August 29, 2007
The Texas A&M women's golf team is ranked No. 20 nationally in the the preseason Golf World/National Golf Coaches Association poll released on Wednesday.
In their first season under Head Coach Trelle McCombs, the Aggies have won two straight Big 12 Championships and return three starters from last season. Junior Lauren Johnson and sophomore Danielle McVeigh earned All-Big 12 honors in 2007 while sophomore Ashley Freeman also returns. In addition, McCombs welcomes one of the nation's top freshman classes.
The Aggies open the season at the Cougar Classic Sept. 9-11 in Hanahan, S.C.
Three-time defending NCAA champion Duke is ranked No. 1 with Arizona State, UCLA, Southern California and Auburn rounding out the top five.
GOLF WORLD/NGCA COACHES?â„¢ POLL
Women?â„¢s Division I ?- Preseason Edition
RANK TEAM POINTS
1. Duke (26) 722
2. Arizona State (2) 667
3. UCLA (1) 630
4. Southern Cal. 596
5. Auburn 553
6. Pepperdine 547
7. Purdue 539
8. Georgia 507
9. Stanford 489
10. Vanderbilt 487
11. Oklahoma State 417
12. Tennessee 365
13. Arizona 348
14. Wake Forest 327
15. Florida 311
16. BYU 239
17. North Carolina 224
18. Denver 218
19. Michigan State 175
20. Texas A&M 174
21. TCU 145
22. New Mexico 139
23. Virginia 123
24. Louisville 113
25. Arkansas 103
Others receiving votes: Alabama, 73; UC-Irvine, 27; LSU, 28; California, 20; South Carolina, 20; Florida State, 15; San Jose State, 15; Kent State, 10; Nebraska, 8; Ohio State, 8; Indiana, 7; UNLV, 7; New Mexico State, 6; SMU, 5; Texas, 4; Missouri, 2; Washington, 2.