UCLA replaces Arizona State 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 26 issue of Golf World and can be viewed online: http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/blogs/college-golf/womens-coaches-polls-1/
UCLA, thanks to victories at the Betsy Rawls Longhorn Invitational and the Ping ASU Invitational, jumped into the top spot in the poll, knocking Arizona State from No. 1 for the first time all season. The Bruins earned 21 of 36 first-place votes. The last time UCLA was ranked No. 1 in the Golf World/NGCA coaches’ poll was April 13, 2009.
ASU fell only one spot to No. 2 and earned the other 15 first-place votes. Auburn remained No. 3 while Duke and USC were Nos. 4 and 5, swapping places from the previous poll.
Wake Forest joined the top-10 at No. 9. The Demon Deacons won a second straight ACC title this past weekend at Sedgefield CC in Greensboro, N.C.
Florida State (T-22) moved into the top-25. The Seminoles have won two of their last three tournaments under interim coach Kate Golden
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GOLF WORLD/NGCA GOLF COACHES’ POLL
Women’s Division I
Rank Team Points Last
1. UCLA (21) 882 2
2. Arizona State (15) 878 1
3. Auburn 793 3
4. Duke 785 5
5. USC 781 4
6. Alabama 700 6
7. Arizona 654 8
8. Purdue 647 9
9. Wake Forest 565 13
10. Pepperdine 535 7
11. Michigan State 524 12
12. Stanford 400 15
13. Tennessee 366 11
14. Florida 342 10
15. Georgia 336 14
16. Virginia 332 17
17. Denver 331 18
18. California 283 16
19. Ohio State 277 22
20. LSU 257 19
21. Vanderbilt 206 21
22. Florida State 186 NR
New Mexico 186 24
24. Texas A&M 161 20
25. TCU 113 23
Also receiving votes: North Carolina, 32; Oklahoma State, 26; Louisville, 21; Tulane, 18; Michigan, 14; Ohio, 13; Arkansas, 12; South Carolina, 12; UC Davis, 9; Texas, 8; Chattanooga, 4; Georgia State, 4; Washington, 3; San Francisco, 2; Campbell, 1; Oregon, 1.
First-place votes in parenthesis
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