AUSTIN, Texas – Texas Men's Golf will begin the 2017-18 season as the nation's No. 6 team, the Golf Coaches Association of America announced on Friday.

The Longhorns have been ranked in the top-6 every year since 2010 and are one of four Big 12 teams ranked in the top-six to start the season.

Texas will return four players from its 2016-17 lineup, including All-American seniors Doug Ghim and Scottie Scheffler . In 2017, the Longhorns won their fifth-straight Big 12 Championship and finished 12th at the NCAA Championships.

They will open their season at the Fighting Illini Invitational on Friday, Sept. 15.

Bushnell Golfweek Division I Coaches Poll - Preseason

Rank University (First-Place Votes) Points NCAA Finals Finish 1 Oklahoma State (7) 507 Quarterfinals 2 Vanderbilt (4) 467 Semifinals 3 Oklahoma (10) 460 Champion 4 Baylor 398 Quarterfinals 5 Illinois (1) 397 Semifinals 6 Texas 376 12 7 LSU 368 9 8 Southern California 365 Quarterfinals 9 Oregon 332 Runner-Up 10 Florida 309 DNQ 11 Wake Forest 301 DNQ 12 UNLV 273 Quarterfinals 13 Auburn 251 11 14 Stanford 241 Missed Cut 15 Virginia 222 10 16 Texas A&M 212 DNQ 17 Clemson 210 Missed Cut 18 Georgia Tech 177 DNQ 19 Alabama 174 Missed Cut 20 Florida State 169 T14 21 Arizona State 156 Missed Cut 22 Texas Tech 129 DNQ T23 Kent State 105 Missed Cut T23 Pepperdine 105 13 25 Georgia 97 DNQ

Others Receiving Votes: Duke, 67; Ole Miss, 65; California, 48; UCF, 27; North Carolina, 22; USF, 20; South Carolina, 19; Iowa State, 16; Arkansas, 15; Washington, 11; Northwestern, 7; San Diego State, 6; Michigan, 5; Penn State, 4; Kentucky, 3; Purdue, 3; Colorado, 2; Lipscomb, 2; UCLA, 2; BYU, 1; Missouri, 1; NC State, 1; New Mexico, 1; North Florida, 1