Nov. 3, 1999

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV golf team dropped three spots to seventh in the nation in the third edition of the MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings.

UNLV, which has recorded finishes of 11th (PING/Preview Invitational), third (William H. Tucker Intercollegiate) and tied for first (Jerry Pate National Intercollegiate) this season, was ranked fourth in the poll's second edition.

Clemson and Northwestern have remained the No. 1 and No. 2-ranked teams in the nation, respectively. Rounding out the top five are Oklahoma State, Georgia Tech and Arizona State.

Individually, UNLV senior Jeremy Anderson is the highest ranked Rebel at No. 17, while fellow senior Michael Kirk is two spots back at No. 19. The only other Rebel ranked in the top 25 is sophomore Adam Scott at No. 24. Northwestern's Luke Donald remained the nation's top-ranked player.

The Rebels will conclude their fall season Nov. 5-7 at the GolfWorld Collegiate Invitational in Hilton Head, S.C.

MASTERCARD COLLEGIATE RANKINGS   MASTERCARD COLLEGIATE RANKINGSRANK    SCHOOL      POINTS      RANK    INDIVIDUAL, SCHOOL      POINTS1.  Clemson     333     1.  Luke Donald, Northwestern   3482.  Northwestern    306     2.  Bryce Molder, Georgia Tech  302 3.  Oklahoma State  301     3.  Charles Howell, Okla. St.   295 4.  Georgia Tech    294     4.  Ben Curtis, Kent State      239 5.  Arizona State   279     5.  Lucas Glover, Clemson       221 6.  Houston     271     6.  Jonathan Byrd, Clemson      208 7.  UNLV        258     7.  Paul Casey, Arizona State   184 8.  Georgia     246     8.  Edward Loar, Oklahoma State 169 9.  Kent State  235     9.  James, McLean, Minnesota    153 10. South Carolina  230     10. Alex Rocha, Mississippi State   149                     17. Jeremy Anderson, UNLV       102                     19. Michael Kirk, UNLV      101                    24. Adam Scott, UNLV        87