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Virginia Maintains Top Spot in First Spring 2026 Bushnell/Golfweek DI Coaches Poll

NORMAN, Okla. – With victories in their first two spring tournaments, including at the Southern Highlands Collegiate by one stroke on March 3 against a field that included the top four ranked teams, Virginia is No. 1 for the second consecutive Bushnell/Golfweek DI Coaches Poll. The Cavaliers received 26 first-place votes and 698 points on March 6.

Auburn (two first-place votes), Florida, Texas, and LSU rounded out the top five, while Arkansas, Oklahoma State, Illinois, Arizona State, and Vanderbilt completed the top 10. 

See the rest of the top 25 below. 14 others also received votes. The next Bushnell/Golfweek DI Coaches Poll will be released on March 27.

2025-26 Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - March 6

Rank

University

Points

Previous

1

Virginia (26)

698

1

2

Auburn (2)

668

7

3

Florida

630

8

4

Texas

609

4

5

LSU

566

2

6

Arkansas

558

11

7

Oklahoma State

517

9

8

Illinois

479

6

9

Arizona State

470

5

10

Vanderbilt

447

3

11

Texas Tech

409

19

12

Pepperdine

401

15

13

Ole Miss

366

10

14

Oklahoma

358

18

15

Alabama

284

12

16

Tennessee

265

20

17

North Carolina

259

13

18

New Mexico

213

14

19

Georgia Tech

203

16

20

Duke

165

RV

21

Stanford

129

NR

22

Charlotte

95

24

23

Notre Dame

83

23

24

Utah

45

17

25

Arizona

40

NR

Others Receiving Votes: USC (33), Wake Forest (24), BYU (21), Tennessee Tech (15), Georgia (12), San Diego State (12), Texas A&M (11), Florida State (4), San Diego (3), Arkansas State (2), UCLA (2), Long Beach State (1), Louisville (1), UNCW (1).