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USC, Georgia enter top 5 of Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll; Illinois still No. 1

Illinois remained No. 1 in the latest Bushnell/Golfweek Coaches Poll, but USC and Georgia both collected a pair of first-place votes to move into the top 5.

The Trojans are coming off their third victory of the spring, Wednesday at the Southern Highlands Collegiate, a tournament that included Illinois and four other top-10 teams. Georgia won the Querencia Cabo Collegiate on Tuesday.

Here are the complete rankings for NCAA Division I, Division II and Division III; NAIA; and NJCAA Division I and Division II:

NCAA Division I

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous Rank
1 Illinois (13) 421 1
2 Auburn 367 4
3 Florida State 341 3
4 USC (2) 340 T6
5 Georgia (2) 334 14
7 Texas 328 5
8 Arizona State 313 9
8 Florida 309 8
9 Alabama 302 13
10 Stanford 300 T6
11 Clemson 274 11
12 Oklahoma State 241 15
13 Wake Forest 227 2
14 Vanderbilt 187 17
15 California 179 20
16 Oklahoma 170 12
17 North Carolina 159 16
18 USF 135 NR
19 South Carolina 125 NR
20 Duke 101 10
21 LSU 90 23
22 San Diego State 68 NR
23 Virginia 54 19
24 Purdue 48 18
25 Penn State 39 24

Dropped from rankings: Oregon (25), UCLA (21), Washington (22)

Others receiving votes: Washington, 23; Oregon, 14; Arkansas, 12; Baylor, 7; Kentucky, 6; UCLA, 6; Georgia Tech, 2; Kansas, 1; North Florida, 1; SMU, 1

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NCAA Division II

Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous Rank
1 Saint Leo (6) 457 1
2 Chico State (10) 456 2
3 Nova Southeastern 412 4
4 West Florida 407 3
5 Lynn (3) 398 7
6 Florida Southern 377 6
7 Barry 372 5
8 CSU Monterey Bay 316 9
9 USC Aiken 305 8
10 Central Missouri 281 10
11 Flagler 249 11
12 Lee 225 13
T13 Georgia Southwestern State 187 16
T13 Simon Fraser 187 18
15 West Georgia 172 12
16 North Alabama 171 15
17 Missouri - St.