It comes as little surprise that defending national champion Pepperdine will enter the season ranked first in the Bushnell/Golfweek Preseason Coaches Poll. The Waves received 14 of 21 first-place votes.
Oklahoma State and Arizona State each tallied two first-place votes and rank second and third, respectively.
North Carolina checked in at No. 4. Texas, Vanderbilt, and Oklahoma – the NCAA runner-up from last spring – each received one first place vote and filled spots five through seven.
Wake Forest, Texas Tech, and Illinois rounded out the top 10.
Take a look at the full poll below, along with teams receiving additional votes at the bottom.
| Rank | University (First Place Votes) | Points | NCAA Finish |
| 1 | Pepperdine (14) | 502 | Champion |
| 2 | Oklahoma State (2) | 470 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Arizona State (2) | 445 | Semifinals |
| 4 | North Carolina | 423 | Quarterfinals |
| 5 | Texas (1) | 420 | 25 |
| 6 | Vanderbilt (1) | 414 | Quarterfinals |
| 7 | Oklahoma (1) | 392 | Runner-up |
| 8 | Wake Forest | 364 | T-13 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | 306 | T-11 |
| 10 | Illinois | 276 | Quarterfinals |
| 11 | Clemson | 268 | T-13 |
| 12 | Florida State | 260 | Quarterfinals |
| 13 | Tennessee | 249 | T-17 |
| 14 | Georgia | 228 | T-17 |
| 15 | Stanford | 223 | DNQ |
| 16 | Texas A&M | 200 | DNQ |
| T-17 | Florida | 177 | T-22 |
| T-17 | Georgia Tech | 177 | 15 |
| 19 | Arkansas | 156 | T-11 |
| 20 | Auburn | 130 | DNQ |
| 21 | SMU | 120 | T-17 |
| 22 | Arizona | 99 | DNQ |
| 23 | North Florida | 65 | DNQ |
| 24 | Notre Dame | 62 | DNQ |
| 25 | Liberty | 56 | T-21 |
Others Receiving Votes: N.C. State, 54; Duke, 32; Washington, 30; San Diego State, 29; LSU, 27; Baylor 25; Sam Houston State, 25; Louisville, 22; Florida Gulf Coast, 22; Southern California, 17; TCU, 11; Alabama, 8; East Tennessee State, 8; San Francisco, 8; South Florida, 8; Ohio State, 7; Charlotte, 6; Michigan State, 2; New Mexico, 2.