Georgia Retains Top Spot in D-I Poll
NEW YORK, NY-The fourth Golf World/Nike Golf Division I Coaches’ Poll of the spring season has been released, combining the resources of Golf World magazine, Nike Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). The complete results, including results from Divisions II, III and the NAIA, will appear in the April 27th issue of Golf World and can be viewed online now at www.golfworld.com.
Georgia remains the number one team in the poll, earning 20 of the 24 first-place votes. The Bulldogs claimed the SEC Championship in convincing fashion this past weekend, winning the conference title by 13 strokes. It was the sixth title under head coach Chris Haack and the 27th in school history. It was also Georgia’s fifth win of the 2008-09 season.
Rounding out the top-five are Oklahoma State (No. 2), Southern California (No. 3), Clemson (No. 4) and Stanford (No. 5).
There are no new teams in the top-10; UCLA (No. 19) moved into the top-25.
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GOLF WORLD/NIKE GOLF COACHES’ POLL
Men’s Division I
Rank Team Points Last
1. Georgia (20) 594 1
2. Oklahoma State (3) 566 2
3. Southern California 542 3
4. Clemson (1) 517 4
5. Stanford 474 5
6. Washington 450 9
7. Georgia Tech 416 10
8. Alabama 405 8
9. Florida 399 6
10. Indiana 396 7
11. South Carolina 315 11
12. Illinois 287 15
13. Arkansas 285 21
14. Texas Tech 281 12
15. TCU 257 17
16. Texas 205 18
17. Arizona State 198 22
18. N.C. State 161 16
19. UCLA 160 NR
20. Tennessee 132 14
21. Texas A&M 126 24
22. Louisiana State 115 25
23. UCF 107 20
24. Colorado State 94 19
25. UNLV 75 13
Also receiving votes: San Diego State, 56; Florida State, 46; East Tennessee State, 19; Augusta State, 18; Michigan State, 18; Wake Forest, 17; Arizona, 16; UC-Davis, 11; Duke, 9; Mississippi, 6; Kent State, 5; Miss. State, 5; New Mexico, 4; Pepperdine, 4; Cal., 3; UC-Irvine, 3; Oregon, 1.
First-place votes in parenthesis
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Bret Hopman, 212-286-2059
bret.hopman@golfworld.com
