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

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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

Rank University Points
1 Auburn (14) 409
2 Arizona State (2) 357
3 Florida State (1) 355
4 Vanderbilt 346
5 North Carolina 279
6 Virginia 271
7 Tennessee 262
8 Texas 257
9 Illinois 253
10 Florida 240
11 Georgia Tech 237
12 Oklahoma 229
13 Ole Miss 221
14 Arizona 211
15 Texas Tech 189
16 Alabama 182
17 Arkansas 180
18 Washington 140
19 Texas A&M 133
20 Oklahoma State 125
21 Georgia 122
22 Ohio State 68
23 Stanford 63
24 Duke 61
25 UCLA 55

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.

Rank University Points
1 Colorado Christian (9) 430
2 North Georgia (7) 424
3 Oklahoma Christian (1) 416
4 West Florida 370
5 Georgia Southwestern…

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