USC-Aiken Continues to Set Pace in GCAA/Bridgestone Poll
USC-Aiken Continues to Set Pace in GCAA/Bridgestone Poll NORMAN, Okla. ? West Florida held on to the three spot followed by Hawaii-Hilo and Georgia College & State University. Western Washington rose three places to number six followed by Central Oklahoma, Lynn, Rollins and Cameron. Delta State and Grand Canyon each climbed a rung up to Nos. 11 and 12, respectively. Barry checked in at No. 13 while the week?s biggest jumper - Florida Southern - flew up seven spots to No. 14. Meanwhile, the No. 15 position belongs to UC-San Diego with Florida Gulf Coast occupying the No. 16. Cal. State-Stanislaus, Armstrong Atlantic State, St. Martin?s and North Alabama finish up the top 20. Chico State jumped up four rungs to No. 21 while the week?s biggest drop came in the form of Columbus State, who fell 11 slots to the No. 22 position. Nova Southeastern and St. Edward?s tied for No. 23. This week?s poll is closed out by Northeastern State who dropped three spots to the final position. St. Mary?s (Texas) and Valdosta State dropped from the rankings. 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 April 15. GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll Top 25
Division II - March 25, 2005
Rank | University | Points | Prev. |
1 | South Carolina-Aiken (5) | 216 | 1 |
2 | Cal. State-Bakersfield (4) | 206 | 2 |
3 | West Florida | 188 | 3 |
4 | Hawaii-Hilo | 175 | 6 |
5 | Georgia College & State Univ. | 163 | 8 |
6 | Western Washington | 162 | 9 |
7 | Central Oklahoma | 161 | 4 |
8 | Lynn | 160 | 5 |
9 | Rollins | 138 | 7 |
10 | Cameron | 136 | 15 |
11 | Delta State | 129 | 12 |
12 | Grand Canyon | 113 | 13 |
13 | Barry | 103 | 16 |
14 | Florida Southern | 95 | 21 |
15 | UC-San Diego | 92 | 10 |
16 | Florida Gulf Coast | 91 | 20 |
17 | Cal. State-Stanislaus | 84 | 23 |
18 | Armstrong Atlantic State | 74 | 19 |
19 | St. Martin's | 66 | 14 |
20 | North Alabama | 65 | NR |
21 | Chico State | 45 | 25 |
22 | Columbus State | 38 | 11 |
T23 | Nova Southeastern | 37 | 18 |
T23 | St. Edward's | 37 | NR |
25 | Northeastern State | 36 | 22 |
Dropped From Rankings: St. Mary's (Texas), Valdosta State Others Receiving Votes: Pfeiffer 32, St. Mary's (Texas) 27, Coker 26, Valdosta State 17, Barton 6, CSU-San Bernardino 2, St. Cloud State 2, Eckerd 1, Ferris State 1, Western New Mexico 1