Feb. 24, 2011
NEW YORK - The Texas A&M men's golf team earned the No. 8 ranking in the first GolfWorld/Nike Golf Division I Coaches' Poll of the spring, the magazine announced this week.
The Aggies opened the spring season last week with a second-place finish at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate in Hawai'i, firing a 24-under par 840 on the trip.
Oklahoma State leads the rankings, followed by UCLA, Florida, Georgia Tech and Alabama. Texas, Illinois, A&M, LSU and Auburn round out the top 10.
Texas A&M returns to action this weekend when the Aggies compete in the Wyoming Desert Intercollegiate. Action takes place Saturday and Sunday at the Classic Club in Palm Desert, Calif.
GOLF WORLD/NIKE GOLF COACHES' POLL
Rank Team Points Last
Also receiving: Ohio State, 36; North Texas, 21; Notre Dame, 19; Oregon, 8; UNLV, 8; Purdue, 7; TCU, 6; Indiana, 3; Michigan, 3; Arizona State, 2; Northwestern, 2; Pepperdine, 2; North Carolina, 1.
1. Oklahoma State (14) 469 1
2. UCLA (3) 450 2
3. Florida (2) 447 3
4. Georgia Tech 388 5
5. Alabama 379 4
6. Texas 377 11
7. Illinois 343 7
8. Texas A&M 336 12
9. LSU 303 8
10. Auburn 297 10
11. Iowa 290 9
12. San Diego State 254 16
13. Stanford 222 13
14. Georgia 219 15
15. Virginia 180 17
16. Augusta State 169 6
17. Arkansas 163 18
18. N.C. State 156 19
19. Texas Tech 147 23
20. San Diego 105 21
21. California 98 14
22. Duke 94 20
23. Washington 83 24
24. USC 47 22
25. Wake Forest 41 25
First-place votes in parenthesis
Polls conducted by the Golf Coaches Association of America