AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas Men’s Golf team is ranked No. 3 in the preseason Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches poll, the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA) announced Friday morning. The Longhorns return all five players from last year’s NCAA Championship lineup that advanced to the quarterfinals, including seniors Christiaan Maas, Tommy Morrison, Luke Potter, junior Jack Gilbert and sophomore Daniel Bennett.
Texas is one of 12 SEC schools to appear in the preseason poll, joined by Auburn (2), Florida (4), Ole Miss (5), Oklahoma (8), LSU (10), Vanderbilt (12), Tennessee (17), Alabama (18), Texas A&M (20), South Carolina (21) and Georgia (23).
The Longhorns open the 2025-26 season with an appearance at the Sahalee Players Championship in Sammamish, Wash. on Sept. 6-7 (Saturday-Sunday). Tommy Morrison will miss the season-opening event, as he is one of 10 players selected to the 2025 USA Walker Cup Team who will compete in the 50th Walker Cup Match on Sept. 6-7 at Cypress Point Club in Pebble Beach, Calif.
Bushnell/Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll (Preseason)
Rank
School (First-Place Votes)
Points
1
Oklahoma State (15)
466
2
Auburn (1)
424
3
TEXAS
406
4
Florida (1)
391
5
Ole Miss (1)
381
6
Arizona State
377
7
Virginia
374
8
Oklahoma
335
9
Florida State
287
10
LSU
282
11
Illinois
260
12
Vanderbilt
236
T-13
BYU
172
T-13
Georgia Tech
172
T-15
North Carolina
167
T-15
Texas Tech
167
17
Tennessee
165
18
Alabama
150
19
Pepperdine
120
20
Texas A&M
113
21
South Carolina
98
22
Arizona
97
23
Georgia
93
24
UCLA
72
25
San Diego State
65
