A NCAA Division I national semifinalist a season ago, Vanderbilt begins the 2022-23 campaign in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll in the No.1 spot.
Vanderbilt is coming off a win in the Frederica Cup. The Commodores received 14 first-place votes and were 12 points ahead of No. 2 North Carolina.
Florida, Oklahoma, and Arizona State round out the top five, while Georgia Tech, Oklahoma State, Texas Tech, defending national champion Texas, and 2021 national champion Pepperdine complete the top 10.
| Rank | Team (First-place votes) | Points |
| 1 | Vanderbilt (14) | 584 |
| 2 | North Carolina (2) | 572 |
| 3 | Florida (1) | 544 |
| 4 | Oklahoma (5) | 538 |
| 5 | Arizona State | 532 |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | 480 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 472 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | 455 |
| 9 | Texas (3) | 422 |
| 10 | Pepperdine | 364 |
| 11 | Illinois | 349 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 314 |
| 13 | Auburn | 293 |
| 14 | Arkansas | 290 |
| 15 | Stanford | 287 |
| 16 | Georgia | 277 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | 256 |
| 18 | Florida State | 211 |
| 19 | Wake Forest | 180 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 159 |
| 21 | LSU | 154 |
| 22 | Washington | 132 |
| 23 | Mississippi | 115 |
| 24 | Georgia Southern | 81 |
| 25 | Arizona | 37 |
Others receiving votes: Clemson (34); East Tennessee State (30); Virginia (30); Oregon (26); Duke (21); North Florida (19); Alabama (8); South Carolina (8); SMU (7); BYU (6); New Mexico (5); Ohio State (4); Purdue (2); Charleston (1); Missouri (1).
