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Oklahoma State New No. 1 in Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll

NORMAN, Okla. — Oklahoma State is the new No. 1 team in the Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Cowboys claimed six first-place votes.

Oklahoma moved up five spots to second and tallied five first-place votes. Preseason No. 1 Pepperdine dropped to third and received three first-place votes. Fourth ranked Texas (1) and No. 5 Arizona State (2) earned the remaining first-place votes. North Carolina fell two spots to sixth while Clemson, Georgia Tech, Texas Tech, and Vanderbilt rounded out the top 10.

Three teams - NC State, Kansas, and LSU - debuted in the ranking. The Wolfpack clocked in at No. 23 while the Jayhawks and Tigers tied at No. 24. Arizona, North Florida, and SMU fell out of the top 25.

Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches' Poll - September 17

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous
1 Oklahoma State (6) 408 2
2 Oklahoma (5) 376 7
3 Pepperdine (3) 355 1
4 Texas (1) 354 5
5 Arizona State (2) 341 3
6 North Carolina 323 4
7 Clemson 289 11
8 Georgia Tech 277 T-17
9 Texas Tech 260 9
10 Vanderbilt 206 6
11 Texas A&M 203 16
12 Illinois 182 10
13 Georgia 177 14
14 Arkansas 174 19
15 Tennessee 167 13
16 Florida State 165 12
17 Wake Forest 163 8
18 Auburn 152 20
19 Stanford 120 15
20 Florida 106 T-17
21 Liberty 88 25
22 Notre Dame 75 24
23 NC State 74 NR
T-24 Kansas 62 NR
T-24 LSU 62 NR
       
Dropped From Ranking: Arizona (#22); North Florida (#23); SMU (#21)   
       
Others Receiving Votes: Arizona, 57; USF, 53; San Diego State, 43; SMU, 30; Cincinnati, 28; Michigan State, 25; Missouri, 23; Washington, 21; Baylor 20; Louisville, 19; Sam Houston State, 16; North Florida, 10; Purdue, 9; San Diego, 5; East Tennessee State, 4; Northwestern, 4; UC Davis, 3; Ole Miss, 1; Ohio State, 1; Charlotte, 1.