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Stanford Captures No.1 Spot in Division I Preseason Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches Polls

Stanford Captures No.1 Spot in Division I Preseason Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches Polls

 

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.

 

Stanford, the defending NCAA champion, is the top selection in the Golf World/Nike Golf Division I Preseason Coaches? Poll. The Cardinal received 19 first-place votes and will return three of the five starters from last year?s team that won seven titles overall. Among the returning players are two PING All-Americans, senior Rob Grube and sophomore Joseph Bramlett. Joining the team this year as a freshman is 2004 U.S. Junior champion Sihwan Kim.

 

Alabama is second in the poll and returns all five of their starters from last year?s squad that had been ranked at the top of the polls for much of the year.

 

Georgia, Florida and UCLA round out the top-five. All received at least one first-place vote. The Bulldogs return PING All-Americans Brian Harman and Adam Mitchell. The Gators return Billy Horschel, who is a two-time PING First-Team All-America selection.

 

Division I - Preseason

Rank University (First-Place Votes) Points Prev.
1 Stanford (19) 759 1
2 Alabama (3) 714 6
3 Georgia (3) 679 2
4 Florida (1) 659 T9
5 UCLA (6) 636 7
6 Southern California 609 T18
7 Oklahoma State 587 15
8 Georgia Tech 465 8
9 Clemson 465 NR
10 Charlotte 411 T3
11 Texas A&M 366 NR
12 UNLV 362 NR
13 Coastal Carolina 338 5
14 Tennessee 331 16
15 Florida State 325 T13
16 Lamar 291 T3
17 Duke 283 T13
18 Arizona State 278 T18
19 Louisville 189 NR
20 South Carolina 180 T11
21 East Tennessee State 178 T18
22 Texas 172 T11
23 Wake Forest 166 NR
24 Georgia State 142 NR
25 Arizona 138 24

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota 129, Brigham Young 115, Tulsa 107, North Carolina 94, Auburn 57, Texas Tech 31, Michigan State 21, Washington 12, East Carolina 11, Northwestern 11, Vanderbilt 11, TCU 9, Mississippi 5, UCF 5, Chattanooga 4, Virginia Tech 3, New Mexico 2, Pepperdine 2, Southeastern Louisiana 2, Penn State 1, UC Irvine 1

Dropped from Ranking: Michigan State (#23), Minnesota (#T9), North Carolina (#T21), Tulsa (#25), Vanderbilt (#T21)