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Men's Golf ranks No. 2 in Golf World preseason poll

Defending national champions earned eight first-place votes in the preseason Wold/Nike Golf Coaches' Poll.

Aug. 29, 2012

NEW YORK -- Defending 2012 NCAA Champion Texas ranks No. 2 in the Golf World/Nike Golf Men's Division I Preseason Coaches' Poll released Wednesday. The Longhorns enter the 2012-13 season on the heels of claiming their third national title in program history and first since 1972.

Texas returns four members of its starting lineup including sophomore All-American and Big 12 Conference Player of the Year Jordan Spieth. Seniors Julio Vegas and Cody Gribble and junior Toni Hakula round out Texas' veteran squad that won eight team titles last season.

National runner-up Alabama claimed the top spot in the preseason poll with 13 of the 23 available first-place votes. California, UCLA and Washington came in third, fourth and fifth, respectively.

The Longhorns begin the 2012-13 season next weekend at the Carpet Capital Collegiate in Rocky Face, Ga.

Golf World/Nike Golf Coaches' Poll
Pre-Season Poll | Sept. 3, 2012 Issue

Rank   Team             Points   NCAA
1.     Alabama (13)     558      Runner-up
2.     TEXAS (8)        514      Won
3.     California (1)   483      Final 4
4.     UCLA             474      Elite 8
5.     Washington (1)   408      Elite 8
6.     Auburn           390      T-15
7.     Georgia Tech     374      DNP
8.     Arkansas         358      DNP
9.     USC              348      T-15
10.    Texas A&M        333      14
11.    Stanford         299      T-19
12.    Florida          271      T-12
13.    UNLV             228      DNP
14.    Oregon           226      Final 4
15.    North Florida    215      T-12
16.    Florida State    212      T-8
17.    San Diego State  211      Elite 8
18.    Kent State       183      Elite 8
19.    Georgia          161      17
20.    UCF              144      T-19
21.    Duke             141      DNP
22.    Virginia         128      T-22
23.    New Mexico       105      DNP
24.    Clemson           93      DNP
25.    Oklahoma          92      11

Also receiving votes: Illinois, 87; Liberty, 65; Oklahoma State, 55; Chattanooga, 53; South Carolina, 52; LSU, 36; SMU, 34; Iowa, 31; Tennessee, 25; North Texas, 24; TCU, 23; Wake Forest, 12; San Jose State, 9; Saint Mary's (Calif.), 6; NC State, 5; Texas Tech, 5; Memphis, 4. First-place votes in parenthesis.

Polls conducted by the Golf Coaches Association of America. Voting closed Aug. 22, 2012.


 

 

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