Feb. 16, 2006

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV men's golf team is ranked seventh in the country to begin the spring season as the Golf Coaches Association of America/Bridgestone Coaches Poll was released by the GCAA on Thursday.

Georgia is No. 1 for the seventh straight time in the poll after earning 19 of 20 first-place votes. The Bulldogs, who spent the entire fall ranked No. 1, easily outdistanced second-ranked Georgia Tech.

Oklahoma State remained third, just ahead of UCLA, which moved up one spot. BYU and Florida tied for fifth, followed by UNLV and Duke, each of which dropped a single position. Arizona State and Georgia State rounded out the top 10 as they tied for the ninth spot.

UNLV competed in four tournaments during the fall, claiming the team title at the William H. Tucker Invitational, finishing second at the University of Hawaii Intercollegiate, fourth at the PING/Golfweek Preview Invitational and 15th at the Isleworth-UCF Collegiate Invitational.

The Rebels open the spring season on Feb. 22 at the John Burns Intercollegiate in Wahiawa, Hawaii.

GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll Top 25Division I - Feb. 16, 2006Rank    School          Pts Prev.1.  Georgia (19)    499 12.  Georgia Tech (1)    467 23.  Oklahoma State  451 34.  UCLA            394 5T5. BYU             388 9T5. Florida         388 47.  UNLV            358 68.  Duke            348 7T9. Arizona State   332 10T9. Georgia State   332 811. Tennessee       268 1112. Northwestern    213 1313. Kentucky        209 1414. Minnesota       206 1515. Wake Forest 199 1216. South Carolina  150 2017. Texas Tech  117 NR18. Texas A&M       115 17T19.    Clemson     98  21T19.    Washington  98  T1821. East Tenn. St.  93  2522. USC     83  NR23. San Diego State 80  NR24. Arizona     76  NRT25.    New Mexico  65  NRT25.    Texas       65  16