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Georgia Unanimous No. 1 in GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll

 

Posted Friday, Oct. 7, 2005

 

Georgia Unanimous No. 1 in GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll

Bulldogs receive all 28 first-place votes
 

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After a convincing victory to at the PING/Golfweek Preview, Georgia received all 28 first-place votes in the GCAA/Bridgestone Poll. The Bulldogs are the first unanimous No. 1 team in men?s golf since the fall of 2002.

 

Georgia Tech jumped four spots to second and is followed by Oklahoma State, who dropped a spot to third. UNLV and Duke stayed at fourth and fifth, respectively. Florida slid three rungs to sixth. Tennessee moved into the top 10 at seventh. Washington, Brigham Young and Arizona State fill spots eight through 10.

 

Wake Forest fell out of the top 10 - from eighth to No. 11. Augusta State moved up three positions to No. 12 while UCLA remained at No. 13. Kentucky made the biggest climb in the rankings - moving from just outside of the top 25 to No. 14. Georgia State checked in at No. 15 and is followed by Texas, Minnesota, Southern California, New Mexico and Clemson.

 

TCU, Arizona, Alabama, Louisville and Auburn complete the top 25.

 

South Carolina 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 Oct. 21.

 

 

GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll Top 25
Division I - Oct. 7, 2005

Rank University (First-Place Votes) Points Prev.
1 Georgia (28) 700 1
2 Georgia Tech 629 6
3 Oklahoma State 624 2
4 UNLV 585 4
5 Duke 537 5
6 Florida 500 3
7 Tennessee 460 12
8 Washington 447 9
9 Brigham Young 424 7
10 Arizona State 368 10
11 Wake Forest 333 8
12 Augusta State 326 T15
13 UCLA 306 13
14 Kentucky 274 NR
15 Georgia Sate 270 14
16 Texas 227 19
17 Minnesota 217 23
18 Southern California 199 11
19 New Mexico 179 21
20 Clemson 152 T17
21 TCU 143 T15
22 Arizona 142 22
23 Alabama 107 T17
24 Louisville 91 25
25 Auburn 71 20

  

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dropped from Rankings: South Carolina

Others Receiving Votes: South Carolina 63, Kent State 58, Coastal Carolina 52, Georgia Southern 51, Texas A&M 46, East Tennessee State 41, North Carolina 41, Notre Dame 36, Purdue 36, Oklahoma 35, Northwestern 32, Missouri 24, Texas Tech 24, Virginia Tech 23, Kansas 19, Charlotte 16, Florida State 16, Virginia 15, Tulsa 13, Nevada 12, Marquette 11, Michigan 11, Oregon State 11, Houston 10, San Diego State 9, Stanford 9, UAB 9, Illinois 8, Baylor 7, Nebraska 7, Toledo 6, Colorado 5, New Mexico State 5, Air Force 4, Eastern Kentucky 4, Sam Houston State 4, UCF 4, Belmont 3, Saint Louis 2, SMU 2, Xavier 2, Louisiana State 1, Ohio State 1, Texas-Arlington 1