Defending Champ Georgia No. 1 in GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll
Posted Friday, Sept. 23, 2005 Defending Champ Georgia No. 1 in GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll NORMAN, Okla. ? Florida ranked third and is followed by UNLV, Duke and 2005 NCAA runner-up Georgia Tech. Brigham Young checked in at seventh while Wake Forest, Washington and Arizona State fill spots eight through 10. Southern California is ranked No. 11 and is followed by Tennessee, UCLA and Georgia State. Augusta State and TCU are tied for 15th while Alabama and Clemson share No. 17. Texas and Auburn round out the top 20. New Mexico occupied No. 21 and Arizona, Minnesota, South Carolina and Louisville complete the top 25. The GCAA/Bridgestone 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 next GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll will be released Oct. 7.
GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll Top 25 |
Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
1 | Georgia (20) | 571 | 1 |
2 | Oklahoma State (2) | 517 | 15 |
3 | Florida | 436 | T18 |
4 | UNLV (1) | 431 | T8 |
5 | Duke | 427 | T8 |
6 | Georgia Tech | 413 | 2 |
7 | Brigham Young | 404 | 4 |
8 | Wake Forest | 401 | 16 |
9 | Washington | 397 | 3 |
10 | Arizona State | 333 | T11 |
11 | Southern California | 332 | 6 |
12 | Tennessee (1) | 314 | T11 |
13 | UCLA | 260 | NR |
14 | Georgia State (1) | 254 | T13 |
T15 | Augusta State | 196 | 10 |
T15 | TCU | 196 | NR |
T17 | Alabama | 188 | NR |
T17 | Clemson | 188 | NR |
19 | Texas | 186 | T23 |
20 | Auburn | 156 | NR |
21 | New Mexico | 128 | 5 |
22 | Arizona | 117 | 17 |
23 | Minnesota | 106 | NR |
24 | South Carolina | 85 | NR |
25 | Louisville | 81 | NR |
Others Receiving Votes: Kentucky 72, Coastal Carolina 63, Kent State 60, Michigan State 57, Texas A&M 57, Oklahoma 54, Charlotte 48, Lamar 45, Purdue 45, SMU 42, Stanford 38, Texas Tech 36, Georgia Southern 33, Tulsa 32, Western Illinois 30, Baylor 29, Maryland 25, St. Mary's (Calif.) 21, San Diego State 19, Jacksonville State 17, Virginia Tech 16, Florida State 15, Marquette 14, Northwestern 14, Colorado 13, Pepperdine 13, East Tennessee State 11, Houston 10, Missouri 10, North Texas 9, Akron 8, NC State 8, Air Force 7, Long Beach State 6, Nevada 6, North Carolina 6, Eastern Kentucky 5, Indiana 4, Louisiana-Lafayette 4, UCF 4, Arkansas 3, Ohio 3, Arkansas State 2, George Mason 2, Bowling Green 1, George Washington 1