Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Preseason 2024 Coaches Poll: Auburn is No. 1

The preseason Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf polls for the 2024-25 season have been released.

After completing one of the greatest seasons in men’s college golf history in 2023-24, Auburn starts the new year as the No. 1-team in the preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Tigers received 14 first-place votes and 409 points on Aug. 30.

Arizona State (two first-place votes) is second, Florida State (one first-place vote) is third, with Vanderbilt and North Carolina rounding out the top five.

Virginia, Tennessee, Texas, Illinois and Florida complete the top 10.

After the latest round of confernece realignment, the Div. I poll features 11 SEC teams, six from the ACC, four from the Big 12 and four Big 10 teams.

2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll

Others receiving votes: Oregon (39), East Tennessee State (30), LSU (30), Mississippi State (30), California (23), Wake Forest (21), Baylor (18), Southern California (18), Notre Dame (15), New Mexico (13), BYU (11), Louisville (11), USF (11), West Virginia (10), North Florida (9), Clemson (5), Northwestern (5), SMU (5), South Carolina (2), Chattanooga (2), Elon (1).

2024-25 Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll

After winning the first national championship in school history in May, Colorado Christian is No. 1 in the Preseason Bushnell/Golfweek DII Coaches Poll. The Cougars received nine first-place votes and 430 points on August 30, six more than North Georgia (seven first-place votes and 424 points).

Oklahoma Christian (one first-place vote), West Florida, and Georgia Southwestern (one first-place vote) rounded out the top five, while Lincoln Memorial, Grand Valley State, Florida Southern (one first-place vote), Nova Southeastern and Central Oklahoma completed the top 10.