Yahoo Sports Auburn moves into top spot in Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches poll for March 1
The Bushnell/Golfweek Division I coaches poll has a new No. 1 for the first time in 2023-24: Auburn.
After the Tigers stormed to finish second in the Southern Highlands Collegiate on Feb. 27, they received 11 first-place votes and 462 points, nine more than five-time previous No. 1 North Carolina (six first-place votes and 453 points).
Vanderbilt (two first-place votes), Arizona State and Washington rounded out the top five, while Ole Miss, Tennessee, Arizona, Oklahoma, and Arkansas completed the top 10.
In Division II, North Georgia is No. 1 for the fifth straight time, receiving all 19 first-place votes and 475 points in the process.
Here’s a look at the Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls for March 1:
Division I
Rank | Team | Points | Previous |
1 | Auburn (11) | 462 | 2 |
2 | North Carolina (6) | 453 | 1 |
3 | Vanderbilt (2) | 448 | 3 |
4 | Arizona State | 393 | 4 |
5 | Washington | 378 | 5 |
6 | Ole Miss | 351 | 8 |
7 | Tennessee | 343 | 6 |
8 | Arizona | 326 | 10 |
9 | Oklahoma | 316 | 15 |
10 | Arkansas | 299 | 7 |
11 | Georgia Tech | 286 | 9 |
12 | Virginia | 269 | 11 |
13 | Florida State | 263 | 12 |
14 | Texas Tech | 221 | 23 |
15 | Florida | 212 | 19 |
16 | East Tennessee State | 195 | 13 |
17 | Illinois | 179 | 16 |
18 | California | 142 | 22 |
19 | New Mexico | 134 | 18 |
20 | Texas | 113 | 21 |
21 | Alabama | 90 | 14 |
22 | Mississippi State | 86 | 17 |
23 | Duke | 55 | T-24 |
24 | North Florida | 51 | T-24 |
25 | Oregon | 46 | 20 |
Receiving votes: Texas A&M (23), Ohio State (13), Georgia (8), Chattanooga (6), Notre Dame (4), Oklahoma State (3), Louisville (2), Purdue (2), Clemson (1), San Diego State (1), Wisconsin (1).
Division II
Rank | Team | Points | Previous |
1 | North Georgia (19) | 475 | 1 |
2 | Lincoln Memorial | 430 | 2 |
3 | Georgia Southwestern | 426 | 5 |
4 | Grand Valley State | 387 | 4 |
5 | Lee | 371 | 3 |
6 | South Carolina Aiken | 329 | 14 |
7 | Florida Southern | 326 | 7 |
8 | Saint Leo | 321 | 11 |
T-9 | Colorado Christian | 318 | 9 |
T-9 | Oklahoma Christian | 318 | 6 |
11 | Colorado State Pueblo | 301 | 8 |
12 | Lander | 277 | 12 |
13 | Texas-Permian Basin | 220 | 13 |
14 | Henderson State | 215 | 10 |
15 | Columbus State | 205 | 19 |
16 | Midwestern State | 185 | 16 |
17 | West Florida | 162 | 15 |
18 | Nova Southeastern | 144 | 17 |
19 | Dallas Baptist | 114 | RV |
20 | Colorado School of Mines | 99 | 21 |
21 | Barton | 95 | 24 |
22 | Coker | 88 | 23 |
23 | Central Oklahoma | 51 | 18 |
24 | Ferris State | 38 | 20 |
25 | Chico State | 37 | 22 |
Receiving votes: Colorado Mesa (36), Cal State Monterey Bay (29), Lenoir Rhyne (27), Cal State East Bay (22), Tampa (16), Newberry (15), Carson-Newman (14), Shorter (12), Barry (10), Central Missouri (9), Indianapolis (9), Cal State San Marcos (7), Rollins (7), Sonoma State (5), Flagler (4), Lynn (3), Wayne State (MI) (3), West Georgia (3), Missouri S&T (2), Southern Arkansas (2), South Carolina Beaufort (2), West Texas A&M (2), McKendree (1), Missouri-St. Louis (1), Virginia Union (1), Western New Mexico (1).
Division III
Rank | Team | Points | Previous |
1 | Methodist (13) | 325 | 1 |
2 | Emory | 312 | 2 |
3 | Oglethorpe | 293 | 3 |
4 | Illinois Wesleyan | 274 | 4 |
5 | Lynchburg | 272 | 5 |
6 | Carnegie Mellon | 257 | 6 |
7 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 253 | 7 |
8 | Bethel (MN) | 228 | 8 |
9 | Saint John’s (MN) | 197 | T-10 |
10 | Washington & Lee | 188 | 9 |
11 | Aurora | 186 | 13 |
12 | Sewanee | 182 | T-10 |
13 | Babson | 176 | 12 |
14 | Texas-Dallas | 143 | 16 |
15 | Wittenberg | 133 | T-14 |
16 | Averett | 132 | T-14 |
17 | Pomona-Pitzer | 131 | 17 |
18 | Christopher Newport | 105 | 18 |
19 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 82 | 20 |
20 | Huntingdon | 76 | 19 |
21 | Guilford | 58 | 21 |
22 | RPI | 47 | 22 |
23 | Trinity (CT) | 44 | 23 |
24 | Greensboro | 22 | 24 |
25 | Kenyon | 21 | RV |
Receiving votes: Rochester (17), California Lutheran (16), LeTourneau (16), Gustavus Adolphus (14), Piedmont (7), La Verne (5), Redlands (4), Hampden-Sydney (3), Willamette (3), Gettysburg (2), Grinnell (1).
NAIA
Rank | Team | Points | Previous |
1 | Dalton State (6) | 246 | 1 |
2 | Keiser (4) | 244 | 2 |
3 | British Columbia | 225 | T-3 |
4 | OUAZ | 222 | T-3 |
5 | Wayland Baptist | 210 | 5 |
6 | Texas Wesleyan | 189 | 11 |
7 | Lindsey Wilson | 174 | 7 |
8 | Truett McConnell | 166 | 6 |
9 | Coastal Georgia | 162 | 13 |
10 | Cumberland (TN) | 160 | 8 |
11 | Bellevue | 144 | 10 |
12 | Southeastern (FL) | 138 | 16 |
13 | Campbellsville | 129 | 12 |
14 | William Carey | 108 | T-14 |
15 | Oklahoma City | 101 | T-14 |
T-16 | Lawrence Tech | 98 | 18 |
T-16 | Point | 98 | 9 |
18 | Houston-Victoria | 92 | 17 |
19 | Southwestern Christian | 50 | 19 |
20 | Ave Maria | 49 | T-23 |
21 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 45 | 21 |
22 | Webber International | 39 | RV |
23 | Morningside | 25 | 25 |
T-24 | Lewis-Clark State | 24 | RV |
T-24 | Victoria – BC | 24 | RV |
Receiving votes: The Master’s (21), Reinhardt (14), Cumberlands (KY) (13), Taylor (11), Northwestern Ohio (9), Faulkner (8), Mount Mercy (4), Roosevelt (3), Northwestern (IA) (2), Southern Oregon (2), Tennessee Wesleyan (1).
NJCAA
Division I
Rank | Team | Points | Previous |
1 | Midland (1) | 58 | 1 |
T-2 | Odessa (4) | 53 | 3 |
T-2 | New Mexico JC (1) | 53 | 4 |
4 | Indian Hills | 52 | 2 |
5 | Hutchinson | 44 | 5 |
6 | Central Alabama | 32 | 8 |
7 | McLennan | 25 | 9 |
8 | Dodge City | 23 | 6 |
9 | Ranger | 22 | 7 |
10 | Western Texas | 15 | 10 |
Receiving votes: Eastern Florida State (6), Iowa Western (2).
Division II
Rank | Team | Points | Previous |
1 | Mississippi Gulf Coast (4) | 40 | 1 |
2 | South Mountain | 34 | 2 |
3 | Parkland | 30 | 3 |
4 | Kirkwood | 28 | 4 |
5 | Roane State | 25 | 5 |
6 | Des Moines Area | 21 | 6 |
7 | Meridian | 14 | 7 |
8 | East Central | 11 | 9 |
9 | Iowa Central | 8 | 8 |
T-10 | Jones | 3 | NR |
T-10 | Mesa | 3 | RV |
Receiving votes: Alexandria College (2), Southwest Mississippi (1).
