No.The Minnesota men's golf team is ranked in the preseason top 25 in both the Golfweek and the Precept Coaches Polls released this week. The Golden Gophers check in at No. 21 in the Coaches Poll and No. 24 in the Golfweek preseason top 30. Defending national champ Clemson tops both polls.
The two-time defending Big Ten champions are the highest ranked Big Ten team and return two-time All-American Justin Smith and senior David Morgan to their starting lineup. Minnesota begins its fall season on Sept. 19-20 at the Inverness Classic in Toledo, Ohio.
Golfweek preseason Top 30
1. Clemson
2. UCLA
3. Florida
4. Oklahoma State
5. Georgia
6. Arizona State
7. Texas
8. UNLV
9. Augusta State
10. Georgia Tech
11. Arizona
12. TCU
13. North Carolina
14. Washington
15. Arkansas
16. USC
17. Pepperdine
18. N.C. State
19. Wake Forest
20. New Mexico
21. Auburn
22. East Tennessee St.
23. South Carolina
24. Minnesota
25. Tennessee
26. Oklahoma
27. Tulsa
28. California
29. Illinois
30. Duke
Precept Coaches Poll
1. Clemson
T2. Florida
T2. Oklahoma State
4. UCLA
5. Texas
6. Wake Forest
7. UNLV
8. Arizona State
9. Augusta State
10. Georgia
11. Arizona
12. Georgia Tech
13. North Carolina
14. TCU
15. Auburn
16. N.C. State
17. USC
18. Washington
19. Arkansas
20. New Mexico
21. Minnesota
22. Duke
23. Oklahoma
24. Tennessee
25. Illinois