BYU at No. 25 in latest Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll

The Cougars make their fourth appearance in the poll this season.

BYU at No. 25 in latest Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches PollBYU at No. 25 in latest Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll
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NORMAN, Okla. — BYU men’s golf was ranked No. 25 in the updated Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll on Friday. 

The Cougars have appeared in every edition of the rankings this season. BYU was tied for 13th in the preseason poll, then ranked No. 17 and No. 12 before being slotted No. 25 with 56 points this week. 

Since the last updated ranking on Friday, Oct. 10th, the Cougars competed in two events, The Bryson Invitational on Oct. 13-15, where they finished 14th and The Preserve Golf Club Collegiate on Monday and Tuesday. The team took home the win at The Preserve Golf Club Collegiate, their second win of the season. BYU had three finishers in the top five: Tyson Shelley in third, with Simon Kwon and Kihei Akina earning a share of the fifth spot. 

Four other Big 12 schools were ranked for the second consecutive poll. Arizona State comes in as the top Big 12 school at No. 5, then Oklahoma State at No. 9, Utah at No. 17 and Texas Tech at No. 19. 

Rank University (1st place votes) Points Previous Rank
1 Virginia (18) 543 2
2 LSU (2) 513 10
3 Vanderbilt (1) 492 3
4 Texas 453 5
5 Arizona State 415 7
6 Illinois 409 8
7 Auburn 389 1
8 Florida 386 14
9 Oklahoma State (1) 352 6
10 Ole Miss 338 4
11 Arkansas 327 23
12 Alabama 322 17
13 North Carolina 275 9
14 New Mexico 238 20
15 Pepperdine 214 18
16 Georgia Tech 213 19
17 Utah 197 15
18 Oklahoma 164 11
19 Texas Tech 161 13
20 Tennessee 155 16
21 UCLA 136 25
22 Wake Forest 85 21
23 Notre Dame 71 RV
24 Charlotte 60 RV
25 BYU 56 12