UCLA Remains Top Team in D-I Poll
NEW YORK, NY-The fourth and final 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, can be viewed online now at www.golfworld.com. The polls will also appear in the Nov. 28 issue of Golf World.
UCLA ends the fall as the number one ranked team, earning 18 of 20 first-place votes. The Bruins won three times and finished in the top-five in all four of their starts. They finished the fall with a 34-1 head-to-head record versus Division I opponents and a 23-1 record versus top-25 teams.
Arizona State finished in the number two spot, earning one first-place vote, after winning the NCAA Fall Preview at Caves Valley GC, the site of the 2009 NCAA Women’s Championships, and the Auburn Derby Invitational.
Southern California, the defending NCAA champions, was third, earning one first-place vote. The Trojans didn’t win a tournament in the fall, but finished second three times.
Oklahoma State (No. 4) and Virginia (No. 5) round out the top-five.
Pepperdine had the biggest jump, moving from 14th in the last poll to 10th in this week’s poll. The Waves had a record-setting victory at the Las Vegas Collegiate Showdown last month.
Michigan State (No. 20) and UC Irvine (No. 24) moved into the top-25.
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GOLF WORLD/NGCA GOLF COACHES’ POLL
Women’s Division I
Rank Team Points Last
1. UCLA (18) 497 1
2. Arizona State (1) 474 3
3. USC (1) 469 2
4. Oklahoma State 418 5
5. Virginia 412 8
6. Alabama 402 6
7. Duke 385 7
8. Georgia 330 4
9. Wake Forest 323 9
10. Pepperdine 311 14
11. Auburn 307 11
12. Vanderbilt 290 10
13. North Carolina 268 13
14. LSU 229 16
15. Purdue 209 17
16. Denver 195 12
17. California 172 15
18. Louisville 157 24
19. Stanford 125 19
20. Michigan State 124 NR
21. Kent State 108 20
22. Arizona 86 21
23. Arkansas 69 T-25
24. UC Irvine 36 NR
25. Texas A&M 17 23
Others receiving votes: Notre Dame, 13; Oregon, 11; San Francisco, 11; UC Davis, 10; Florida, 9; Texas, 9; New Mexico, 8; Colorado, 4; Ohio State, 4; San Jose State, 4; Florida State, 2; TCU, 2.
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