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Oklahoma, Colorado Christian, Methodist are No. 1 in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Polls

With consecutive wins at the Valero Texas Collegiate on Sep. 23 and Ben Hogan Collegiate on Oct. 1, Oklahoma has been elevated into the top spot in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll for Oct. 11, 2024.

The Sooners received seven first-place votes and 388 points, five more than previous No. 1 Auburn (eight first-place votes and 383 points).

Arizona State, Virginia (one first-place vote) and Vanderbilt rounded out the top five.

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll

Rank University Points Previous
1 Oklahoma (7) 388 8
2 Auburn (8) 383 1
3 Arizona State 378 2
4 Virginia (1) 345 3
5 Vanderbilt 317 4
6 Ole Miss (1) 291 12
7 Texas 290 11
8 Tennessee 256 6
9 Florida 247 9
10 North Carolina 244 16
11 Georgia Tech 243 17
12 Florida State 234 10
13 Illinois 226 5
14 Arizona 214 13
15 LSU 203 15
16 Alabama 200 7
17 Texas Tech 171 14
18 Texas A&M 143 19
19 Oklahoma State 120 18
20 Utah 87 24
21 Georgia 78 21
22 Stanford 73 22
T-23 Duke 42 20
T-23 Notre Dame 42 RV
T-23 Pepperdine 42 25

Others receiving votes: UCLA (31), Arkansas (29), South Carolina (28), Ohio State (22), BYU (21), Wake Forest (19), SMU (16), Gonzaga (15), USF (14), Colorado State (13), UNLV (12), Purdue (8), Arkansas State (5), Colorado (4), Marquette (4), North Alabama (2), Pacific (2), Louisville (1), Mississippi State (1), Troy (1), Washington (1).

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll

After a fourth straight tournament victory at the WWU Invitational, Colorado Christian maintained its No. 1 ranking for the third consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Cougars received nine first-place votes and 249 points.

North Georgia (one first-place vote), Oklahoma Christian, West Florida, and Georgia Southwestern rounded out the top five.

Rank University Points Previous
1 Colorado Christian (9) 249 1
2 North Georgia (1) 236 2
3 Oklahoma Christian 233 4
4 West Florida 210 3
5 Georgia Southwestern 198 5
6 Lincoln Memorial 188 6
7 Grand Valley State 185 8
8 Central Oklahoma 177 9
9 Lee 164 10
10 Florida Southern 161 7
11 Nova Southeastern 126 11
12 Saint Leo 109 13
13 Henderson State 99 15
14 USC Aiken 76 12
15 Lander 72 18
16 Coker 70 17
17 Barry 68 16
18 West Texas A&M 56 20
19 Dallas Baptist 46 14
20 Columbus State 43 19
21 Midwestern State 39 23
22 Colorado Mesa 35 RV
23 UMSL 33 RV
24 Missouri S&T 29 RV
25 Wingate 28 21

Others receiving votes: Colorado State Pueblo (27), Palm Beach Atlantic (27), Cal State East Bay (25), Flagler (25), Lynn (21), Anderson (SC) (20), Harding (20), Tampa (20), Colorado School of Mines (18), Ferris State (17), Western New Mexico (16), Valdosta State (12), Simon Fraser (11), Southern Arkansas (9), CSU Monterey Bay (7), Chico State (6), Embry-Riddle (FL) (6), Barton (5), Union (TN) (5), Carson-Newman (4), Central Missouri (3), St. Mary’s (TX) (3), Fort Hays State (2), USCB (1), Virginia Union (1).

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll

After winning the Gate City Invitational on Oct. 1, Methodist is No. 1 for the 10th consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Monarchs received nine first-place votes and 295 points on October 11, five more than Emory (three first-place votes and 290 points).

Rank University Points Previous
1 Methodist (9) 295 1
2 Emory (3) 290 3
3 Carnegie Mellon 261 2
4 Illinois Wesleyan 257 5
5 Oglethorpe 254 4
6 Washington & Lee 223 7
7 Huntingdon 221 6
8 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 191 9
9 Redlands 161 11
10 Lynchburg 146 8
T-11 Kenyon 137 13
T-11 Aurora 137 15
13 LeTourneau 133 17
14 Wittenberg 129 12
15 Bethel (MN) 109 16
16 Babson 85 21
17 Hampden-Sydney 83 20
18 Pomona-Pitzer 72 19
19 Berry 58 RV
20 Wisconsin-Eau Claire 56 22
T-21 Sewanee 54 10
T-21 Saint John’s (MN) 54 14
23 Carleton 49 NR
24 Franklin & Marshall 48 23
25 Rochester 46 RV

 Others receiving votes: Gettysburg (45), Gustavus Adolphus (43), Trinity (TX) (43), Guilford (33), Piedmont (30), Nebraska Wesleyan (27), Mary Hardin-Baylor (14), Southwestern (TX) (13), Whitman (12), Willamette (12), Whitworth (11), Greensboro (9), Trinity (CT) (6), Rhodes (5), Averett (4), California Lutheran (4), Rose-Hulman (4), Transylvania (4), Hamilton (2).

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2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll

After winning their sixth straight tournament at the Invite at Innisbrook on Sept. 24, Dalton State is No. 1 for the fifth consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Roadrunners received all seven first-place votes and 175 points, eight more than Keiser (167 points).

Rank University Points Previous
1 Dalton State (7) 175 1
2 Keiser 167 2
3 Texas Wesleyan 151 3
T-4 British Columbia 144 T-5
T-4 OUAZ 144 8
6 Lindsey Wilson 141 4
7 Wayland Baptist 129 9
8 Coastal Georgia 103 11
9 Oklahoma City 90 T-5
T-10 Houston-Victoria 85 10
T-10 Truett McConnell 85 14
12 Columbia (MO) 81 7
T-13 Campbellsville 80 T-19
T-13 MidAmerica Nazarene 80 13
15 Cumberland (TN) 69 15
16 William Carey 65 16
17 Southeastern (FL) 61 12
18 Webber International 51 17
T-19 Northwestern Ohio 38 RV
T-19 Point 38 T-21
21 Lawrence Tech 36 24
22 Tennessee Wesleyan 35 T-21
23 Taylor 28 18
24 Northwestern (IA) 24 23
25 Bellevue 23 T-19

Others receiving votes: Victoria-B.C. (19), Ave Maria (17), Midway (15), Mount Mercy (14), Blue Mountain College (11), USAO (11), Cumberlands (KY) (9), SCAD Atlanta (8), The Master’s (8), Reinhardt (7), Grand View (5), Lewis-Clark State (5), Morningside (5), Embry-Riddle (AZ) (3), St. Ambrose (3), Faulkner (1), Southwestern Christian (1).

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll

With three wins already under its belt this season, Midland tops its second straight Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll. The Chaparrals received three first-place votes and 64 points, eight more than Hutchinson (one first-place vote and 56 points).

Rank University Points Previous
1 Midland (3) 64 1
2 Hutchinson (1) 56 3
3 Odessa (3) 51 2
4 Indian Hills 48 4
5 New Mexico JC 42 5
6 Central Alabama 40 6
7 Western Texas 21 T-7
8 McLennan 19 T-7
9 Southern Union State 13 T-7
10 Weatherford 12 RV

Others receiving votes: Eastern Florida State (11), Eastern Wyoming (5), Dodge City (2), Blinn (1).

2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll

With four wins between them already this season, Mississippi Gulf Coast and Parkland, who has three of the wins, share No. 1 in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs and Cobras each received one first-place vote and 27 points on October 11, one more than Murray State (OK) (one first-place vote and 26 points).

Rank University Points Previous
T-1 Mississippi Gulf Coast (1) 27 T-1
T-1 Parkland (1) 27 5
3 Murray State (OK) (1) 26 RV
4 South Mountain 18 3
5 Kirkwood 16 T-1
6 Roane State 14 4
7 Heartland 12 T-9
8 Meridian 7 8
9 Iowa Central 6 7
T-10 East Central 4 NR
T-10 Hawkeye 4 T-9

Others receiving votes: Des Moines Area (1), Jones (1).

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