Georgia Remains On Top of Golf World/NIKE Golf Divisoin I Coaches' Poll
NEW YORK, NY?The fourth Golf World/Nike Golf Division I Coaches? Poll of the spring season has been released, combining the resources of Golf World magazine, NIKE Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). The complete results, including results from Divisions II, III and the NAIA, will appear in the April 27th issue of Golf World. Georgia remains the number one team in the poll, earning 20 of the 24 first-place votes. The Bulldogs claimed the SEC Championship in convincing fashion this past weekend, winning the conference title by 13 strokes. It was the sixth title under head coach Chris Haack and the 27th in school history. It was also Georgia?s fifth win of the 2008-09 season. Rounding out the top-five are Oklahoma State (No. 2), Southern California (No. 3), Clemson (No. 4) and Stanford (No. 5). There are no new teams in the top-10; UCLA (No. 19) moved into the top-25. Visit Golf World Senior Writer Ryan Herrington?s ?Campus Insider? blog to find out the latest on collegiate golf: http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/blogs/campusinsider.
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Division I - April 22, 2009 |
| Rank | University (First-Place Votes) | Points | Prev. |
| 1 | Georgia (20) | 594 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State (3) | 566 | 2 |
| 3 | Southern California | 542 | 3 |
| 4 | Clemson (1) | 517 | 4 |
| 5 | Stanford | 474 | 5 |
| 6 | Washington | 450 | 9 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | 416 | 10 |
| 8 | Alabama | 405 | 8 |
| 9 | Florida | 399 | 6 |
| 10 | Indiana | 396 | 7 |
| 11 | South Carolina | 315 | 11 |
| 12 | Illinois | 287 | 15 |
| 13 | Arkansas | 285 | 21 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | 281 | 12 |
| 15 | TCU | 257 | 17 |
| 16 | Texas | 205 | 18 |
| 17 | Arizona State | 198 | 22 |
| 18 | NC State | 161 | 16 |
| 19 | UCLA | 160 | NR |
| 20 | Tennessee | 132 | 14 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | 126 | 24 |
| 22 | Louisiana State | 115 | 25 |
| 23 | UCF | 107 | 20 |
| 24 |
Colorado State |
94 | 19 |
| 25 | UNLV | 75 | 13 |
Others Receiving Votes: San Diego State, 56; Florida State, 46; East Tennessee State, 19; Augusta State, 18; Michigan State, 18; Wake Forest, 17; Arizona, 16; UC-Davis, 11; Duke, 9; Mississippi, 6; Kent State, 5; Mississippi State, 5; New Mexico, 4; Pepperdine, 4; California, 3; UC-Irvine, 3; Oregon, 1.
Dropped from Ranking: Florida State (#23)