Georgia Still Perched Atop GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll
Posted Thursday, April 27, 2006 Georgia Still Perched Atop GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll NORMAN, Okla. ? Florida remained at third while Georgia Tech and UCLA switched at fourth and fifth, respectively. Brigham Young and Arizona State each moved up a slot to sixth and seventh, respectively, ahead of UNLV, which dropped two rungs to eighth. Texas A&M jumped three spots to number nine while Georgia State checked in at No. 10. Texas Tech stepped up five rungs to 11th, just ahead of Clemson, East Tennessee State, Baylor and North Carolina. Wake Forest rose two positions to 16th to pass Duke, which dropped four slots to No. 17. Coastal Carolina, Southern California, Kentucky, Alabama, Lamar, San Diego State, Tulsa and Arizona rounded out this week?s poll Minnesota, South Carolina and Tennessee fell from the rankings. 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 May 11.
GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll Top 25 |
Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
1 | Georgia (15) | 422 | 1 |
2 | Oklahoma State (2) | 401 | 2 |
3 | Florida | 393 | 3 |
4 | Georgia Tech | 367 | 4 |
5 | UCLA | 344 | 5 |
6 | Brigham Young | 328 | 7 |
7 | Arizona State | 301 | 8 |
8 | UNLV | 279 | 6 |
9 | Texas A&M | 254 | 12 |
10 | Georgia State | 249 | 9 |
11 | Texas Tech | 224 | 16 |
12 | Clemson | 217 | 15 |
13 | East Tennessee State | 198 | 11 |
14 | Baylor | 190 | 10 |
15 | North Carolina | 180 | 17 |
16 | Wake Forest | 148 | 18 |
17 | Duke | 142 | 13 |
18 | Coastal Carolina | 131 | 14 |
19 | Southern California | 116 | 25 |
20 | Kentucky | 87 | 23 |
21 | Alabama | 76 | NR |
22 | Lamar | 58 | NR |
23 | San Diego State | 49 | 22 |
24 | Tulsa | 45 | 19 |
25 | Arizona | 43 | NR |
Dropped from Rankings: Minnesota, South Carolina, Tennessee
Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota 40, Washington 39, Texas 36, Charlotte 32, Tennessee 27, Kent State 22, South Carolina 18, Louisville 12, Northwestern 12, Oklahoma 12, Auburn 9, NC State 9, Purdue 6, New Mexico 4, Xavier 3, SMU 1, TCU 1