The latest Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls feature a familiar team at No. 1 in Div. I. That team is the Auburn Tigers.
Auburn is in the top spot for a second straight poll. Arkansas (three first-place votes), Oklahoma State, Alabama (one first-place vote) and Texas Tech rounded out the top five.
Arkansas made a huge jump from No. 13, while Alabama climbed up from No. 11. In the seventh spot this week is New Mexico, also a big climber from No. 15, while East Tennessee State is the new No. 10, up from No. 19 from the last poll. Meanwhile, Arizona State was a big faller, going from third to 17th in this poll.
Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I coaches poll for Oct. 16, 2026
Dropped out: Stanford, Pepperdine, Texas A&M, UCLA.
Receiving votes: Texas A&M (40), TCU (38), Florida State (33), Clemson
(32), Ole Miss (32), UCLA (30), Pepperdine (23), USC (19), Toledo (17), Washington (15), Stanford (14), Arizona (12), Arkansas State (12), UNCG (12), Mississippi State (8), Duke (7), Cincinnati (6), Kansas State (6), Wake Forest (3).
Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II coaches poll for Oct. 16, 2026
Dropped out: Wingate, Chico State, Flagler, Catawba, West Texas A&M, Colorado Mesa, Anderson (SC), CSU Pueblo.
Receiving votes: Flagler (53), Lander (49), Catawba (46), UTPB (43), Cal State Monterey Bay (36), Wingate (36), Valdosta State (33), Chico State (27), Carson-Newman (26), Wayne State (MI) (23), St. Mary's (TX) (18), DBU (17), Menlo (17), Belmont Abbey (16), Coker (16), Lenoir-Rhyne (15), Tampa (15), Missouri S&T (11), Georgia College (10), Cal State East Bay (7), Eckerd (7), West Texas A&M (5), Colorado Mesa (3), Colorado State Pueblo (3), Newberry (3), Pittsburg State (2), Anderson (SC) (1), Ashland (1), CSUSM (1), Erskine (1).
Bushnell/Golfweek Div. II coaches poll for Oct. 16, 2026
Dropped out: Southwestern (TX), LeTourneau, Piedmont, Rochester, Willamette, Guilford.
Receiving votes: Rochester (29), Southwestern (TX) (29), Saint John's (MN) (28), NYU (21), LeTourneau (20), Guilford (18), Amherst (12), Middlebury (11), Piedmont (8), Willamette (8), Carleton (6), Berry (5), Bowdoin (3), Stevenson (3), Augsburg (2), Gettysburg (2), Lake Forest (2), Gustavus Adolphus (1), Rhodes (1).
Bushnell/Golfweek NAIA coaches poll for Oct. 16, 2026
Dropped out: Victoria (B.C.), MidAmerica Nazarene, Grand View, USAO.
Receiving votes: Faulkner (52), USAO (37), Taylor (36), Grand View (31), Northwestern Ohio (30), Bellevue (26), Cumberland (TN) (26), MidAmerica Nazarene (24), Victoria (B.C.) (18), Taylor (17), Point (15), LC State (11), St. Ambrose (1), Texas A&M-Victoria (1), UPIKE (1).
Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. I coaches poll for Oct. 16, 2026
Dropped out: New Mexico Military Institute.
Receiving votes: Western Texas (5), Dodge City (1), NMMI (1).
Bushnell/Golfweek NJCAA Div. II coaches poll for Oct. 16, 2026
Dropped out: Iowa Central.
Receiving votes: Iowa Central (16), Walters State (6), Northwest (MS) (2), Jones (1).
The fourth and final Bushnell/Golfweek coaches polls for the 2026 fall season will be released Friday, Nov. 6.
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This article originally appeared on Golfweek: Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls for Oct. 15, 2026
