USC-Aiken Still No.1 in GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll
Posted Friday, March 4, 2005
USC-Aiken Still No.1 in GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll NORMAN, Okla. ? South Carolina-Aiken continued its hold on the top spot in the Division II GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll despite its seven-tournament winning streak being snapped by a tied for sixth finish at the AASU/Southbridge Pirate Invitational. The Pacers earned eight first-place votes to stay at No. 1. Cal. State-Bakersfield stayed in second while West Florida moved up one spot to third. Central Oklahoma jumped seven places to fourth and Lynn bumped up two rungs to seventh. Hawaii-Hilo - who was ranked second in the final fall poll - dropped from second to sixth despite receiving one first-place tally. Seventh-ranked Rollins and No. 8 Georgia College & State University - who earned the final first-place vote - moved into the top 10 and are followed by Western Washington and UC-San Diego. Columbus State made the biggest move in the poll, leaping 14 spots to No. 11. Delta State and Grand Canyon also took big climbs in the poll - up six spots to Nos. 12 and 13, respectively. Saint Martin's fell from the top 10 to No. 14 and is followed by Cameron, Barry, Valdosta State, Nova Southeastern and Armstrong Atlantic State. Florida Gulf Coast suffered the biggest drop - plummeting 10 places to No. 20. Florida Southern enters the poll at No. 21. Northeastern State, Cal. State-Stanislaus, St. Mary's (Texas) and Chico State complete the top 25. Coker fell from the ranking. The GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll is voted on by a panel of head coaches at Division II institutions. All are members of the Golf Coaches Association of America. The next Division II GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll will be released March 25. GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll Top 25 Dropped From Rankings: Coker Others Receiving Votes: Coker 22, Ferris State 18, St. Cloud State 14, Barton 12, North Carolina-Pembroke 12, Pfeiffer 12, Washburn 12, St. Edward's 8, Kennesaw State 7, North Alabama 6, Western New Mexico 5, Winona State 4, Belmont Abbey 3, Central Arkansas 3, CSU-San Bernardino 3, Missouri Western State 3, Arkansas Tech 1
Division II - March 4, 2005
Rank
University
Points
Prev.
1
South Carolina-Aiken (8)
267
1
2
Cal. State-Bakersfield (1)
239
2
3
West Florida
220
4
4
Central Oklahoma
216
11
5
Lynn
211
7
6
Hawaii-Hilo (1)
203
2
7
Rollins
197
12
8
Georgia College & State Univ. (1)
186
13
9
Western Washington
185
6
10
UC-San Diego
145
5
11
Columbus State
140
25
12
Delta State
129
18
13
Grand Canyon
125
19
14
Saint Martin's
117
9
15
Cameron
116
14
16
Barry
108
8
17
Valdosta State
96
17
18
Nova Southeastern
92
22
19
Armstrong Atlantic State
88
15
20
Florida Gulf Coast
87
10
21
Florida Southern
82
NR
22
Northeastern State
63
21
23
Cal. State-Stanislaus
42
16
24
St. Mary's (Texas)
32
24
25
Chico State
28
20