Pepperdine won three events during the 2019-20 season, with its most recent victory coming at the Amer Ari Invitational in February. The Waves were heading toward the postseason with considerable promise before the postseason was canceled due to coronavirus.
Still, Pepperdine will finish the season ranked at the top of the final Division I Bushnell Golfweek Coaches Poll.
Pepperdine received 22 first-place votes, followed by second-ranked Oklahoma, which received three first-place votes. Texas Tech climbed to third in the ranking, with Texas and Georgia Tech rounding out the top five.
Wake Forest, Arizona State, Texas A&M, Baylor, and Washington all earned a spot in the top ten.
Tennessee (No. 24) rejoined the ranking for its final release, while Oklahoma State and UCLA fell from the top 25.
Coaches poll
| Rank | University (First-place votes) | Points | Previous Rank |
| 1 | Pepperdine (22) | 639 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma (3) | 622 | 2 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | 569 | 5 |
| 4 | Texas | 557 | 4 |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | 541 | 7 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 527 | 8 |
| 7 | Arizona State (1) | 525 | 3 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | 470 | 6 |
| 9 | Baylor | 427 | 12 |
| 10 | Washington | 372 | 11 |
| 11 | Duke | 355 | 18 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 337 | 13 |
| 13 | Auburn | 334 | 15 |
| 14 | SMU | 332 | 9 |
| 15 | Louisville | 330 | 14 |
| 16 | North Carolina | 221 | T-25 |
| 17 | BYU | 208 | 19 |
| 18 | Arizona | 185 | 10 |
| 19 | Colorado State | 176 | 20 |
| 20 | Clemson | 162 | 23 |
| 21 | Georgia | 154 | 16 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | 145 | 17 |
| 23 | Florida | 106 | 22 |
| 24 | Tennessee | 59 | NR |
| 25 | Southern California | 22 | 24 |
Dropped from ranking: Oklahoma State (T-25); UCLA (21).
Others receiving votes: East Tennessee State, 18; UCLA, 18; Oklahoma State, 16; Illinois, 6; San Diego State, 5; Oregon State, 4; Liberty, 2; Northwestern, 2; James Madison, 1; North Florida, 1; South Florida, 1; UNLV, 1.
