Cowboys Continue Run as Country?s Top-Ranked Program

Oklahoma State grabs 17 first-place votes
NORMAN, Okla. ?
Oklahoma State has staked its claim as the number one men?s golf team in the country for quite some time. By grabbing 17 of 19 first-place votes, the Cowboys once again made sure the only debate in this week?s GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll would be the order in which other teams were trailing. Georgia narrowly checked in at the number two spot, just a single point ahead of UNLV, who garnered the other two first-place nods.

Georgia Tech slipped from second to fourth while New Mexico remained at number five. For the third poll in a row, Florida maintained the sixth slot. SEC foe Auburn - along with Duke and TCU - jumped two rungs to check in at numbers seven, eight and nine, respectively. Arizona State dropped three positions to No. 10

Augusta State climbed two spots to No. 11. Kentucky made the biggest move in the poll, soaring five spots to No. 12. Brigham Young and Wake Forest tied at No. 13 and were followed by UCLA and Tennessee. Southern California and Texas tied at the No. 17 slot. Georgia Southern hurdled four rungs up to No. 19 while Arizona grabbed the 20 spot. South Carolina, Minnesota, Michigan State, Clemson and Georgia State round out this week?s poll.

Alabama fell from the top 25 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 Division I GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll will be released Friday, May 6.

GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll Top 25
Division I - April 22, 2005

Rank	University (First-Place Votes)	Points	Prev.
1	Oklahoma State (17)	473	1
2	Georgia	430	3
3	UNLV (2)	429	4
4	Georgia Tech	413	2
5	New Mexico	378	5
6	Florida	365	6
7	Auburn	332	9
8	Duke	329	10
9	TCU	298	11
10	Arizona State	297	7
11	Augusta State	284	13
12	Kentucky	253	17
T13	Brigham Young	199	8
T13	Wake Forest	199	12
15	UCLA	195	14
16	Tennessee	166	15
T17	Southern California	159	16
T17	Texas	159	19
19	Georgia Southern	153	23
20	Arizona	144	T21
21	South Carolina	108	18
22	Minnesota	107	20
23	Michigan State	67	T21
24	Clemson	38	24
25	Georgia State	35	T25

Dropped From Ranking: Alabama

Others Receiving Votes: Washington 28, Pepperdine 21, Alabama 19, Kent State 11, Coastal Carolina 10, Kansas 10, Arkansas 9, Xavier 9, Louisville 8, Oklahoma 6, Purdue 6, Wichita State 5, SMU 4, Texas A&M 4, Texas Tech 4, Tulsa 3, North Carolina 2, Notre Dame 2, Lamar 1, Penn State 1, Saint Mary's (Calif.) 1, UCF 1

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