Georgia Unanimous No. 1 in GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll
Posted Friday, Oct. 7, 2005 Georgia Unanimous No. 1 in GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll NORMAN, Okla. ? 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 |
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