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May 16, 2007           
                                                             

 

 

Georgia Remains Number One

Oklahoma State and Southern California Move Into Top-Five

 

NEW YORK, NY?The final Golf World/Nike Golf Division I Coaches? Poll of the spring has been released, combining the resources of Golf World magazine, Nike Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA).

Georgia remains the top team, earning 11 of the 23 first-place votes. The Bulldogs finished sixth at the SEC Championship last month, but bounced back with a 19-shot win at the Linger Longer Invitational on Monday. The team next competes in the NCAA East Regional at the Golf Club of Georgia in Alpharetta from May 17-20.

On the strength of conference victories, Oklahoma State (No.4) and Southern California (No.5) have cracked the top-five. They were ranked No.7 and No.8 respectively in the last poll. The Cowboys won the Big 12 title last month, then claimed the team victory at the Maxwell Invitational last weekend. The Trojans were decisive winners at the Pac-10 Championship last month.

Six different teams received first-place votes, the most in any one poll this year. Florida State (No.25) has moved back into the top twenty-five.   

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GOLF WORLD/NIKE GOLF COACHES? POLL

Men?s Division I

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      RANK         TEAM                 POINTS          LAST
      1.        
      Georgia (11)                     559                         1                      
      2.         Stanford (6)                     550                     2  
      3.        
      Alabama (1)                      521                     3  
      4.        
      Oklahoma State (1)               469                     7
      5.         Southern California (1)              463               8
                                                                                                                                                    
      6.        Lamar (3)                        459                     5
      7.         UCLA                     456                         4 
      8.        
      Florida                          415                     6
      9.         UNLV                     365                    10  
      10.        Coastal Carolina                 336                     9
      11.       
      Clemson                          335                    12
      12.        Texas A&M                        320                    11
      13.       
      Georgia Tech                     317                    13
      14.        East Tennessee State             264                    14
      15.        BYU                              247                    16
      16.       
      Tennessee                        231                    18
      17.       
      Louisville                       194                    19  

            18.    Arizona State                            193                    15

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      19.        Tulsa                                    191                    19
      20.        Charlotte                        120                    22
      21.        Wake Forest                      113                    20  
      22.       
      North Carolina                    84                    22
      23.       
      Arizona                           71                    24
      24.       
      Georgia State                             70                    21
      25.       
      Florida State                             35                            NR

Others receiving votes: Duke, 29; Michigan State, 22; Minnesota, 14; Texas, 9; Chattanooga, 5; Oregon, 5; Virginia Tech, 5; Washington, 3; Wisconsin, 2; Auburn, 1; New Mexico, 1; Xavier, 1.