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By Roy J. Akers — www.skyviewsports.net
With the fall tournament schedule winding down, the NCAA Men’s Team Rankings are out and six of the top-ten schools are in the top ten. After the men’s rankings, team news appears.
Men’s NCAA Rankings Bushnell/Golfweek men’s college golf coaches polls for Oct. 24, 2026
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Bushnell/Golfweek Div. I coaches poll for Oct. 16, 2026
| Rank | Team (first-place votes) | Points | Previous |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn (22) | 668 | 1 |
| 2 | Arkansas (3) | 594 | 13 |
| 3 | Oklahoma State | 583 | 2 |
| 4 | Alabama (1) | 555 | 11 |
| 5 | Texas Tech | 550 | 5 |
| 6 | Texas (1) | 541 | 8 |
| 7 | New Mexico | 492 | 15 |
| 8 | Tennessee | 485 | 7 |
| 9 | Florida | 476 | 6 |
| 10 | East Tennessee State | 399 | 19 |
| 11 | Illinois | 398 | 4 |
| 12 | Vanderbilt | 364 | 10 |
| 13 | North Carolina | 308 | 14 |
| 14 | Georgia | 303 | 12 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 295 | 16 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | 294 | 9 |
| 17 | Arizona State | 233 | 3 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 218 | 18 |
| 19 | Kansas | 147 | RV |
| 20 | Liberty | 136 | RV |
| 21 | Ohio State | 122 | 25 |
| 22 | Purdue | 88 | RV |
| 23 | Santa Clara | 75 | RV |
| 24 | LSU | 48 | 17 |
| 25 | BYU | 44 | 24 |
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).
EMU Sweeps POW Awards
Quiroga Repeats as MAC Men’s Golfer of the Week –Rookie shares the award after another strong performance helped EMU to second place
— The Mid-American Conference announced its weekly men’s golf awards, Oct. 23, with Eastern Michigan University rookie Vicente Quiroga earning MAC Golfer of the Week honors for the second consecutive tournament after another strong showing pushed him to a top three finish and helped the Eagles to a second-place team placement at the Bank of Tennessee Invitational, Oct. 19-21. Quiroga, who shared the award with Toledo’s Brooks Pawlak after both tied for third in the same tournament, led Eastern to a program-record 41-under 823 score in Jonesborough, Tenn.
EMU Women
Women’s Golf Ties for Fourth at Rainbow Wahine Invite –Karen Tsuru led the team with her second consecutive top 10 finish for the Eagles
LIHU’E, Kaua’i, Hawai’i (EMUEagles.com) — Karen Tsuru finished tied for sixth to lead the Eastern Michigan University women’s golf team to a tie for fourth place at the 2026 Rainbow Wahine Invitational, Oct. 19-21, on the Ocean Course at Hokuala in Lihu’e, Kaua’i, Hawai’i. The three-day, 54-hole event saw high winds and high scores throughout the week as Eastern placed three individuals in the top 20, including Laura Gorgees Baeta, who earned her first career top 20 collegiate finish.
How It Happened
Eastern Michigan finished the tournament at 11-over 875 (292-293-290) to tie with San Diego State for fourth place in the 14-team tournament that was won by BYU, who was the only team to break par as the Cougars shot 5-under 859. Long Beach State took second place at 2-over 866 while Kansas State finished third at 4-over 868.
Individually, Tsuru (Carlsbad, Calif./San Diego Virtual School/Oregon) was the top Eagle in the event as she carded a 1-over 215 (70-72-73) to post her second consecutive top 10 finish after tying for ninth at the Oklahoma Intercollegiate (Oct. 5-6). Tsuru, who is ranked No. 221 nationally, tied one player ranked higher than her in No. 140 Nanami Nakashima of Kansas State while beating out five ranked higher, including No. 53 Jiarui Chen of Kansas State.
No. 12 Illini Claim Share of Team Title at Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational
The 12th-ranked Fighting Illini men’s golf team carded a three-round team total of 868 (+4), finishing in a three-way tie for the team title – alongside No. 1 Arkansas and No. 46 South Carolina – at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational at Fallen Oak at Beau Rivage Resort.
The Illini closed play on Monday with a 286 (-2), their best round of the tournament and the second-lowest team score in the field in Round 3.
The title, which marks the program’s 98th team win under head coach Mike Small, gives the Illini head-to-head victories over several top-25 ranked opponents including No. 9 Tennessee (+5) in fourth, No. 14 Georgia (+16) in seventh, No. 4 Alabama (+21) in ninth, and No. 20 Ohio State (+22) in 10th.
Four Illini posted top-30 scores, led by senior Max Herendeen who tied with Arkansas’ Lev Grinberg for runner-up at 212 (-4). The pair finished one shot behind medalist Daniel Hayes (-5) of LSU.
Michigan Women Wrap Fall Season
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan women’s golf team will close its 2026 fall season Monday and Tuesday (Oct. 26-27), traveling to Miami Lakes, Fla., for the Pat Bradley Invitational, hosted by Florida International. The Wolverines will join a 16-team field at Miami Lakes Golf Club, playing the par-72, 6,191-yard layout in their final competition before the winter break.
• Michigan will compete in a 16-team field at the Pat Bradley Invitational, joining Arkansas State, Barry, The Citadel, Daytona State College, Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, host Florida International, Grand Canyon, Jacksonville, Merrimack, Miami (Fla.), Middle Tennessee State, Seminole State College, Troy and UC Riverside.
• Michigan enters its fifth and final fall event after placing sixth at the Badger Invitational, eighth at the Canadian Collegiate Invitational, second at the Barbara Nicklaus Cup (match play) and 16th at the Stanford Intercollegiate.
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