Texas sits atop Preseason Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll
Senior All-American Gavin Hall will be leading another strong Texas team
(Golfweek Photo)
NORMAN, OK (August 26, 2016) -- Texas received 16
of
25 first-place votes to grab the No. 1 spot in the
preseason Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll. The
Longhorns, who were also the top-ranked team in
college golf to close the regular season, finished
runner-
up at the NCAA Championships.
Southern California was the only other team to
garner multiple first-place votes, four, and are ranked
second. Illinois received a first-place vote and is fourth
followed by Oklahoma State. Fifth-ranked Vanderbilt
and No. 6 Florida also collected a first-place tally. LSU
was seventh while Stanford, with one first-place vote,
Georgia and Oklahoma complete the top 10.
Defending NCAA champion Oregon was No. 15 and
received the remaining first-place vote.
Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll -
Preseason
| Rank |
University
(1st place votes) |
Points |
NCAA Finals Finish |
1 |
Texas (16) |
608 |
Runner-up |
2 |
Southern California |
554 |
Semifinals |
3 |
Illinois (1) |
502 |
Semifinals |
4 |
Oklahoma State |
490 |
T10 |
5 |
Vanderbilt (1) |
482 |
Quarterfinals |
6 |
Florida (1) |
455 |
15 |
7 |
LSU |
453 |
Quarterfinals |
8 |
Stanford (1) |
413 |
Missed Cut |
9 |
Georgia |
393 |
Missed Cut |
10 |
Oklahoma |
338 |
Quarterfinals |
T11 |
Auburn |
322 |
Missed Cut |
T11 |
California |
322 |
T10 |
13 |
Clemson |
299 |
Missed Cut |
14 |
Wake Forest |
290 |
Missed Cut |
15 |
Oregon (1) |
283 |
Champion |
16 |
Alabama |
241 |
Missed Cut |
17 |
South Carolina |
216 |
Quarterfinals |
18 |
Florida State |
215 |
Missed Cut |
19 |
Arizona State |
187 |
9 |
20 |
Arkansas |
168 |
12 |
21 |
Virginia |
157 |
Missed Cut |
22 |
USF |
128 |
Missed Cut |
23 |
Duke |
86 |
DNQ |
24 |
Baylor |
70 |
Missed Cut |
25 |
Kentucky |
66 |
13 |
Others Receiving Votes: North Carolina, 52; Texas
A&M, 52; San Diego State, 51; Washington, 41;
Purdue,
27; UCLA, 27; UNLV, 26; Georgia Tech, 20; Houston,
20; Texas Tech, 15; NC State, 14; TCU, 14; Michigan,
8; Louisville, 7; Penn State, 4; Pepperdine, 3; UAB, 2;
Charleston Southern, 1; New Mexico, 1; SMU, 1; Troy,
1