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UCLA Number One in Preseason Golf World/NIKE Golf Divisoin I Coaches' Poll

NEW YORK, NY?The Golf Coaches Asssociation of America, in conjunction with Golf World and NIKE Golf has announced its preseason Division I top 25 ranking.

UCLA, the defending NCAA champion, is the top selection in the Golf World/Nike Golf Division I Preseason Coaches? Poll. The Bruins received 11 of 26 first-place votes and return All-American Erik Flores and the other four starters from last year?s team that won five tournaments.

Oklahoma State is ranked second in the poll, earning four first-place votes. The Cowboys lose no starters from last year?s squad, which finished fourth at the NCAA Championship. In addition, OSU brings in the best freshmen recruiting class in the country, with two-time AJGA player of the year Peter Uihlein and U.S. Amateur quarterfinalist Morgan Hoffmann coming to Stillwater, along with Germany?s Sean Einhaus.

Georgia (No. 3), Southern California (No. 4) and Stanford (No. 5) round out the top-five. The Bulldogs return all five starters from last year?s lineup, including Adam Mitchell, a quarterfinalist at the U.S. Amateur and winner at the Porter Cup, and senior Brian Harman, a former U.S. Walker Cup player. The Trojans, who finished in third place at last year?s NCAA Championship, return two-time All-American Jamie Lovemark and All-Americans Tim Sluiter and Tom Glissmeyer. They will be led by national coach of the year, Chris Zambri. The Cardinal, after last year?s runner-up finish at the NCAA Championship, loses senior Rob Grube to graduation, but returns first-team All-American Sihwan Kim, U.S. Open participant Jordan Cox and Joseph Bramlett, a second-team All-American returning from injury.

 

Division I - August 27, 2008

Rank University (First-Place Votes) Points Prev.
1 UCLA (11) 618 1
2 Oklahoma State (4) 592 4
3 Georgia (6) 585 T8
4 Southern California (5) 564 3
5 Stanford 498 2
6 Clemson 481 5
7 Florida 468 11
8 Alabama 439 13
9 Texas A&M 343 12
10 Georgia Tech 340 NR
11 Florida State 335 NR
12 Arizona State 334 T17
13 Charlotte 258 T8
14 Duke 231 NR
15 Tennessee 217 NR
16 Auburn 201 16
17 Kent State 173 6
18 East Tennessee State 168 22
19 South Carolina 160 NR
20 Wake Forest 126 24
21 Indiana 121 21
22 UNLV 117 NR
23 San Diego State 101 14
24 Texas 95 19
25 North Carolina 91 NR

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others Receiving Votes: Tennessee-Chattanooga, 90; Louisville, 86; Illinois, 75; Washington, 74; Middle Tennessee State, 50; Texas Tech, 41; Michigan State, 39; UAB, 39; Arizona, 34; UCF, 32; LSU, 27; Arkansas, 22; NC State, 21; Pepperdine, 21; Mississippi, 20; Penn State, 15, UC-Irvine, 15; TCU, 12; Augusta State, 11; California, 11; Purdue, 11; Oregon, 10; Northwestern, 8; Coastal Carolina, 6; Virginia Tech, 5; Colorado State, 3; Marquette, 3; SMU, 2; St. John's, 2; Virginia, 2; Maryland, 1; Memphis, 1; Mississippi State, 1; New Mexico, 1; Notre Dame, 1; Wichita State, 1.

Dropped from Ranking: 

Illinois (#T17), Louisville (#10), Middle Tennesse State (#15), Penn State (#25), UAB (#23), UC-Irvine (#20).