After finishing the fall as the No. 1 ranked team in the country and the spring season underway, the Oklahoma Sooners continue their reign as the top-ranked men’s team in the country in the first Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll of 2020.
The Sooners received six first-place votes, followed by second-ranked Pepperdine, who received 16 first-place votes, and Georgia Tech, who received one first-place vote. Duke and Wake Forest round out the top five.
Texas Tech, Colorado State, Notre Dame, Arizona State and Arizona all earned a spot in the top ten.
Vanderbilt (22) and Tennessee (25) both rejoined the ranking this week, while Arkansas and Oregon State fell from the top 25.
Coaches Poll
|
Rank |
University (First-place votes) |
Points |
Previous Rank |
|
1 |
Oklahoma (6) |
554 |
1 |
|
2 |
Pepperdine (16) |
546 |
4 |
|
3 |
Georgia Tech (1) |
531 |
3 |
|
4 |
Duke |
462 |
5 |
|
5 |
Wake Forest |
439 |
6 |
|
6 |
Texas Tech |
422 |
2 |
|
7 |
Colorado State |
412 |
8 |
|
8 |
Notre Dame |
410 |
7 |
|
9 |
Arizona State |
405 |
10 |
|
10 |
Arizona |
387 |
14 |
|
11 |
Texas A&M |
342 |
T-16 |
|
12 |
Baylor |
314 |
11 |
|
13 |
Texas |
289 |
19 |
|
14 |
North Carolina |
274 |
12 |
|
15 |
BYU |
264 |
9 |
|
16 |
SMU |
262 |
13 |
|
17 |
Auburn |
204 |
T-16 |
|
18 |
Washington |
181 |
18 |
|
19 |
Louisville |
172 |
15 |
|
20 |
Georgia |
155 |
20 |
|
21 |
Clemson |
101 |
22 |
|
22 |
Vanderbilt |
76 |
NR |
|
23 |
LSU |
70 |
25 |
|
24 |
UCLA |
64 |
21 |
|
25 |
Tennessee |
41 |
NR |
Dropped from ranking: Arkansas (23); Oregon State (24).
Others receiving votes: East Tennessee State, 22; California, 18; Arkansas, 17; North Florida, 7; Oklahoma State, 7; Florida, 6; Oregon State, 6; Florida State, 5; Illinois, 4; South Carolina, 3; Mississippi, 2; South Florida, 1.
