2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Polls: Auburn Tigers are still No. 1
Despite their tournament winning streak of seven – the second-longest streak in NCAA Division I history – ended after finishing second at the Inverness Intercollegiate, Auburn maintains its position at No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I Coaches Poll for Sept. 20, 2024.
The defending national champion Tigers received eight first-place votes and 410 points overall.
Arizona State (four first-place votes), Virginia (three first-place votes), Vanderbilt and Illinois rounded out the top five. Tennessee, Alabama (two first-place votes), Oklahoma, Florida and Florida State completed the top 10.
New to the poll this time around: No. 15 LSU, No. 24 Utah and No. 25 Pepperdine. Dropping out: Washington, Ohio State and UCLA.
2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - Sept. 20, 2024
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Auburn (8) | 410 | 1 |
2 | Arizona State (4) | 400 | 2 |
3 | Virginia (3) | 379 | 6 |
4 | Vanderbilt | 336 | 4 |
5 | Illinois | 294 | 9 |
6 | Tennessee | 290 | 7 |
7 | Alabama (2) | 278 | 16 |
8 | Oklahoma | 267 | 12 |
9 | Florida | 266 | 10 |
10 | Florida State | 255 | 3 |
11 | Texas | 253 | 8 |
12 | Ole Miss | 238 | 13 |
13 | Arizona | 207 | 14 |
14 | Texas Tech | 192 | 15 |
15 | LSU | 191 | RV |
16 | North Carolina | 166 | 5 |
17 | Georgia Tech | 160 | 11 |
18 | Oklahoma State | 131 | 20 |
19 | Texas A&M | 113 | 19 |
20 | Duke | 86 | 24 |
21 | Georgia | 78 | 21 |
22 | Stanford | 76 | 23 |
23 | Arkansas | 67 | 17 |
24 | Utah | 45 | NR |
25 | Pepperdine | 41 | NR |
Others receiving votes: UCLA (38), Washington (37), SMU (34), South Carolina (34), Purdue (31), Notre Dame (28), Ohio State (21), Oregon (17), Missouri (13), Wake Forest (9), Iowa State (8), Louisville (8), Michigan State (8), Arkansas State (7), USC (7), San Diego State (6), Lipscomb (5), Kansas (3), Troy (3), Santa Clara (2), South Florida (2), Colorado (1).
2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll - Sept. 20, 2024
Colorado Christian started its season with the largest margin of victory – 57 strokes – in a Div. II history at The Writz at Mile High. Thus the program has maintained its No. 1-ranking in the latest coaches poll. Also the defending national champions, the Cougars received 13 first-place votes and 372 points overall.
North Georgia, which got the remaining first-place votes, is No. 2, followed by West Florida, Oklahoma Christian and Georgia Southwestern.
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Colorado Christian (13) | 372 | 1 |
2 | North Georgia (2) | 359 | 2 |
3 | West Florida | 320 | 4 |
4 | Oklahoma Christian | 301 | 3 |
5 | Georgia Southwestern | 301 | 5 |
6 | Lincoln Memorial | 279 | 6 |
7 | Florida Southern | 241 | 8 |
8 | Grand Valley State | 240 | 7 |
9 | Central Oklahoma | 230 | 10 |
10 | Lee | 220 | 11 |
11 | Nova Southeastern | 219 | 9 |
12 | USC Aiken | 195 | 13 |
13 | Saint Leo | 177 | 12 |
14 | Dallas Baptist | 144 | 14 |
15 | Henderson State | 134 | 19 |
16 | Barry | 125 | 17 |
17 | Coker | 107 | T-15 |
18 | Lander | 104 | 18 |
19 | Columbus State | 91 | RV |
20 | West Texas A&M | 87 | T-15 |
21 | Wingate | 71 | 22 |
22 | Colorado State Pueblo | 68 | 20 |
23 | Midwestern State | 66 | 21 |
24 | Barton | 51 | 23 |
25 | Palm Beach Atlantic | 47 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Lynn (44), CSU Monterey Bay (38), Central Missouri (37), Colorado Mesa (34), Harding (33), Western New Mexico (19), Anderson (SC) (16), Indianapolis (13), Valdosta State (13), Colorado School of Mines (12), Belmont Abbey (10), Missouri S&T (10), Carson-Newman (9), Tampa (9), Flagler (8), Wayne State (MI) (7), Lenoir-Rhyne (6), Drury (5), Southern Arkansas (5), Ferris State (4), Newberry (4), Shorter (4), Rollins (3), UMSL (2), USCB (2), Charleston (1), Union (TN) (1).
2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll - Sept. 20, 2024
Methodist was No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek Div. III Coaches Poll in the preseason. The defending national champion Monarchs are still No. 1, after receiving eight first-place votes and 294 points overall. Carnegie Mellon got the other three first-place votes and is No. 2. The top nine remain unchanged from the preseason.
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Methodist (8) | 294 | 1 |
2 | Carnegie Mellon (3) | 288 | 2 |
3 | Emory | 278 | 3 |
4 | Oglethorpe (1) | 263 | 4 |
5 | Illinois Wesleyan | 240 | 5 |
6 | Huntingdon | 230 | 6 |
7 | Washington & Lee | 205 | 7 |
8 | Lynchburg | 198 | 8 |
9 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 192 | 9 |
10 | Sewanee | 158 | 11 |
11 | Redlands | 147 | 10 |
12 | Wittenberg | 144 | 14 |
13 | Kenyon | 140 | 13 |
14 | Saint John's (MN) | 126 | 12 |
15 | Aurora | 124 | 16 |
16 | Bethel (MN) | 99 | 15 |
17 | LeTourneau | 85 | 17 |
18 | Guilford | 79 | 20 |
19 | Pomona-Pitzer | 73 | 19 |
20 | Hampden-Sydney | 63 | 23 |
21 | Babson | 57 | 21 |
22 | Wisconsin-Eau Claire | 45 | 22 |
23 | Franklin & Marshall | 40 | 18 |
T-24 | Gustavus Adolphus | 37 | 25 |
T-24 | Piedmont | 37 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Mary Hardin-Baylor (28), Trinity (TX) (28), Rochester (25), Berry (24), Nebraska Wesleyan (15), Christopher Newport (14), Willamette (14), Greensboro (13), Averett (12), Whitworth (12), Gettysburg (6), McDaniel (8), Rhodes (8), Transylvania (8), Whitman (8), Rose-Hulman (6), RPI (5), Penn State Altoona (4), Hamilton (2), Skidmore (1), Ursinus (1).
2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll - Sept. 20, 2024
After winning the season-opening Coastal Georgia Fall Invitational by 19 shots, Dalton State kept its spot at No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll. The defending national champion Roadrunners received seven first-place votes in this latest poll.
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Dalton State (7) | 199 | 1 |
2 | Keiser (1) | 193 | 2 |
3 | Texas Wesleyan | 171 | 3 |
4 | Lindsey Wilson | 169 | 5 |
T-5 | British Columbia | 159 | 4 |
T-5 | Oklahoma City | 159 | 12 |
7 | Columbia (Missouri) | 135 | 6 |
8 | OUAZ | 132 | 10 |
9 | Wayland Baptist | 125 | 9 |
10 | Houston-Victoria | 118 | 7 |
11 | Coastal Georgia | 117 | 15 |
12 | Southeastern (Fla.) | 113 | 11 |
13 | MidAmerica Nazarene | 109 | 8 |
14 | Truett McConnell | 96 | 14 |
15 | Cumberland (Tenn.) | 82 | 13 |
16 | William Carey | 70 | 16 |
17 | Webber International | 60 | 17 |
18 | Taylor | 49 | 23 |
T-19 | Bellevue | 42 | 19 |
T-19 | Campbellsville | 42 | 18 |
T-21 | Tennessee Wesleyan | 39 | RV |
T-21 | Point | 39 | 20 |
23 | Northwestern (Iowa) | 32 | 24 |
24 | Lawrence Tech | 22 | 22 |
25 | Ave Maria | 19 | 21 |
Others receiving votes: Lewis-Clark State (17), WVU Tech (17), USAO (12), Morningside (11), The Master's (10), Cumberlands (KY) (9), Victoria-BC (8), Northwestern Ohio (7), Mount Mercy (6), Missouri Valley College (5), Faulkner (4), Grand View (1), Midway (1), SCAD Savannah (1).
2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. 1 Coaches Poll - Sept. 20, 2024
After winning the Waco River Classic by 15 shots to begin the season, Midland is No. 1 in the latest poll. The Chaparrals received one first-place vote and 51 points, three more than previous No. 1 Odessa (two first-place votes and 48 points).
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
1 | Midland (1) | 51 | 2 |
2 | Odessa (2) | 48 | 1 |
3 | Hutchinson (1) | 45 | T-4 |
4 | Indian Hills (1) | 38 | T-4 |
5 | New Mexico JC (1) | 37 | 3 |
6 | Central Alabama | 27 | 7 |
T-7 | McLennan | 20 | 6 |
T-7 | Southern Union State | 20 | NR |
T-7 | Western Texas | 20 | 9 |
10 | Eastern Florida State | 10 | T-10 |
Others receiving votes: Dodge City (8), Weatherford (3), Eastern Wyoming (2), Blinn (1).
2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. 1I Coaches Poll - Sept. 20, 2024
With strong showings in powerful fields to begin their seasons, Mississippi Gulf Coast and Kirkwood share No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll. The last two national champions each received two first-place votes and 38 points, nine more than South Mountain (29 points).
Rank | University | Points | Previous |
T-1 | Mississippi Gulf Coast (2) | 38 | 1 |
T-1 | Kirkwood (2) | 38 | 2 |
3 | South Mountain (AZ) | 29 | 3 |
4 | Roane State | 24 | 4 |
5 | Parkland | 19 | 6 |
6 | Des Moines | 17 | 5 |
7 | Iowa Central | 16 | T-9 |
8 | Meridian | 14 | 7 |
T-9 | Hawkeye | 7 | NR |
T-9 | Heartland | 7 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Murray State (Okla.) (6), Vincennes (2), Hesston (1).
This article originally appeared on Golfweek: 2024-25 Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Polls: Auburn Tigers are still No. 1
