Final Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls for 2025-2026 season

With the NCAA regionals announced and the NCAA Championships lurking just a couple of weeks away, it’s time for the final set of coaches polls from Bushnell/Golfweek for the 2025-2026 season.

These polls are for May 8, 2026, and they wrap up the regular season of voting.

2025-26 Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll

Auburn is No. 1 for the third consecutive poll. The national No. 1 seed Tigers are set for the Athens Regional, May 18-20. Auburn received 24 first-place votes and 646 points to close out the polls for the regular season. Virginia got a first-place vote and defending NCAA champion Oklahoma State, ranked fifth, got a first-place vote.

Rank University Points Previous
1 Auburn (24) 646 1
2 Virginia (1) 605 2
3 Florida 603 4
4 Texas 570 3
5 Oklahoma State (1) 554 6
6 Arkansas 493 5
7 Texas Tech 488 8
8 Ole Miss 455 13
9 LSU 436 7
10 North Carolina 419 11
11 Illinois 374 12
12 Arizona State 364 9
13 Vanderbilt 317 10
14 Stanford 304 19
15 Pepperdine 284 15
16 Tennessee 258 14
17 Oklahoma 217 16
18 Arizona 213 21
19 Charlotte 158 22
20 Alabama 143 17
21 New Mexico 125 18
22 Georgia Tech 117 20
23 Florida State 76 24
24 BYU 66 23
25 Long Beach State 41 RV

Others receiving votes: Georgia (32), Texas A&M (32), UCLA (26), USC (9), Northwestern (7), Utah (6), Duke (5), Clemson (3), Notre Dame (3), TCU (1).

2025-26 Bushnell/Golfweek Division II Coaches Poll

West Florida remains No. 1 in this poll on the strength of five wins during the spring campaign. The Argonauts are the top team in Div. II for a fourth straight poll after garnering all 14 first-place votes and 350 total points.

Rank University Points Previous
1 West Florida (14) 350 1
2 Wingate 323 5
3 Lee 310 3
4 Florida Southern 309 2
5 Grand Valley State 299 4
6 Georgia Southwestern 284 6
7 Central Oklahoma 249 7
8 St. Mary’s 248 9
9 Columbus State 222 10
10 Catawba 221 8
11 USCA 208 14
12 Lincoln Memorial 181 15
13 North Georgia 177 11
14 Saint Leo 173 12
15 Nova Southeastern 155 13
16 Barry 145 T-16
17 CSU Pueblo 113 T-16
18 USCB 111 18
19 West Texas A&M 87 20
20 Harding 50 19
21 Colorado Mesa 44 22
22 Chico State 43 23
23 DBU 34 21
24 Rollins 31 24
25 Colorado Christian 28 25

Others receiving votes: Western Washington (26), Lynn (24), Findlay (16), UTPB (14), Cal State San Marcos (10), Flagler (10), Emmanuel (9), Tampa (8), UMSL (7), Cal State San Bernardino (6), Central Missouri (6), Hawai’i Hilo (5), Lander (5), Missouri S&T (4), Cameron (3), Winona State (2).

2025-26 Bushnell/Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll

Huntingdon is No. 1 for the fifth consecutive Div. III Coaches Poll after collecting 17 first-place votes and 449 overall points.

Rank University Points Previous
1 Huntingdon (17) 449 1
2 Carnegie Mellon 400 2
3 Sewanee (1) 399 6
4 Methodist 396 3
5 Emory 365 7
T-6 Mary Hardin-Baylor 329 8
T-6 Washington and Lee 329 4
8 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 326 5
9 Illinois Wesleyan 325 9
10 Oglethorpe 271 12
11 Piedmont 262 13
12 Aurora 258 11
13 Kenyon 257 10
14 Willamette 205 19
15 Trinity 204 14
16 LeTourneau 172 15
17 Transylvania 157 22
18 Rochester 137 18
19 Gustavus Adolphus 132 23
20 Babson 95 20
21 Lynchburg 87 17
22 Whitman 85 21
23 Southwestern 80 16
24 Pomona-Pitzer 52 25
25 John Carroll 28 NR

Others receiving votes: Franklin & Marshall (21), Wittenberg (16), Dubuque (12), Guilford (5), NYU (2), Gettysburg (1).

2025-26 Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA Coaches Poll

Keiser, which has won four of its last five tournaments entering the NAIA Men’s Golf Championship, is No. 1 for sixth consecutive time in the Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA poll. The Seahawks received 11 first-place votes and 299 total points. 

Rank University Points Previous
1 Keiser (11) 299 1
2 Oklahoma City (1) 289 2
3 Dalton State 271 3
4 OUAZ 236 6
T-5 Reinhardt 230 4
T-5 Webber International 230 5
7 Missouri Valley 227 9
8 Texas Wesleyan 203 T-7
9 Coastal Georgia 197 T-7
10 USAO 194 10
11 Friends 185 12
12 Marian 168 11
13 Blue Mountain Christian 143 14
14 Lindsey Wilson 141 15
15 MidAmerica Nazarene 132 13
16 British Columbia 130 17
17 Point 115 18
18 Hastings 105 20
19 Wayland Baptist 88 16
20 Cumberlands 58 19
21 Indiana Wesleyan 54 22
22 Southeastern 40 24
23 Grand View 36 RV
24 Victoria (B.C.) 35 21
25 Rocky Mountain 30 23

Others receiving votes: Northwestern Ohio (21), Cumberland (TN) (13), Campbellsville (9), St. Ambrose (7), Faulkner (6), William Carey (5), Northwestern (IA) (2).

2025-26 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I Coaches Poll

Rank University Points Previous
1 Indian Hills (7) 79 1
2 Odessa (1) 71 2
3 McLennan 61 6
4 Weatherford 50 3
5 Central Alabama 42 5
T-6 Hutchinson 40 7
T-6 Midland 40 4
8 Palm Beach State 20 10
9 Eastern Florida State 15 8
10 Tyler 12 9

Others receiving votes: Blinn (9), Garden City (1).

2025-26 Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II Coaches Poll

Rank University Points Previous
1 Heartland (2) 86 1
2 Mississippi Gulf Coast (4) 80 4
3 South Mountain (2) 79 T-2
4 Kirkwood (1) 76 T-2
5 Northeast 60 7
6 Murray State (1) 53 5
7 Shelton State 44 10
8 Walters State 31 NR
9 Black Hawk 13 9
10 Meridian 10 8

Others receiving votes: Southeast (NE) (5), Des Moines Area (4), Jefferson State (4), Calhoun (2), North Central Missouri (2), Roane State (2).

This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls 2025-26 season

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