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NORMAN, Okla. – Oklahoma State received 15 first-place votes to hold on to the top spot in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. This marks the eighth straight ranking the Cowboys have held the top spot.

In-state rival Oklahoma earned four first-place votes and moved up a spot to second. Alabama dropped one place to third and while Georgia Tech was fourth. No. 5 Tennessee, unranked in the preseason, tallied the remaining three first-place ballots. Sixth-ranked Texas A&M was followed by Southern California, Texas, and Duke. Georgia moved from unranked to No. 10.

In addition to Tennessee and Georgia, SMU, South Carolina, and Louisville debuted in the rankings at Nos. 21-23. Florida, Florida State, North Carolina, UCLA, and Wake Forest dropped out of the top 25.

Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - Sept. 28

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous Rank
1 Oklahoma State (15) 540 1
2 Oklahoma (4) 509 3
3 Alabama 439 2
4 Georgia Tech 435 7
5 Tennessee (3) 402 NR
6 Texas A&M 393 4
7 Southern California 351 20
8 Texas 336 10
9 Duke 333 18
10 Georgia 302 NR
11 Arizona State 283 19
12 LSU 236 9
13 Clemson 229 13
14 Auburn 223 6
15 California 210 T11
16 Vanderbilt 209 5
17 Illinois 167 16
18 UNLV 166 23
19 Arkansas 162 17
20 Stanford 145 T11
21 SMU 122 NR
22 South Carolina 114 NR
23 Louisville 108 NR
24 Baylor 99 14
25 Texas Tech 83 15
       
Dropped From Ranking: Florida (#8), Florida State (#25), North Carolina (#22), UCLA (#21), Wake Forest (#24)
       
Others Receiving Votes: Florida, 79; Wake Forest, 65; Penn State, 49; Central Florida, 35; Arkansas State, 33; Ole Miss, 33; College of Charleston, 31; North Florida, 29; UCLA, 28; Marquette, 27; North Carolina, 24; Iowa, 21; Florida State, 15; Washington, 15; Virginia, 14; NC State, 13; Maryland, 7; Michigan State, 7; Oregon, 7; Colorado, 6; USF, 5; Colorado State, 4; Kent State, 3; Pepperdine, 2; Illinois State, 1; Kentucky, 1.