The UCLA Bruins closed out the fall the way started it, atop the Golf World/NGCA women's Division I coaches' poll. The Bruins claimed 22 of the 24 available first-place votes after winning three of their four fall starts, to keep their No. 1 ranking heading into the winter break.
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UCLA women still No. 1 in coaches' poll
Voting for this week's Golf World/NGCA women's Division I coaches' poll closed last Friday, so the results of the weekend's Mercedes-Benz SEC/Pac-12 Challenge did not come into play. Still, I believe even though UCLA was beaten by Alabama in Tennessee, the Bruins' runner-up finish combined with their two wins in their first two starts likely would have still been enough to stay at No. 1.
Some interesting notes before you see the D-I poll in its entirety:
* It's the 14th time since Golf World resumed the poll in 2001-02 that UCLA has been ranked No. 1 (we've had 87 polls in that time span). It's the 64th time the Bruins have been in the top five.
* Five different teams are ranked the highest they've ever been in the Golf World poll since 2001-02. UCLA at No. 1, LSU at No. 2, North Carolina at No. 4, N.C. State at No. 14, Kentucky at No. 25.
* It's the first time that Kentucky has ever appeared in the poll.
* No. 11 Washington and No. 24 Baylor are both appearing in the poll for the first time since spring 2006.
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Some interesting notes before you see the D-I poll in its entirety:
* It's the 14th time since Golf World resumed the poll in 2001-02 that UCLA has been ranked No. 1 (we've had 87 polls in that time span). It's the 64th time the Bruins have been in the top five.
* Five different teams are ranked the highest they've ever been in the Golf World poll since 2001-02. UCLA at No. 1, LSU at No. 2, North Carolina at No. 4, N.C. State at No. 14, Kentucky at No. 25.
* It's the first time that Kentucky has ever appeared in the poll.
* No. 11 Washington and No. 24 Baylor are both appearing in the poll for the first time since spring 2006.
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UCLA women keep hold of top spot in poll
While voting closed for the Golf World/NGCA Division I women's coaches' poll before the start of the Mason Rudolph Fall Preview, UCLA's six-stroke win validated the results from the latest vote. The Bruins earned 16 of 21 first-place votes to keep their No. 1 ranking.
A couple interesting asides from the poll results, which you can see below. UC Davis is ranked No. 20 after a win at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic. It's the highest UC Davis has ever been ranked in the Golf World poll.
N.C. State also cracks the top 25 at No. 23. The Wolfpack are making their first ever appearance in the Golf World ranking since it was revived in 2001-02.
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A couple interesting asides from the poll results, which you can see below. UC Davis is ranked No. 20 after a win at the Ptarmigan Ram Fall Classic. It's the highest UC Davis has ever been ranked in the Golf World poll.
N.C. State also cracks the top 25 at No. 23. The Wolfpack are making their first ever appearance in the Golf World ranking since it was revived in 2001-02.
Golf World's women's preseason college polls
For the first time since we resumed our coaches polls in 2001-02, the same school that's the preseason No. 1 in the men's Division I poll is also No. 1 in the women's poll. Reigning NCAA champion UCLA is the choice here, receiving 21 of the 32 available first-place votes.
This is the first time that UCLA has claimed the No. 1 spot in the preseason poll since the start of the 2005-06 season. (The Bruins also were No. 1 entering the 2004-05 season.)
A couple of interesting tidbits:
* While ranked seventh in the poll, Duke is out of the top five for the first time since November 2009.
* North Carolina's No. 9 ranking is the first time the Tar Heels have been ranked in the top-10 in the Golf World poll since we resumed the polls in the 2001-02 season.
* The SEC is the most well-represented conference in terms of top-25 programs, with eight schools ranked in the poll. Second was the Pac-12 (six), and third was the ACC (four).
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A couple of interesting tidbits:
* While ranked seventh in the poll, Duke is out of the top five for the first time since November 2009.
* North Carolina's No. 9 ranking is the first time the Tar Heels have been ranked in the top-10 in the Golf World poll since we resumed the polls in the 2001-02 season.
* The SEC is the most well-represented conference in terms of top-25 programs, with eight schools ranked in the poll. Second was the Pac-12 (six), and third was the ACC (four).
Final women's spring poll has USC No. 1
USC, Nova Southeastern nor Methodist is a stranger to being ranked atop their respective divisions Golf World/NGCA women's coaches' polls. As the NCAA postseason beckons, each finds themselves with the No. 1 ranking in the final voting for the spring season
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Where does your school rank in the latest women's coaches' poll?
We've got a new No. 1 in the Division I poll, with UCLA grabbing the top spot. Meanwhile Nova Southeastern remains the unanimous top pick among the Division II ranks and Methodist stays atop the Division III ranking.
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New No. 1 in women's D-I poll
For the first time since the preseason poll was released in late August, USC has claimed the No. 1 spot in the Golf World/NGCA women's coaches' poll. The Trojans victory at the Allstate Sugar Bowl, where they outpaced previous No. 1 Alabama, as well as their runner-up finish at the Battle at Rancho Bernardo Inn helped propel the squad to the top.
Here is the poll overall:
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Here is the poll overall:
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Alabama women still No. 1 in coaches' poll
In the latest Golf World/NGCA women's coaches' polls, Alabama, Nova Southeastern and Methodist remain the teams everyone is looking up at.
Alabama maintained its hold on the top spot in the latest Golf World/NGCA D-I coaches' poll but USC has closed the gap on the Crimson Tide. Mic Potter's squad had all 23 first-place votes last month but this time around earned only 10 of the 18 available. The Trojans earning the other eight after beating Alabama at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate.
Other D-I highlights:
* Arizona State jumped into the top 10 for the first time this season.
* Iowa State move from No. 19 to No. 13, the highest the Cyclones have ever been in the GW/NGCA coaches' poll.
* USC remains the team with the longest current streak of appearances in the top 10 of the polls (38 polls).
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Alabama maintained its hold on the top spot in the latest Golf World/NGCA D-I coaches' poll but USC has closed the gap on the Crimson Tide. Mic Potter's squad had all 23 first-place votes last month but this time around earned only 10 of the 18 available. The Trojans earning the other eight after beating Alabama at the Allstate Sugar Bowl Intercollegiate.
Other D-I highlights:
* Arizona State jumped into the top 10 for the first time this season.
* Iowa State move from No. 19 to No. 13, the highest the Cyclones have ever been in the GW/NGCA coaches' poll.
* USC remains the team with the longest current streak of appearances in the top 10 of the polls (38 polls).
Alabama women remain No. 1 in GW/NGCA women's poll
The three top ranked teams in each division of women's college golf--Alabama at D-I, Nova Southeastern at D-II and Methodist at D-III--all kept their spots atop their respective polls in the first spring editions of the Golf World/NGCA coaches' poll.
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A closer look at the coaches' polls, Part 1
With college golf in the midst of its winter break, it allowed me to do a little housekeeping and catch up on a project I've been wanting to undertake for a while now: mining the Golf World coaches' polls.
It was at the start of the 2001-02 season that the magazine resumed running the coaches' polls. During the 2006-07 season, we partnered with the two coaches' associations to help administer them.
My project, then involved going through each Division I poll from September 2001 to the present to identify interesting trends and see how schools have fared over the past 10 years. Needless to say, the data I uncovered was pretty interesting.
Today I'll give you the best info from the Golf World/NGCA women's coaches' poll. Come back tomorrow to see the men's findings.
GOLF WORLD/NGCA coaches' poll
(2001 to the present)
Number of times poll has been compiled: 79
Number of schools that have been ranked: 55
Number of teams that have been ranked No. 1: 7
Duke, 40; Arizona State, 12; UCLA, 10; Auburn, 8; Alabama, 3; Georgia, 3; USC, 3
Number of teams that have appeared in every poll: 4
Auburn, Duke, Georgia, USC
Most times ranked in the top 25:
Auburn, Duke, Georgia, USC, 79
Arizona, 78 (Did not appear in the April 13, 2009 poll)
UCLA, 78 (Did not appear in the Nov. 23, 2001 poll)
Pepperdine, 77 (Missed Nov. 1, 2010 and Nov. 22, 2010)
Wake Forest, 75
Oklahoma State, 74
Florida, 72
Tennessee, 71
Vanderbilt, 68
California, 67
New Mexico, 66
Stanford, 66
Arizona State 61
Most consecutive times ranked in top 25 (all-time):
Auburn, Duke, Georgia, USC, 79
Pepperdine, 77
UCLA, 75
Oklahoma State, 72
Wake Forest, 67
Most consecutive times ranked in the top 10 (all-time):
Duke, 63
Auburn, 59
Arizona State, 51
Oklahoma State, 38
Georgia, 37
Most consecutive times ranked in the top five (all-time):
Duke, 59
Arizona State, 40
UCLA, 24
USC, 19
Auburn, 18
Longest current streaks ranked in top 25:
Auburn, Duke, Georgia, USC, 79
UCLA, 75
Wake Forest, 67
Purdue, 45
Alabama, 30
California, 30
Longest current streaks being ranked in top 10:
USC, 36
UCLA, 33
Alabama, 24
Purdue, 11
Duke, 10
Longest current streaks being ranked in top five:
UCLA, 11
Duke, 10
Alabama, 5
USC, 4
LSU, 3
Number of schools that have been ranked in the top 10: 29
Auburn, 74; Duke, 74; UCLA, 61; Georgia, 57; USC, 57; Arizona State, 56; Oklahoma State, 55; Arizona, 40; Pepperdine, 38; Purdue, 31; Vanderbilt, 27; Alabama, 24; Florida, 23; Tennessee, 23; Ohio State, 22; Texas, 19; California, 15; Virginia, 15; Wake Forest, 14; Arkansas, 12; Washington, 11; New Mexico, 10; LSU, 9; Michigan State, 8; Stanford, 8; Tulsa, 7; Denver, 2; UNLV, 2; New Mexico State, 1
Number of schools that have been ranked in the top five: 24
Duke, 69; UCLA, 56; Auburn, 54; Arizona State, 43; Georgia, 28; Oklahoma State, 28; USC, 28; Pepperdine, 15; Arizona, 12; Texas, 10; Florida, 7; Tulsa, 7; Purdue, 6; Alabama, 5; Ohio State, 5; Vanderbilt, 5; Virginia, 5; LSU, 4; New Mexico, 4; Washington, 4; California, 2; Denver, 1; Michigan State, 1; Tennessee, 1
It was at the start of the 2001-02 season that the magazine resumed running the coaches' polls. During the 2006-07 season, we partnered with the two coaches' associations to help administer them.
My project, then involved going through each Division I poll from September 2001 to the present to identify interesting trends and see how schools have fared over the past 10 years. Needless to say, the data I uncovered was pretty interesting.
Today I'll give you the best info from the Golf World/NGCA women's coaches' poll. Come back tomorrow to see the men's findings.
GOLF WORLD/NGCA coaches' poll
(2001 to the present)
Number of times poll has been compiled: 79
Number of schools that have been ranked: 55
Number of teams that have been ranked No. 1: 7
Duke, 40; Arizona State, 12; UCLA, 10; Auburn, 8; Alabama, 3; Georgia, 3; USC, 3
Number of teams that have appeared in every poll: 4
Auburn, Duke, Georgia, USC
Most times ranked in the top 25:
Auburn, Duke, Georgia, USC, 79
Arizona, 78 (Did not appear in the April 13, 2009 poll)
UCLA, 78 (Did not appear in the Nov. 23, 2001 poll)
Pepperdine, 77 (Missed Nov. 1, 2010 and Nov. 22, 2010)
Wake Forest, 75
Oklahoma State, 74
Florida, 72
Tennessee, 71
Vanderbilt, 68
California, 67
New Mexico, 66
Stanford, 66
Arizona State 61
Most consecutive times ranked in top 25 (all-time):
Auburn, Duke, Georgia, USC, 79
Pepperdine, 77
UCLA, 75
Oklahoma State, 72
Wake Forest, 67
Most consecutive times ranked in the top 10 (all-time):
Duke, 63
Auburn, 59
Arizona State, 51
Oklahoma State, 38
Georgia, 37
Most consecutive times ranked in the top five (all-time):
Duke, 59
Arizona State, 40
UCLA, 24
USC, 19
Auburn, 18
Longest current streaks ranked in top 25:
Auburn, Duke, Georgia, USC, 79
UCLA, 75
Wake Forest, 67
Purdue, 45
Alabama, 30
California, 30
Longest current streaks being ranked in top 10:
USC, 36
UCLA, 33
Alabama, 24
Purdue, 11
Duke, 10
Longest current streaks being ranked in top five:
UCLA, 11
Duke, 10
Alabama, 5
USC, 4
LSU, 3
Number of schools that have been ranked in the top 10: 29
Auburn, 74; Duke, 74; UCLA, 61; Georgia, 57; USC, 57; Arizona State, 56; Oklahoma State, 55; Arizona, 40; Pepperdine, 38; Purdue, 31; Vanderbilt, 27; Alabama, 24; Florida, 23; Tennessee, 23; Ohio State, 22; Texas, 19; California, 15; Virginia, 15; Wake Forest, 14; Arkansas, 12; Washington, 11; New Mexico, 10; LSU, 9; Michigan State, 8; Stanford, 8; Tulsa, 7; Denver, 2; UNLV, 2; New Mexico State, 1
Number of schools that have been ranked in the top five: 24
Duke, 69; UCLA, 56; Auburn, 54; Arizona State, 43; Georgia, 28; Oklahoma State, 28; USC, 28; Pepperdine, 15; Arizona, 12; Texas, 10; Florida, 7; Tulsa, 7; Purdue, 6; Alabama, 5; Ohio State, 5; Vanderbilt, 5; Virginia, 5; LSU, 4; New Mexico, 4; Washington, 4; California, 2; Denver, 1; Michigan State, 1; Tennessee, 1
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