October 12, 2006
The Texas A&M men?â„¢s golf team is ranked No. 9 in the Golf Coaches Association of America/Bridgestone Coaches Poll released on Thursday.
Oklahoma State took over the top spot, edging second-ranked Florida by one point. Both teams earned six first-place votes. Former No. 1 Georgia dropped to spots to third.
The Aggies were ranked No. 14 in the previous poll, but finished third last week at the PING/Golfweek Preview, which featured the top teams in the country.
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. 26.
The Aggies compete at the Isleworth Collegiate Invitational Oct. 22-24 in Orlando, Fla.
GCAA/Bridgestone Division I Coaches Poll
October 12, 2006
Rank University (First-Place Votes) Points Prev.
1 Oklahoma State (6) 393 2
2 Florida (6) 392 5
3 Georgia 356 1
4 Alabama (4) 348 7
5 Clemson 310 4
6 UCLA (1) 292 6
7 Southern California 291 8
8 Georgia Tech 235 3
9 Texas A&M 234 14
10 UNLV 227 12
11 Duke 211 13
12 Stanford 205 18
13 Arizona State 197 9
14 North Carolina 195 16
15 Coastal Carolina 180 21
16 Brigham Young 136 10
17 Georgia State 130 19
18 Lamar 126 24
19 Wake Forest 119 11
20 Louisville 109 NR
21 East Tennessee State 99 20
22 Tennessee 97 NR
23 Kentucky 96 17
24 Purdue 76 NR
25 TCU 68 22
Dropped from Rankings: Arizona (#25), Minnesota (#15), Washington (#23)
Others Receiving Votes: Minnesota 67, Charlotte 35, Auburn 34, Washington 33, SMU 32, Arizona 24, Northwestern 24, Wisconsin 20, Pepperdine 19, Tulsa 12, Michigan State 11, Texas Tech 11, Eastern Kentucky 10, NC State 10, Texas 10, New Mexico 9, Notre Dame 8, Jacksonville 6, Kansas 6, South Carolina 6, Florida State 3, Augusta State 2, Baylor 2, Mississippi State 2, Xavier 2, Georgia Southern 1, Oregon 1, San Diego 1