Auburn Secures Top Spot in Men’s College Golf Coaches Polls
The Auburn Tigers hold the No. 1 ranking in the Division I Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches poll for the second straight poll, reported. Released on Oct. 16, 2026, the latest polling places Auburn at the head of the division with 22 first-place votes and 668 total points.
Following Auburn at the top of the Division I standings is Arkansas in second place with three first-place votes and 594 points, marking a climb from No. 13 in the previous poll. Oklahoma State occupies the third spot with 583 points, while Alabama sits at No. 4 with one first-place vote and 555 points after moving up from No. 11. Texas Tech rounds out the top five with 550 points.
Division Standings and Notable Climbers Across Collegiate Golf
Substantial movement characterized the rest of the Division I top ten. New Mexico jumped into the seventh position from No. 15 with 492 points, and East Tennessee State broke into the top ten at No. 10, rising from No. 19 with 399 points. Conversely, Arizona State experienced a steep drop, falling from third to 17th place with 233 points.
Across other divisions recognized by the Golf Coaches Association of America, established in 1958, programs claimed top honors in the Oct. 16, 2026 updates:
- Division II: Florida Southern leads with 15 first-place votes and 416 points.
- NAIA: Keiser ranks first with 13 first-place votes and 325 points.
- NJCAA Division I: Hutchinson holds the No. 1 position with six first-place votes and 601 points.
- NJCAA Division II: Kirkwood leads with seven first-place votes and 79 points.
Additional Division I Rankings and Program Shifts
Further down the Division I standings, Texas secured the sixth position with one first-place vote and 541 points, sitting ahead of Tennessee at eighth with 485 points and Florida at ninth with 476 points. Illinois placed 11th with 398 points, followed by Vanderbilt at 12th with 364 points, North Carolina at 13th with 308 points, Georgia at 14th with 303 points, and Notre Dame at 15th with 295 points. Georgia Tech occupied 16th place with 294 points, Oklahoma was 18th with 218 points, Kansas took 19th with 147 points, and Liberty rounded out the top 20 with 136 points. Ohio State followed in 21st with 122 points, Purdue in 22nd with 88 points, Santa Clara in 23rd with 75 points, LSU in 24th with 48 points, and BYU completed the top 25 with 44 points. Stanford, Pepperdine, Texas A&M, and UCLA dropped out of the top 25.
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