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Cameron Jourdan

Vanderbilt, Anderson maintain first place in Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls for March 3

The Golf Coaches Association of America has released its second Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls of the spring semester, and there are some familiar names on top.

In Division I, Vanderbilt strengthened its grip on the top spot. The Commodores received 20 first-place votes and had 500 points. Meanwhile, Texas Tech moved into the No. 2 position.

In Division II, Anderson (SC) also held on to the No. 1 position.

Christopher Newport (Div. III) and Keiser (NAIA) also held on to their spots. IN NJCAA Div. I, Hutchinson jumped New Mexico JC to take the top spot.

Here’s a look at the Bushnell/Golfweek coaches polls for March 3.

Div. I Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll

Rank Team (first-place votes) Points Previous
1 Vanderbilt (20) 500 1
2 Texas Tech 451 4
3 Arizona State 437 5
4 North Carolina 436 3
5 Auburn 405 2
6 Stanford 399 6
7 Illinois 395 9
T-8 Pepperdine 330 16
T-8 Oklahoma 330 12
10 Florida State 312 14
11 Georgia Tech 300 11
12 Texas 296 15
13 Florida 266 7
14 Tennessee 234 8
15 Virginia 224 13
16 Texas A&M 216 10
17 Alabama 179 18
18 Oklahoma State 168 17
19 Arizona 146 19
20 Colorado State 134 23
21 Kansas State 73 20
22 Baylor 66 NR
23 Georgia Southern 53 T-25
24 Mississippi State 50 22
25 Cincinnati 43 RV

Others receiving votes: Georgia (26), Oregon (18), San Diego State (17), BYU (5), Ole Miss (4), Duke (4), Washington (2), North Florida (1), TCU (1).

Div. II Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll

Rank University Points Previous
1 Anderson (SC) (10) 321 1
2 Barry (3) 313 2
3 West Florida 284 3
4 Oklahoma Christian 269 8
5 Grand Valley State 266 4
6 Lee 257 5
7 Nova Southeastern 254 7
8 North Georgia 250 9
9 Georgia Southwestern 203 12
10 Colorado State-Pueblo 193 14
T-11 Henderson State 161 6
T-11 Clayton State 161 13
13 Tampa 152 11
14 Sonoma State 132 10
15 Western New Mexico 126 16
16 Cameron 114 NR
17 Midwestern State 108 RV
18 Missouri – St. Louis 103 15
19 Carson-Newman 103 20
20 Saint Leo 79 18
21 CSU Monterey Bay 59 17
22 Barton 58 NR
23 Cal State San Marcos 54 NR
24 Western Washington 40 RV
25 Lincoln Memorial 32 21

Others receiving votes: Columbus State (19), Northeastern State (19), Chico State (16), Cal State East Bay (15), Simon Fraser (13), South Carolina-Aiken (13), Findlay (12), Stanislaus State (8), Limestone (6), Washburn (3), Missouri S&T (3), St. Mary’s (TX) (2), Lander (1), McKendree (1), Wayne State (MI) (1), Virginia Union (1).

Div. III Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll

Rank University Points Previous
1 Christopher Newport (8) 319 1
2 Methodist (2) 307 2
3 Emory (1) 296 3
4 Piedmont 269 5
5 Carnegie Mellon 261 6
6 Wittenberg (1) 249 4
7 Illinois Wesleyan 222 9
8 Washington & Lee 221 10
9 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps (1) 219 16
10 Oglethorpe 197 12
11 LeTourneau 172 11
12 Redlands 171 7
13 Texas-Dallas 155 13
14 Guilford 152 T-14
15 Saint Johns (MN) 139 T-14
16 Sewanee 112 18
17 Greensboro 97 21
18 Huntingdon 94 20
19 Trinity (TX) 89 19
20 Willamette 82 8
21 Pomona-Pitzer 72 17
T-22 East Texas Baptist 49 24
T-22 Cal Lutheran 49 22
T-24 Aurora 35 23
T-24 RPI 35 25

Others receiving votes: Rochester (24), Gettysburg (22), Kenyon (18), Skidmore (17), Averett (16), Luther (16), Dallas (13), Babson (11), Gustavus Adolphus (9), Wisconsin-Eau Claire (7), Rhodes (4), Lynchburg (2), NYU (2), York (PA) (1).

NAIA Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll

Rank University Points Previous
1 Keiser (10) 274 1
2 Lindsey Wilson (1) 254 3
3 Bellevue 242 2
4 Dalton State 237 5
5 Ottawa (AZ) 227 4
6 Southeastern (FL) 203 T-10
7 South Carolina Beaufort 198 7
8 Cumberlands 195 6
9 Houston-Victoria 192 T-10
10 Taylor 177 9
11 Wayland Baptist 165 8
12 British Columbia 155 13
13 Coastal Georgia 136 17
14 The Master’s 130 15
15 Southwestern Christian 125 14
16 Oklahoma City 123 12
17 Texas Wesleyan 91 16
18 Point 87 19
19 William Carey 67 18
20 Reinhardt 56 25
21 Blue Mountain 45 NR
22 Lawrence Tech 40 T-21
T-23 Truett McConnell 27 T-21
T-23 Park (MO) 27 RV
25 Webber International 16 RV

Others receiving votes: Embry-Riddle (AZ) (15), William Woods (14), Kansas Wesleyan (12), Central Methodist (10), Tennessee Wesleyan (10), Sterling (5), Bethany (KS) (4), Mount Mercy (4), St. Ambrose (3), Benedictine at Mesa (2), Morningside (2), Grand View (1).

NJCAA Div. I Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll

Rank University Points Previous
1 Hutchinson (5) 77 2
2 New Mexico JC (3) 75 1
3 Western Texas 55 5
4 Midland 45 3
5 Dodge City 44 T-6
6 Eastern Florida State 40 T-6
7 McLennan 34 4
8 Indian Hills 22 8
9 Ranger 21 RV
10 Odessa 13 9

Others receiving votes: Wallace State (5), Central Alabama (3), Jefferson State (2), Barton (1).

NJCAA Div. II Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll

Rank University Points Previous
1 South Mountain (3) 48 1
2 Mississippi Gulf Coast (2) 46 T-2
3 Kirkwood 37 4
4 Glendale 33 T-2
5 Parkland 30 5
6 Iowa Central 23 7
7 Southeast (NE) 21 6
8 Walters State 16 9
9 Meridian 15 8
10 Abraham Baldwin 5 10

Others receiving votes: Northeast (NE) (1).

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