Arizona State Ends the Regular Season as Top Team in D-I Poll
NEW YORK, NY-The fifth and final 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 May 11 issue of Golf World and can be viewed online now at www.golfworld.com.
Arizona State, fresh of its victory over UCLA and Southern California in the Pac-10 Championship, earned 16 of the 18 first-place votes and solidified its number one ranking in the final D-I poll of the season. The Sun Devils finished the regular season with four victories and nine top-five finishes in nine starts. ASU hosts the West Regional this week at the Karsten Course at ASU in Tempe, Ariz.
UCLA, Southern California and Oklahoma State remain in the Nos. 2, 3 and 4 spots, respectively, however Auburn jumped into the No. 5 position after winning the SEC Championship in April. The Tigers were ranked No. 6 in the previous coaches’ poll.
There are no new teams in the top-10 or the top-25. The biggest move was Wake Forest from No. 10 to No. 7, after the Demon Deacons won the ACC Championship and became the first team other than Duke to win that conference title since 1995.
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GOLF WORLD/NGCA GOLF COACHES’ POLL
Women’s Division I
Rank Team Points Last
1. Arizona State (16) 448 1
2. UCLA (2) 531 2
3. Southern California 412 3
4. Oklahoma State 395 4
5. Auburn 369 6
6. Virginia 342 5
7. Wake Forest 339 10
8. Alabama 324 7
9. Purdue 319 T-8
10. LSU 291 T-8
11. North Carolina 257 12
12. Duke 254 11
13. Pepperdine 238 13
14. Georgia 193 14
15. Arkansas 190 17
16. Denver 176 15
17. Louisville 171 16
18. San Jose State 140 19
19. Kent State 103 21
20. Arizona 98 23
21. Michigan State 89 20
22. Vanderbilt 67 18
23. California 55 22
24. New Mexico 46 25
25. Stanford 36 24
Also receiving votes: Tennessee, 17; Texas A&M, 17; Georgia State, 10; Ohio State, 8; San Francisco, 5; UNLV, 5; UC Irvine, 4; Tulane, 1.
First-place votes in parenthesis
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bret.hopman@golfworld.com
