Defending National Champion Clemson Tops Precept Coaches Poll
Defending National Champion Clemson Tops Precept Coaches Poll
NORMAN, Okla. ? The Clemson golf program will begin the 2003-04 season where it ended last season - atop the Precept Division I Coaches Poll. The Tigers, who return three starters from last year?s national championship squad, captured 18 first-place votes to earn the No. 1 ranking in the 2003-04 preseason poll. This marks the eighth-consecutive poll that Clemson has been the coaches poll?s top-ranked team.
Florida and Oklahoma State tied for second with the Gators garnering one first-place vote and the Cowboys six. One point behind in fourth is UCLA, who earned 10 first-place tallies. Texas came in fifth and was followed by Wake Forest, UNLV, Arizona State, Augusta State and Georgia.
Arizona begins the second ten with Georgia Tech at No. 12 and North Carolina at No 13. TCU - the highest ranked team that did not qualify for last year?s NCAA Championships, debuting this season at No. 14. The Horned Frogs are followed by Auburn, NC State, Southern California, Washington and Arkansas. No. 20 New Mexico picked up the remaining first-place vote.
Minnesota, Duke, Oklahoma, Tennessee and Illinois round out the top 25.
The next Division I Precept Coaches poll will be released Sept. 24.
Precept Coaches Poll Top 25 |
Rank |
University (First-Place Votes) |
Points |
Prev. |
1 |
Clemson (18) |
854 |
1 |
T2 |
Florida (1) |
759 |
T4 |
T2 |
Oklahoma State (6) |
759 |
2 |
4 |
UCLA (10) |
758 |
3 |
5 |
Texas |
691 |
T9 |
6 |
Wake Forest |
618 |
T4 |
7 |
UNLV |
587 |
13 |
8 |
Arizona State |
584 |
6 |
9 |
Augusta State |
565 |
7 |
10 |
Georgia |
500 |
16 |
11 |
Arizona |
495 |
17 |
12 |
Georgia Tech |
481 |
T11 |
13 |
North Carolina |
432 |
T9 |
14 |
TCU |
420 |
NR |
15 |
Auburn |
333 |
8 |
16 |
NC State |
317 |
15 |
17 |
Southern California |
287 |
14 |
18 |
Washington |
280 |
T11 |
19 |
Arkansas |
236 |
NR |
20 |
New Mexico (1) |
190 |
24 |
21 |
Minnesota |
169 |
T19 |
22 |
Duke |
158 |
T19 |
23 |
Oklahoma |
129 |
NR |
24 |
Tennessee |
123 |
23 |
25 |
Illinois |
107 |
21 |
Others Receiving Votes: Vanderbilt 93, Pepperdine 87, California 73, College of Charleston 62, South Carolina 54, Kentucky 45, Northwestern 32, BYU 31, Wichita State 31, Ohio State 23, Purdue 23, Alabama 21, Colorado 20, SMU 17, Texas A&M 17, Toledo 17, Virginia Tech 16, Fresno State 15, UTEP 15, Georgia State 14, San Diego State 14, UNC-Greensboro 12, UNC-Wilmington 12, East Tennessee State 11, Kansas State 11, Michigan State 11, Pacific 10, Missouri 9, Oregon 9, California-Irvine 8, Alabama-Birmingham 7, Coastal Carolina 6, Long Beach State 6, Tulsa 6, Denver 5, Texas Tech 5, Penn State 4, Baylor 3, Maryland 3 Houston 2, Lamar 2, Xavier 2, Furman 1, Rhode Island 1, Rice 1, Washington State 1 [[--banner:--]]