Oklahoma State retains top spot in D-I poll
NEW YORK, NY-The fifth and final 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 May 24 issue of Golf World and can be viewed online: http://www.golfdigest.com/golf-tours-news/blogs/college-golf/2010/05/golf-worldnike-golf-mens-coach-4.html
Oklahoma State ends the season the same place it started the 2009-10 campaign: atop the rankings in the coaches’ poll. The Cowboys claimed 12 of the 20 first-place votes as they prepare to play in the NCAA Regionals this weekend in Alpharetta, Ga. OSU won four times this season, including the Big 12 Championship last month.
Pac-10 rivals Stanford and Washington sit in the No. 2 and 3 positions. The Cardinal received one first-place vote while the Huskies earned five. Both schools are No. 1 seeds at their respective regionals.
Rounding out the top-five are Texas A&M (No. 4), which received one first-place vote, and Oregon (No. 5), which garnered a first-place vote as well.
Florida and Arizona State crept back into the top-10, taking the 8 and 9 spots, after being ranked Nos. 11 and 13 in the previous coaches’ poll. Arkansas joined the top-25, in the No. 25 position.
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GOLF WORLD/NIKE GOLF COACHES’ POLL
Men’s Division I
Rank Team Points Last
1. Oklahoma State (12) 482 1
2. Stanford (1) 450 5
3. Washington (5) 443 3
4. Texas A&M (1) 439 4
5. Oregon (1) 403 2
6. Texas 360 8
7. UCLA 338 7
8. Florida 326 11
9. Arizona State 317 13
10. Augusta State 306 6
11. USC 302 9
12. Georgia 286 10
13. Texas Tech 244 18
14. Illinois 237 14
15. Florida State 223 12
16. Georgia Tech 217 16
17. UNLV 200 15
18. South Carolina 143 17
19. Clemson 130 19
20. Virginia 108 23
21. North Florida 94 20
22. Duke 85 21
23. Oregon State 71 T-24
TCU 71 22
25. Arkansas 39 NR
Also receiving votes: Colorado State, 29; San Diego State, 29; San Diego, 25; Tennessee, 25; LSU, 20; Alabama, 15; NC State, 9; Arizona, 8; SMU, 6; California, 4; Wake Forest, 4; Pepperdine, 3; Auburn, 2; Colorado, 2; East Tennessee State, 2; Furman, 1; Iowa, 1; Mississippi, 1.
First-place votes in parenthesis
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