Defending Champ Georgia No. 1 in GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll

Posted Friday, Sept. 23, 2005

Defending Champ Georgia No. 1 in GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll
Bulldogs capture 20 first-place votes
NORMAN, Okla. ?
Defending national champion Georgia claimed 20 first-place votes to claim the top spot in the first ranking in 2005-06 of the GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll. The Bulldogs return four starters from last year?s team and is followed by Oklahoma State - who had two first-place tallies - and spent much of last season at No. 1. Fourth-ranked UNLV, No. 12 Tennessee and No. 14 Georgia State each received a first-place vote.

Florida ranked third and is followed by UNLV, Duke and 2005 NCAA runner-up Georgia Tech. Brigham Young checked in at seventh while Wake Forest, Washington and Arizona State fill spots eight through 10.

Southern California is ranked No. 11 and is followed by Tennessee, UCLA and Georgia State. Augusta State and TCU are tied for 15th while Alabama and Clemson share No. 17. Texas and Auburn round out the top 20.

New Mexico occupied No. 21 and Arizona, Minnesota, South Carolina and Louisville complete the top 25.

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. 7.

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

Rank	University (First-Place Votes)	Points	Prev.
1	Georgia (20)	571	1
2	Oklahoma State (2)	517	15
3	Florida	436	T18
4	UNLV (1)	431	T8
5	Duke	427	T8
6	Georgia Tech	413	2
7	Brigham Young	404	4
8	Wake Forest	401	16
9	Washington	397	3
10	Arizona State	333	T11
11	Southern California	332	6
12	Tennessee (1)	314	T11
13	UCLA	260	NR
14	Georgia State (1)	254	T13
T15	Augusta State	196	10
T15	TCU	196	NR
T17	Alabama	188	NR
T17	Clemson	188	NR
19	Texas	186	T23
20	Auburn	156	NR
21	New Mexico	128	5
22	Arizona	117	17
23	Minnesota	106	NR
24	South Carolina	85	NR
25	Louisville	81	NR

Others Receiving Votes: Kentucky 72, Coastal Carolina 63, Kent State 60, Michigan State 57, Texas A&M 57, Oklahoma 54, Charlotte 48, Lamar 45, Purdue 45, SMU 42, Stanford 38, Texas Tech 36, Georgia Southern 33, Tulsa 32, Western Illinois 30, Baylor 29, Maryland 25, St. Mary's (Calif.) 21, San Diego State 19, Jacksonville State 17, Virginia Tech 16, Florida State 15, Marquette 14, Northwestern 14, Colorado 13, Pepperdine 13, East Tennessee State 11, Houston 10, Missouri 10, North Texas 9, Akron 8, NC State 8, Air Force 7, Long Beach State 6, Nevada 6, North Carolina 6, Eastern Kentucky 5, Indiana 4, Louisiana-Lafayette 4, UCF 4, Arkansas 3, Ohio 3, Arkansas State 2, George Mason 2, Bowling Green 1, George Washington 1

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