North Carolina leads Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I coaches poll for Oct. 27
There has been only one team to top the Bushnell/Golfweek coaches poll for the 2023-24 season: the North Carolina Tar Heels.
With a win at The Williams Cup and a runner-up finish at the St. Andrews Links Collegiate, the Tar Heels maintained a hold of the top spot for the latest ranking, which was released Friday.
The Tar Heels received 13 first-place votes and 561 points in the process, 14 more than Vanderbilt (eight first-place votes and 547 points).
Auburn (two first-place votes), Arizona State, and Georgia Tech rounded out the top five, while Tennessee, Washington, Mississippi, East Tennessee State, and Virginia completed the top 10.
Here’s a look at the entire Div. I top 25, as well as coaches polls for Div. II, D. III, NAIA and junior college.
Division I
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | North Carolina (13) | 561 | 1 |
2 | Vanderbilt (8) | 547 | 4 |
3 | Auburn (2) | 535 | 2 |
4 | Arizona State | 469 | 6 |
5 | Georgia Tech | 442 | 3 |
6 | Tennessee | 410 | 5 |
7 | Washington | 407 | 7 |
8 | Mississippi | 386 | 8 |
9 | East Tennessee State | 349 | 17 |
10 | Virginia | 338 | 14 |
11 | 323 | 9 | |
12 | 302 | 10 | |
13 | 292 | 12 | |
14 | 268 | 19 | |
15 | 234 | 20 | |
16 | 216 | 23 | |
17 | Arizona | 206 | 18 |
18 | 190 | 11 | |
19 | Oregon | 171 | 24 |
20 | Florida | 134 | 16 |
21 | 117 | 13 | |
22 | Ohio State | 109 | 25 |
T-23 | California | 88 | RV |
T-23 | Duke | 88 | 22 |
25 | Texas A&M | 83 | 15 |
Others receiving votes: Baylor (54), Chattanooga (49), Stanford (19), Georgia (18), Purdue (15), Oklahoma State (11), Pepperdine (11), Wake Forest (9), South Florida (6), Notre Dame (5), Louisville (4), LMU (3), LSU (3), New Mexico (1), San Diego State (1), San Francisco (1).
Division II
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | North Georgia (13) | 474 | 1 |
2 | Oklahoma Christian (3) | 423 | 2 |
3 | 422 | 3 | |
4 | Georgia Southwestern | 396 | 7 |
5 | 385 | 4 | |
6 | Lee (2) | 367 | 9 |
7 | 332 | 8 | |
8 | Florida Southern (1) | 330 | 10 |
9 | 329 | 5 | |
10 | Barry | 225 | 6 |
11 | Saint Leo | 216 | T-11 |
12 | 200 | T-11 | |
13 | Colorado State Pueblo | 199 | 13 |
14 | Henderson State | 164 | T-18 |
15 | Colorado Christian | 160 | 15 |
16 | 152 | 17 | |
17 | Tampa | 143 | 22 |
18 | South Carolina Aiken | 120 | 24 |
19 | Lander | 108 | RV |
20 | 105 | 16 | |
21 | Simon Fraser | 91 | 14 |
22 | Coker | 87 | RV |
23 | 84 | 20 | |
24 | 77 | RV | |
25 | Columbus State | 72 | RV |
Others receiving votes: Anderson (SC) (71), Lynn (64), Cal State-San Marcos (59), Barton (53), Missouri S&T (48), Tiffin (41), Ferris State (35), West Texas A&M (34), Cal State East Bay (33), Missouri Southern State (33), Central Oklahoma (31), Dallas Baptist (29), Southern Arkansas (28), Shorter (22), Midwestern State (20), Wayne State (MI) (19), Texas-Permian Basin (18), Cameron (17), Colorado Mesa (17), Colorado School of Mines (17), Wingate (16), Missouri – St. Louis (15), Texas-Tyler (15), Findlay (13), Valdosta State (13), McKendree (12), Indianapolis (10), Union (TN) (10), Harding (8), Newberry (6), Northwood (6), Rogers State (5), Lenoir Rhyne (4), King (3), Cal State Dominguez Hills (2), Flagler (2), Northeastern State (2), South Carolina Beaufort (2), Central Missouri (1), Palm Beach Atlantic (1), Virginia Union (1), Washburn (1).
Division III
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Methodist (6) | 294 | 2 |
2 | Emory (6) | 292 | 1 |
T-3 | 257 | 5 | |
T-3 | 257 | 6 | |
5 | Oglethorpe | 233 | 4 |
6 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 230 | 3 |
7 | Saint Johns (MN) | 199 | 12 |
8 | Lynchburg | 198 | T-16 |
9 | Texas-Dallas | 182 | 10 |
10 | Sewanee | 178 | 15 |
11 | Wittenberg | 170 | 7 |
12 | Babson | 135 | T-16 |
13 | Guilford | 132 | 8 |
14 | Bethel (MN) | 124 | 13 |
15 | Huntingdon | 122 | 9 |
16 | Washington & Lee | 115 | 14 |
17 | Christopher Newport | 101 | 11 |
18 | Greensboro | 89 | 24 |
19 | 84 | RV | |
20 | Aurora | 63 | 25 |
21 | Averett | 62 | 18 |
22 | RPI | 51 | 23 |
23 | McDaniel | 48 | T-19 |
24 | Kenyon | 38 | RV |
25 | Piedmont | 33 | T-19 |
Others receiving votes: LeTourneau (27), Berry (24), Cal Lutheran (21), Rochester (21), Whitman (16), Gettysburg (15), Trinity (TX) (14), Whitworth (14), Gustavus Adolphus (13), Redlands (13), Hampden-Sydney (8), UW-Eau Claire (7), Linfield (6), Franklin & Marshall (5), Willamette (5), Centre (2), Denison (1), Hamilton (1).
NAIA
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Keiser (6) | 198 | 1 |
2 | Dalton State (2) | 192 | 2 |
3 | British Columbia | 185 | 3 |
4 | Ottawa AZ | 172 | 4 |
5 | 158 | 7 | |
6 | 152 | 6 | |
7 | 146 | 5 | |
8 | Truett McConnell | 127 | 12 |
9 | Point | 123 | 9 |
10 | 119 | 8 | |
11 | Cumberland | 117 | 10 |
12 | Bellevue | 115 | 11 |
13 | Victoria – BC | 108 | 13 |
14 | 99 | T-14 | |
15 | Southeastern | 81 | T-14 |
16 | Taylor | 72 | 19 |
17 | Reinhardt | 66 | 16 |
18 | Cumberlands | 53 | 20 |
19 | Houston-Victoria | 53 | 17 |
20 | The Master’s | 47 | 18 |
21 | 34 | 21 | |
22 | 24 | RV | |
23 | William Carey | 22 | 21 |
24 | Park | 18 | 25 |
25 | Menlo | 17 | RV |
Others receiving votes: Lawrence Tech (13), Grand View (12), Northwestern Ohio (12), Morningside (11), Blue Mountain (10), Southwestern Christian (9), SCAD Savannah (8), Webber International (8), Roosevelt (5), Bethel (IN) (4), University of the Southwest (4), Missouri Valley College (2), Mount Mercy (2), Hope International (1), St. Ambrose (1).
JUCO Division I
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Odessa (5) | 61 | 6 |
2 | Midland | 58 | 2 |
3 | Indian Hills (2) | 50 | 1 |
4 | New Mexico JC | 48 | 5 |
5 | Dodge City | 46 | T-9 |
T-6 | Hutchinson | 32 | 3 |
T-6 | Ranger | 32 | 8 |
8 | McLennan | 28 | 4 |
9 | Western Texas | 16 | T-9 |
10 | Eastern Florida State | 7 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Central Alabama (6), Blinn (1).
JUCO Division II
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Mississippi Gulf Coast (2) | 29 | 1 |
2 | Parkland (1) | 26 | T-4 |
3 | South Mountain | 24 | 2 |
4 | Kirkwood | 23 | 3 |
T-5 | Des Moines Area | 12 | 6 |
T-5 | Glendale | 12 | T-7 |
T-5 | Meridian | 12 | 9 |
8 | Roane State | 6 | NR |
9 | Alexandria College | 5 | 10 |
T-10 | Iowa Central | 4 | T-7 |
T-10 | Murray State College | 4 | RV |
Others receiving votes: NE Mississippi (1).
