Cowboys No. 1, Sooners third in preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll
Oklahoma State will open the season on top, as the Cowboys are ranked No. 1 in the preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll.
Oklahoma State will host the 2018 NCAA Championship and enter the season on top thanks to seven first-place votes. Vanderbilt returns as No. 2, one spot lower than its top-ranked finish in the final regular season poll for the 2016-17 campaign.
Defending national champion Oklahoma actually received the most first-place votes with 10 but will begin the season ranked third.
The next Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Polls will be released Sept. 29.
Here’s a complete look at the preseason standings:
| Rank | School (First-place votes) | Points | NCAA Championship finish |
| 1 | Oklahoma State (7) | 507 | Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Vanderbilt (4) | 467 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Oklahoma (10) | 460 | Champion |
| 4 | Baylor | 398 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Illinois (1) | 397 | Semifinals |
| 6 | Texas | 376 | 12 |
| 7 | LSU | 368 | 9 |
| 8 | USC | 365 | Quarterfinals |
| 9 | Oregon | 332 | Runner-up |
| 10 | Florida | 309 | DNQ |
| 11 | Wake Forest | 301 | DNQ |
| 12 | UNLV | 273 | Quarterfinals |
| 13 | Auburn | 251 | 11 |
| 14 | Stanford | 241 | Missed Cut |
| 15 | Virginia | 222 | 10 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 212 | DNQ |
| 17 | Clemson | 210 | Missed Cut |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | 177 | DNQ |
| 19 | Alabama | 174 | Missed Cut |
| 20 | Florida State | 169 | 14 |
| 21 | Arizona State | 156 | Missed Cut |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 129 | DNQ |
| 23 | Kent State | 105 | Missed Cut |
| 23 | Pepperdine | 105 | 13 |
| 25 | Georgia | 97 | DNQ |
Others Receiving Votes: Duke, 67; Ole Miss, 65; California, 48; UCF, 27; North Carolina, 22; USF, 20; South Carolina, 19; Iowa State, 16; Arkansas, 15; Washington, 11; Northwestern, 7; San Diego State, 6; Michigan, 5; Penn State, 4; Kentucky, 3; Purdue, 3; Colorado, 2; Lipscomb, 2; UCLA, 2; BYU, 1; Missouri, 1; NC State, 1; New Mexico, 1; North Florida, 1