Illinois retains top spot in Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
Nick Hardy and Illinois hold onto to the
top spot in the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
(Golfweek Photo)
NORMAN, OK (October 21, 2016) -- Illinois received
nine first-place votes to stay No. 1 in the Bushnell
Golfweek Coaches Poll. It marks the second straight
ranking the Illini hold the top spot.
A total of five teams received first-place votes.
Second-ranked Oklahoma State garnered four first place
votes and edged No. 3 Vanderbilt, who received seven
first-place nods, by one point - 555-554. Fourth-ranked
Florida had three and No. 4 Auburn one first-place vote.
LSU was sixth and followed by Virginia and Wake
Forest. Big 12 foes Oklahoma and Texas Tech moved
into the top 10 at Nos. 9 and 10, respectively.
Oregon (#15) and Arizona State (#T25) returned
to the top 25 while UNLV (#17), Kent State (#19),
Mississippi (#21) and Missouri (#24) made their debuts.
Alabama, California, Duke, Georgia Tech and South
Carolina fell from the ranking.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll -
October 21
| Rank |
University
(1st place votes) |
Points |
Previous Rank |
1 |
Illinois (9) |
562 |
1 |
2 |
Oklahoma State (4) |
555 |
2 |
3 |
Vanderbilt (7) |
554 |
9 |
4 |
Florida (3) |
533 |
8 |
5 |
Auburn (1) |
510 |
3 |
6 |
LSU |
495 |
4 |
7 |
Virginia |
447 |
7 |
8 |
Wake Forest |
414 |
10 |
9 |
Oklahoma |
400 |
11 |
10 |
Texas Tech |
340 |
23 |
11 |
Stanford |
329 |
14 |
T12 |
Baylor |
292 |
21 |
T12 |
North Carolina |
292 |
20 |
14 |
Georgia |
256 |
12 |
15 |
Oregon |
229 |
NR |
16 |
Clemson |
221 |
6 |
17 |
UNLV |
195 |
NR |
18 |
Southern California |
175 |
13 |
19 |
Kent State |
156 |
NR |
20 |
San Diego State |
128 |
15 |
21 |
Mississippi |
113 |
NR |
22 |
Texas A&M |
107 |
16 |
23 |
Texas |
105 |
5 |
24 |
Missouri |
68 |
NR |
T25 |
Arizona State |
51 |
NR |
T25 |
Florida State |
51 |
17 |
Others Receiving Votes: Duke, 36;
Colorado, 34; Kansas, 32; Liberty, 21; Eastern
Kentucky, 17; Arkansas, 16; Georgia Tech, 14; Purdue,
13; South Carolina, 10; UCLA, 9; BYU, 5; Alabama, 4;
Kennesaw State, 3; Kentucky, 3; Michigan, 3; Michigan
State, 1; North Florida, 1.
Dropped From Rankings: Alabama
(#24), California (#25), Duke (#19), Georgia Tech
(#22), South Carolina (#18)