Oklahoma State Still No. 1
Posted Friday, May 27, 2005 Oklahoma State Still No. 1 NORMAN, Okla. ? There was no movement in the first five spots in the polls as UNLV - who received the final three first-place ballots, New Mexico and Georgia Tech followed Oklahoma State and Georgia in spots three through five. Augusta State moved up three spots to sixth on the strength of its win at the Central Regional while Florida stayed at seventh. Wake Forest made the biggest move in the poll, climbing nine spots to eighth after claiming the East Regional. Duke and Arizona State complete the top 10. Kentucky stayed at No. 11 while SEC rival Tennessee jumped two spots to No 12. Brigham Young remained at No. 13 and is followed by UCLA, Georgia Southern and Arizona. Auburn and TCU took the biggest slide in the poll - the Tigers down from sixth to No. 17 and the Horned Frogs eight spots to No. 18 - after failing to qualify for nationals. Washington moved up for rungs to No. 23 while Texas slipped a notch to No. 20. Georgia State reentered the rankings at No. 21 after a one-poll absence and is followed by Southern California, Alabama, SMU and Tulsa. It is the first appearance in the rankings this season for both the Mustangs and the Golden Hurricane. Michigan State, Minnesota and South Carolina were dropped from the rankings. The GCAA/Precept Coaches Poll is voted on by a panel of head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the Golf Coaches Association of America. The final GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll will reflect the team standings at the NCAA Championships.
GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll Top 25
Division I - May 27, 2005
Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
1 | Oklahoma State (25) | 695 | 1 |
2 | Georgia | 640 | 2 |
3 | UNLV (3) | 633 | 3 |
4 | New Mexico | 586 | 4 |
5 | Georgia Tech | 579 | 5 |
6 | Augusta State | 576 | 9 |
7 | Florida | 518 | 7 |
8 | Wake Forest | 441 | 17 |
9 | Duke | 434 | 8 |
10 | Arizona State | 406 | 12 |
11 | Kentucky | 398 | 11 |
12 | Tennessee | 384 | 14 |
13 | Brigham Young | 350 | 13 |
14 | UCLA | 299 | 16 |
15 | Georgia Southern | 233 | 15 |
16 | Arizona | 231 | 18 |
17 | Auburn | 224 | 6 |
18 | TCU | 203 | 10 |
19 | Washington | 182 | 23 |
20 | Texas | 172 | 19 |
21 | Georgia State | 171 | NR |
22 | Southern California | 149 | 20 |
23 | Alabama | 141 | 24 |
24 | SMU | 72 | NR |
25 | Tulsa | 70 | NR |
Dropped From Ranking: Michigan State, Minnesota, South Carolina
Others Receiving Votes: Michigan State 42, Purdue 35, Missouri 33, Texas A&M 30, South Carolina 29, Coastal Carolina 27, Minnesota 26, Arkansas 24, Pepperdine 20, San Diego State 16, Stanford 16, Clemson 6, Xavier 3, California-Davis 2, Texas Tech 2, Penn State 1, Wichita State 1