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Virginia Takes Top Spot in Final Fall 2025 Bushnell/Golfweek DI Coaches Poll

NORMAN, Okla. – After finishing either first or second in all four of their fall tournaments, Virginia took over No. 1 in the Bushnell/Golfweek DI Coaches Poll on October 31 for the program's first No. 1 ranking in the Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll. The Cavaliers, winners of the Ben Hogan Collegiate presented by Charles Schwab (co-champion) and the Golf Club of Georgia Collegiate, received 18 first-place votes and 543 points in the process.

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

See the rest of the top 25 below. 17 others also received votes. The Bushnell/Golfweek DI Coaches Poll will resume in early 2026.

2025-26 Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - October 31

Rank

University

Points

Previous

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

Others Receiving Votes: USC (55), Duke (33), Louisville (23), Florida State (18), Georgia (14), Texas A&M (13), Northwestern (8), Long Beach State (6), Arkansas State (5), Cincinnati (3), Washington (3), Clemson (2), Cal Baptist (1), Colorado (1), Purdue (1), San Diego State (1), UC Santa Barbara (1).