Precept Division I Coaches Poll - May 7, 2003
Clemson Remains in Top Spot in Precept Coaches Poll NORMAN, Okla. ? Clemson and Augusta State are followed by Big 12 champion Texas and ACC runner-up Wake Forest, who tallied a first-place vote. Big 12 runner-up Oklahoma State fell from second to fifth. Pac-10 champion UCLA earned three first-place votes and runner-up Arizona another to rank sixth and seventh, respectively. Florida, the SEC champion, came in at No. 8 and is followed by Conference USA champ TCU and UNLV. Auburn, who made the biggest jump in the poll - from No. 16 to No. 11, earned the remaining first-place vote and is followed by Georgia and North Carolina. Georgia Tech and Minnesota tied at No. 14. NC State dropped a spot to No. 16 while Arizona State moved up a notch to No. 17. Oklahoma climbed four spots to No. 18 while Mountain West Conference champ New Mexico slid two slots to No. 19. Washington held steady at No. 20 and is followed by Illinois and College of Charleston. Arkansas and Pepperdine enter the poll at No. 23 and 24, respectively. Duke dropped six spots to No. 25. Northwestern and Southern California fell from the top 25. To vote in the Precept Coaches Poll, a coach must be a member of the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). The next Division I Precept Coaches poll will be released May 21.
Precept Coaches Poll Top 25
Tigers No. 1 for sixth-straight ranking
Division I - May 7, 2003
Rank
University (First-Place Votes)
Points
Prev.
1
Clemson (21)
709
1
2
Augusta State (3)
650
4
3
Texas
637
6
4
Wake Forest (1)
586
5
5
Oklahoma State
583
2
6
UCLA (3)
566
10
7
Arizona (1)
540
3
8
Florida
519
9
9
TCU
516
8
10
UNLV
454
7
11
Auburn (1)
353
16
12
Georgia
351
11
13
North Carolina
350
12
14
Georgia Tech
327
14
14
Minnesota
327
13
16
NC State
265
15
17
Arizona State
258
18
18
Oklahoma
192
22
19
New Mexico
177
17
20
Washington
156
20
21
Illinois
118
24
22
College of Charleston
100
21
23
Arkansas
93
NR
24
Pepperdine
87
NR
25
Duke
75
19
Others Receiving Votes: SMU 66, Tennessee 65, Southern California 60, Fresno State 43, California-Irvine 36, Alabama 28, Tulsa 27, Arkansas-Little Rock 25, North Texas 22, Denver 21, Jacksonville State 21, Alabama-Birmingham 19, Louisiana-Lafayette 19, South Carolina 19, Kansas State 18, Baylor 17, Rhode Island 15, Central Florida 14, Virginia Tech 14, East Tennessee State 13, Pacific 13, San Diego State 13, Vanderbilt 13, Georgia State 12, Kentucky 12, East Carolina 11, California 10, Georgia Southern 10, Michigan State 7, Tulane 7, Louisiana State 6, Middle Tennessee State 5, South Florida 5, Tennessee State 5, Purdue 4, Oregon 3, Southern Mississippi 2, Texas-Arlington 2, Kent State 1, Toledo 1, Wichita State1
Dropped From Rankings: Northwestern, Southern California
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