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Georgia Still Perched Atop GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll

 

Posted Thursday, April 27, 2006

 

Georgia Still Perched Atop GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll

Bulldogs collect 15 first-votes
 

NORMAN, Okla. ?

By picking up 15 first-place votes, the Georgia Bulldogs outdistanced Oklahoma State to continue their season-long run atop the GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll. The Cowboys remained within striking distance, however, by grabbing the other two first-place nods.

 

Florida remained at third while Georgia Tech and UCLA switched at fourth and fifth, respectively. Brigham Young and Arizona State each moved up a slot to sixth and seventh, respectively, ahead of UNLV, which dropped two rungs to eighth. Texas A&M jumped three spots to number nine while Georgia State checked in at No. 10.

 

Texas Tech stepped up five rungs to 11th, just ahead of Clemson, East Tennessee State, Baylor and North Carolina. Wake Forest rose two positions to 16th to pass Duke, which dropped four slots to No. 17. Coastal Carolina, Southern California, Kentucky, Alabama, Lamar, San Diego State, Tulsa and Arizona rounded out this week?s poll

 

Minnesota, South Carolina and Tennessee fell from the 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 GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll will be released May 11.

 

GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll Top 25
Division I - April 27, 2006

Rank University (First-Place Votes) Points Prev.
1 Georgia (15) 422 1
2 Oklahoma State (2) 401 2
3 Florida 393 3
4 Georgia Tech 367 4
5 UCLA 344 5
6 Brigham Young 328 7
7 Arizona State 301 8
8 UNLV 279 6
9 Texas A&M 254 12
10 Georgia State 249 9
11 Texas Tech 224 16
12 Clemson 217 15
13 East Tennessee State 198 11
14 Baylor 190 10
15 North Carolina 180 17
16 Wake Forest 148 18
17 Duke 142 13
18 Coastal Carolina 131 14
19 Southern California 116 25
20 Kentucky 87 23
21 Alabama 76 NR
22 Lamar 58 NR
23 San Diego State 49 22
24 Tulsa 45 19
25 Arizona 43 NR

  

  

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dropped from Rankings: Minnesota, South Carolina, Tennessee 

Others Receiving Votes:  Minnesota 40, Washington 39, Texas 36, Charlotte 32, Tennessee 27, Kent State 22, South Carolina 18, Louisville 12, Northwestern 12, Oklahoma 12, Auburn 9, NC State 9, Purdue 6, New Mexico 4, Xavier 3, SMU 1, TCU 1