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Vanderbilt tops first Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll 2022-23

Vanderbilt tops first Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll 2022-23

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).

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