March 2, 2006

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV men's golf team dropped three spots to 10th in the nation as the latest edition of the Golf Coaches Association of America/Bridgestone Coaches Poll was released by the GCAA on Thursday.

Georgia finished atop its eighth-straight poll by grabbing 18 of 19 first-place votes. The Bulldogs have been the No. 1 ranked team in men's golf since the final poll of last season. Arizona State - who ranked ninth - received the other first-place vote.

Georgia Tech remained second while Florida jumped two spots to third. Oklahoma State, UCLA and BYU all slid one notch. Georgia State moved up to seventh and is followed by Duke, Arizona State and UNLV.

UNLV finished 11th in its last outing at the John Burns Intercollegiate in Hawaii and will host the Southern Highlands Collegiate Championship March 10-12 at Southern Highlands Golf Club in Las Vegas.

GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll Top 25 - Division I - March 2, 2006

Rank    School      Pts Prev.1.  Georgia (18)    468 12.  Georgia Tech    443 23.  Florida     390 T54.  Oklahoma State  388 35.  UCLA        373 46.  BYU     371 T57.  Georgia State   319 T98.  Duke        313 79.  Arizona State (1)   277 T910. UNLV        273 711. Tennessee       244 1112. Northwestern    225 1313. Minnesota       175 1414. Wake Forest 168 1515. Tulsa       162 NR16. South Carolina  139 1617. Texas Tech  120 1718. Baylor      110 NRT19.    San Diego State 108 23T19.    Texas A&M       108 1821. Clemson     105 T1922. East Tenn. St.  102 21T23.    Arizona     80  24T23.    New Mexico  80  T2525. USC     76  22