Arizona State Replaces UCLA as Top Team in D-I Poll
NEW YORK, NY-The fourth Golf World/NGCA Division I Coaches’ Poll of the spring 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 April 27 issue of Golf World and can be viewed online now at www.golfworld.com.
Arizona State is the new number one team in the D-I poll, overtaking UCLA and earning 12 of the 22 first-place votes. The Sun Devils finished third at their home event, the Ping/ASU Invitational, and will compete in the Pac-10 Championship this weekend at Stanford Golf Club in Palo Alto, Calif.
Rounding out the top-five are UCLA (No. 2), Southern California (No. 3), Oklahoma State (No. 4) and Virginia (No. 5). UCLA received the remaining 10 first-place votes.
There are no new teams in the top-10. Arizona returns to the top-25 at No. 23 and New Mexico, fresh off its win at the Mountain West Conference Championship, enters at No. 25.
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GOLF WORLD/NGCA GOLF COACHES’ POLL
Women’s Division I
Rank Team Points Last
1. Arizona State (12) 540 2
2. UCLA (10) 534 1
3. Southern California 496 3
4. Oklahoma State 487 5
5. Virginia 468 4
6. Auburn 433 6
7. Alabama 405 7
8. LSU 383 10
Purdue 383 8
10. Wake Forest 363 9
11. Duke 330 11
12. North Carolina 308 14
13. Pepperdine 285 13
14. Georgia 248 12
15. Denver 216 15
16. Louisville 199 18
17. Arkansas 176 21
18. Vanderbilt 168 16
19. San Jose State 165 20
20. Michigan State 155 17
21. Kent State 107 22
22. California 69 19
23. Arizona 68 NR
24. Stanford 56 23
25. New Mexico 41 NR
Also receiving votes: UC Irvine, 27; San Francisco, 14; Georgia State, 8; UNLV, 7; Tulane, 5; Tennessee, 4; Ohio State, 2.
First-place votes in parenthesis
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bret.hopman@golfworld.com
