texas completed the top 10.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - Preseason
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NCAA Finals Finish |
| 1 | Oklahoma State (19) | 475 | Champion |
| 2 | Alabama | 407 | Runner-Up |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 401 | Quarterfinals |
| 4 | Texas A&M | 398 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | 378 | 9 |
| 6 | Auburn | 371 | Semifinals |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 341 | DNQ |
| 8 | Florida | 311 | Missed Cut |
| 9 | LSU | 290 | DNQ |
| 10 | Texas | 272 | Quarterfinals |
| T11 | California | 243 | DNQ |
| T11 | Stanford | 243 | Missed Cut |
| 13 | Clemson | 227 | T13 |
| 14 | Baylor | 193 | Missed Cut |
| 15 | Texas Tech | 182 | Quarterfinals |
| 16 | Illinois | 180 | 11 |
| 17 | Arkansas | 173 | 12 |
| 18 | Duke | 167 | Semifinals |
| 19 | Arizona State | 152 | T13 |
| 20 | Southern California | 113 | DNQ |
| 21 | UCLA | 96 | Missed Cut |
| 22 | North Carolina | 81 | 15 |
| 23 | UNLV | 73 | Missed Cut |
| 24 | Wake Forest | 68 | DNQ |
| 25 | Florida State | 55 | DNQ |
| Others Receiving Votes: Pepperdine, 40; Kent State, 30; North Florida, 30; Georgia, 21; South Carolina, 21; SMU, 21; Iowa State, 15; USF, 14; Missouri, 12; Kansas, 11; Ole Miss, 10; Purdue, 10; Virginia, 10; Michigan State, 9; BYU, 7; Northwestern, 7; Tennessee, 7; Kentucky, 4; New Mexico, 3; Oregon, 2; San Diego State, 1. | |||