Feb. 25, 1998
LAS VEGAS, Nev.--The UNLV golf team moved up six spots to No. 1 in the seventh edition of the national MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings, which were released Wednesday.
UNLV replaced Arizona as the nation's top-ranked team. Arizona is second, followed by Georgia Tech, Arkansas and Georgia. Clemson fell out of the top five to seventh.
Individually for the Rebels, sophomore Jeremy Anderson moved up six spots to No. 3 in the nation. Senior Bill Lunde improved to seventh from 38th and junior Charley Hoffman moved up one spot to 17th. UNLV and Arizona are the only two teams in the poll that have three players among the top 20.
The Rebels, who have opened the spring season with a school-record three-straight tournament victories, most recently captured the title at the John A. Burns Intercollegiate in Kaneohe, Hawai'i. UNLV has won five events this year, which marks the first time in history the Rebels have won more than four tournaments in a season.
The Rebels, who also are No. 1 in the GolfWeek/Taylor Made Collegiate Rankings, will be back in action March 13-15 as they host the Golf Digest Invitational at the Desert Inn Country Club in Las Vegas.
The MasterCard Collegiate Golf Rankings are administered by the College Golf Foundation and are determined by a point system formula based strictly on performance. Total points calculated are from the five best events of each team.
MASTERCARD COLLEGIATE RANKINGS MASTERCARD COLLEGIATE RANKINGSRANK SCHOOL POINTS RANK INDIVIDUAL,SCHOOL POINTS1. UNLV 248.790 1. Rory Sabbatini, Arizona 217.0002. Arizona 203.957 2. Edward Loar, Oklahoma State 186.8153. Georgia Tech 178.487 3. Jeremy Anderson, UNLV 166.1054. Arkansas 163.837 4. Bryce Molder, Georgia Tech 165.3345. Georgia 159.417 5. Hank Kuehne, SMU 162.7006. Oklahoma State 156.330 6. Andy Barnes, Arizona 150.3607. Clemson 152.373 7. Bill Lunde, UNLV 149.2258. Houston 146.870 8. J.J. Henry, TCU 145.1209. TCU 146.210 9. David Christensen, E. Tenn. St. 139.40010. South Carolina 129.067 10. Matt Kuchar, Georgia Tech 135.450 17. Charley Hoffman, UNLV 113.400 56. Chris Berry, UNLV 51.013