Alabama Replaces USC as Top Team in D-I Poll
NEW YORK, NY-The second Golf World/NGCA Division I Coaches’ Poll of the fall 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 October 4 issue of Golf World and can be viewed online at:http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/blogs/campusinsider
After an impressive victory at the NCAA Fall Preview, Alabama moved into the top spot in the Division I poll, securing 21 of the 29 first-place votes. The Crimson Tide shot a school-record 15-under 849 at the Traditions Club in Bryan, Tex., site of next spring’s NCAA Championship. Two different Alabama players-Brooke Pancake and Camilla Lennarth-shot 65s during the tournament, each setting the school’s 18-hole scoring mark in the process.
USC, No. 1 in the preseason poll, dropped down to No. 2 after finishing third at the Fall Preview. The Trojans still claimed four first-place votes.
Duke sits in the No. 3 spot, while LSU moved up from No. 16 to No. 4 after finishing in second place at the NCAA Preview. The Tigers then came back this past weekend to win the team title at the Mason Rudolph Women’s Championship.
UCLA rounds out the top-five, securing two first-place votes.
Georgia (No. 6) jumped into the top-10, after being ranked No. 13 in the preseason coaches’ poll.
North Carolina (No. 11), Oregon (No. 13), Tulane (No. 14) Ohio State (No. 18) and Colorado (No. 21) moved into the top-25.
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GOLF WORLD/NGCA GOLF COACHES’ POLL
Women’s Division I
Rank Team Points Last
1. Alabama (21) 712 4
2. USC (4) 688 1
3. Duke 617 5
4. LSU 591 16
5. UCLA (2) 559 2
6. Georgia 489 13
7. Vanderbilt 464 10
8. Arizona 447 7
9. Purdue (2) 428 3
10. Virginia 365 9
11. North Carolina 350 NR
12. Auburn 343 6
13. Oregon 323 NR
14. Tulane 273 NR
15. Wake Forest 254 8
16. Michigan State 246 15
17. California 203 20
18. Ohio State 199 NR
19. Pepperdine 184 11
20. South Carolina 160 22
21. Colorado 156 NR
22. Texas 128 25
23. Florida 121 19
24. Tennessee 112 12
25. Stanford 105 14
Also receiving votes: Oklahoma, 100; Mississippi, 98; Denver, 97; Texas A&M, 90; Florida State, 88; Oklahoma State, 53; UC Davis, 52; Arizona State, 44; Florida International, 31; TCU, 23; Iowa State, 22; Louisville, 22; UNC Greensboro, 21; New Mexico, 20; Arkansas State, 18; Northern Arizona, 18; Arkansas, 16; Iowa, 14; Mississippi State, 14; Washington State, 11; Kansas, 9; Kansas State, 8; Tulsa, 8; Fresno State, 7; Memphis, 6; Baylor, 5; San Diego State, 5; San Francisco, 3; Long Beach State, 2; New Mexico State, 2; Jacksonville State, 1.
First-place votes in parenthesis
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