Duke Remains Top Team
NEW YORK, NY—The third Golf World/NGCA Division I Coaches’ Poll of the fall season has been released, combining the resources of Golf World magazine and the National Golf Coaches Association (NGCA). The complete results, including results from Divisions II and III will appear in the October 19 issue of Golf World and can be viewed online now at www.golfworld.com.
Duke remains in the number one spot, earning 14 of the 24 first-place votes. The Blue Devils won the Tar Heel Invitational (Oct. 5-7) and will next compete in the Stanford Pepsi Women’s Intercollegiate in Palo Alto (Oct. 19-21). Rounding out the top-five are UCLA (No. 2), Southern California (No. 3), Arizona State (No. 4) and Auburn (No. 5).
Tennessee (No. 6) has jumped into the top-10 after being ranked No. 14 in the previous coaches’ poll. The Lady Vols finished second at the Tar Heel Invitational and sixth at last weekend’s Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championships.
New to the top-25 are Arkansas (No. 22), Texas A&M (T-25) and Virginia (T-25).
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GOLF WORLD/NGCA GOLF COACHES’ POLL
Women’s Division I
RANK TEAM POINTS LAST
1. Duke (14) 590 1
2. UCLA (9) 574 2
3. Southern California (1) 532 4
4. Arizona State 511 3
5. Auburn 476 5
6. Tennessee 445 14
7. Arizona 442 7
8. Florida 428 8
9. Georgia 387 10
10. Purdue 336 9
11. Oklahoma State 318 6
12. Vanderbilt 300 12
13. Alabama 294 19
14. Pepperdine 283 11
15. California 253 22
16. New Mexico 242 18
17. Wake Forest 239 13
18. Notre Dame 204 17
19. Denver 196 16
20. Kent State 117 24
21. Stanford 114 15
22. Arkansas 107 NR
23. Michigan State 84 21
24. BYU 72 20
25. Texas A&M 40 NR
Virginia 40 NR
Also receiving votes: Texas, 29; N.C. State, 28; North Carolina, 26; TCU, 21; LSU, 16; Oregon, 14; Louisville, 11; South Carolina, 9; Chattanooga, 8; San Francisco, 4; East Carolina, 3; Colorado, 2; Texas State, 2; UNLV, 2; Florida State, 1.
Contact:
Meg D’Incecco, 212-630-2491
meg.d’incecco@golfworld.com
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