Vanderbilt back to No.1 Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
Vanderbilt sophomore Patrick Martin
(Golfweek Photo)
NORMAN, OK (May 5, 2017) - With the NCAA Regional's just over a week away the final regular season Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll has been released and Vanderbilt is back atop the standings. Vanderbilt makes their return to the top spot following their first ever
SEC conference title. This marks the fourth-time that the Commodores have been atop the Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll this year.
After a two poll run in the top spot USC dropped to No. 2 and along with No. 3 Oklahoma State they are they other two programs receiving votes in the final regular season poll.
While the majority of the poll remained relatively the same Duke made one of the more notable moves jumping from No. 22 to No. 17 following their win in the ACC Championship.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches
Poll -
May 5
| Rank |
University
(1st place votes) |
Points |
Previous Rank |
1 |
Vanderbilt (15) |
564 |
3 |
2 |
USC (7) |
546 |
1 |
3 |
Oklahoma State (1) |
524 |
2 |
4 |
Stanford |
463 |
7 |
5 |
Florida |
461 |
5 |
6 |
LSU |
456 |
6 |
7 |
Oregon |
452 |
9 |
8 |
Illinois |
436 |
8 |
9 |
Baylor |
405 |
4 |
10 |
Wake Forest |
361 |
10 |
11 |
Kent State |
300 |
11 |
12 |
Texas |
300 |
15 |
13 |
Texas Tech |
296 |
13 |
14 |
Clemson |
293 |
14 |
15 |
Texas A&M |
260 |
18 |
16 |
Oklahoma |
251 |
12 |
17 |
Duke |
198 |
22 |
18 |
Virginia |
182 |
16 |
19 |
UNLV |
177 |
17 |
20 |
Auburn |
129 |
19 |
21 |
Ole Miss |
99 |
21 |
22 |
Georgia Tech |
74 |
20 |
23 |
Georgia |
61 |
23 |
24 |
Florida State |
57 |
NR |
25 |
Missouri |
39 |
NR |
Others Receiving Votes:
Arizona State, 25; Pepperdine, 23; East Carolina, 9; Kennesaw State, 8; North Carolina, 6; NC State, 4; Northwestern, 4; South Carolina, 4; Georgia State, 3; Colorado, 2; Alabama, 1; Lipscomb, 1; Washington, 1
Dropped From Rankings:
Arizona State (No. 25), Pepperdine (No. 24)