LAS VEGAS-The UNLV golf team remained the nation's top team in the latest edition of the national MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings released by the College Golf Foundation Wednesday.

The Rebels, who have won three of five tournaments this spring and a school-record five for the season, are in first place ahead of Clemson, Georgia Tech, Arizona and Houston.

The Western Athletic Conference had five teams ranked among the top 25. After UNLV came TCU in seventh, Colorado State in 17th, Brigham Young in 21st and New Mexico in 22nd. Individually, UNLV's Jeremy Anderson dropped one spot to third, while Arizona's Rory Sabbatini remained the top-ranked individual.

Other Rebels ranked were Bill Lunde in 11th, Charley Hoffman in 19th, Chris Berry in 65th and Scott Lander in 88th. UNLV was the only team with three players in the top 20.

UNLV most recently finished in third place at the U.S. Collegiate Golf Championship in St. Augustine, Fla., and will be back in action Friday and Saturday at the BELLSOUTH Yellow Pages Intercollegiate in Cary, N.C.

MasterCard Collegiate Rankings - School

Rank (Points)

1. UNLV (347.480)

2. Clemson (287.107)

3. Georgia Tech (285.573)

4. Arizona (285.427)

5. Houston (234.478

6. Oklahoma State (228.503)

7. TCU (218.259

8. Georgia (216.777)

9. Florida (202.217)

10. Arkansas (195.127)

MasterCard Collegiate Rankings - Individual

Rank, School (Points)

1. Rory Sabbatini, Arizona (309.100)

2. Bryce Molder, Georgia Tech (278.159)

3. Jeremy Anderson, UNLV (233.173)

4. Matt Kuchar, Georgia Tech (230.050)

5. Max Harris, North Carolina (214.050)

6. Edward Loar, Oklahoma State (206.015)

7. Brad Elder, Texas (200.400)

8. Doug La Belle, New Mexico (198.943)

9. Hank Kuehne, SMU (197.226)

10. J.J. Henry, TCU (189.015)

11. Bill Lunde, UNLV (188.129)

19. Charley Hoffman, UNLV (148.520)

65. Chris Berry, UNLV (65.913)

88. Scott Lander, UNLV (47.755)