April 19, 2005

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV men's golf team retained the top spot in the country in the NCAA Division I Team Rankings powered by Golfstat, which were updated on Tuesday.

Oklahoma State occupies the No. 2 spot, while Georgia Tech leapfrogged Georgia for the third spot. The Bulldogs dropped to fourth and New Mexico remained fifth.

UNLV's Ryan Moore remained the top-ranked individual in the country in the Golfstat rankings.

The Golfstat rankings is the service that the NCAA uses for a variety of uses including its postseason pairings.

In the Golf Coaches Association of America Coaches Poll, UNLV is ranked fourth and received one of 27 first-place votes.

Oklahoma State is ranked first in the GCAA poll after receiving 25 first-place votes. Georgia Tech follows in second with no first-place votes and Georgia is third with one first-place votes. New Mexico is fifth.

UNLV's next action will be April 28-30 at the Mountain West Conference Championships in Sunriver, Ore.