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 10 issue of Golf World and can be viewed online: http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/blogs/college-golf/womens-coaches-polls-1/
UCLA remained the top team in the poll, earning 20 of the 32 first-place votes. As the NCAA Regionals begin this week, the Bruins are the No. 1 seed in the West Regional, being contested at Stanford (Calif.) GC. UCLA won two of its last three tournaments of the 2009-10 season.
Arizona State, the defending NCAA champions, is the No. 2 team in the poll, earning the other 12 first-place votes. The Sun Devils begin their title defense as the No. 1 seed in the Central Regional, taking place at Otter Creek GC in Bloomington, Ind.
Fresh off winning its first SEC women’s title, Alabama moved into the No. 3 spot in the poll. Rounding out the top-five are Auburn (No. 4) and Duke (No. 5).
No new teams joined the top-10 or the top-25 this week. The biggest mover in the poll was Vanderbilt, runner up at the SEC Championship, which jumped from 21st to 16th.
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GOLF WORLD/NGCA GOLF COACHES’ POLL
Women’s Division I
Rank Team Points Last
1. UCLA (20) 781 1
2. Arizona State (12) 774 2
3. Alabama 667 6
4. Auburn 666 3
5. Duke 653 4
6. USC 651 5
7. Arizona 604 7
8. Purdue 599 8
9. Wake Forest 541 9
10. Pepperdine 504 10
11. Michigan State 433 11
12. Virginia 411 16
13. Georgia 350 15
14. Denver 343 17
15. Tennessee 282 13
16. Vanderbilt 277 21
17. California 239 18
18. Stanford 226 12
19. Ohio State 219 19
20. LSU 203 20
21. Florida 202 14
22. Texas A&M 171 24
23. New Mexico 151 T-22
24. Florida State 112 T-22
25. TCU 97 25
Also receiving votes: Oklahoma State, 56; Tulane, 38; UC Davis, 19; Arkansas, 16; Louisville, 13; UNLV, 12; Chattanooga, 9; Georgia State, 9; South Carolina, 9; Texas 9; Washington, 7; Maryland, 5; East Carolina, 3; North Carolina, 3.
First-place votes in parenthesis
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