NORMAN, Okla. — Receiving all ten first place votes, Point University opens the 2021 season as the No.1 ranked team in the pre-spring 2021 Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.
Wayland Baptist ranks second, followed by Keiser, College of Coastal Georgia, and Morningside, and Dalton State all earned spots in the top-five.
Bellevue, Oklahoma City, Ottawa (AZ), and South Carolina Beaufort round out the top-ten.
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Point (10) | 250 | T-3 |
| 2 | Wayland Baptist | 230 | 7 |
| 3 | Keiser | 220 | T-3 |
| 4 | Coastal Georgia | 210 | 1 |
| T-5 | Morningside | 200 | 11 |
| T-5 | Dalton State | 200 | 6 |
| 7 | Bellevue | 190 | 12 |
| 8 | Oklahoma City | 170 | 5 |
| 9 | Ottawa (AZ) | 162 | 2 |
| 10 | South Carolina Beaufort | 160 | 8 |
| 11 | Texas Wesleyan | 150 | 9 |
| 12 | The Masters | 140 | NR |
| 13 | Southwestern Christian | 117 | NR |
| 14 | Cumberland University | 100 | 20 |
| 15 | Lindsey Wilson | 90 | 19 |
| 16 | Taylor | 80 | NR |
| 17 | Central Baptist | 72 | 21 |
| 18 | Midland University | 54 | NR |
| 19 | Reinhardt | 50 | 17 |
| 20 | Grand View | 45 | 24 |
| 21 | Mobile | 34 | NR |
| 22 | Campbellsville | 30 | NR |
| T-23 | Rocky Mountain College | 24 | NR |
| T-23 | Northwestern College (IA) | 24 | NR |
| 25 | Tennessee | 18 | NR |
| Dropped From Ranking: British Columbia (#22); Houston-Victoria (#14); Johnson & Wales Univ. (FL) (#16); Missouri Valley College (#15); Saint Thomas (FL) (#25); SCAD Savannah (#18); Truett-McConnell (#13); Victoria (#10); William Carey (#23). | |||
| Others Receiving Votes: British Colmbia, 17; Univ. of the Cumberlands, 16; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ. (AZ), 15; Montana Tech, 15; Truett-McConnell, 15; William Carey, 15; Kansas Wesleyan, 14; Oregon Tech, 14; Columbia College, 12; Central Christian (KS), 10; Victoria, 10; Sterling, 8; Oklahoma Wesleyan Univ., 6; SCAD Savannah, 6; Bethany College (KS), 5; Doane Univ. 4; Marian Univ.-Indianapolis, 4; St. Ambrose, 4; Corban Univ., 3; Holy Cross College, 2; Menlo, 1; William Woods, 1. | |||