May 8, 2006

LAS VEGAS - The ninth-ranked UNLV men's golf team has been awarded the third seed at the NCAA East Regional, which will be played at Lake Nona Golf Course in Orlando, Fla., beginning Thursday, May 18, the NCAA announced Monday.

Three regional tournaments, encompassing the current nine regions, will be played May 18-20. A total of 27 teams and six individuals not on selected teams were assigned to each regional site.

The other regional sites are at the Sand Ridge Golf Club (Central) in Chardon, Ohio, and Tucson National Golf Club (West) in Tucson, Ariz.

Ten teams and two individuals not on advancing teams will move on from each regional to the championship finals.

The championships will be conducted May 31-June 3 at Crosswater Golf Club at Sunriver Resort in Sunriver, Oregon. The University of the Portland is the host institution for this year's championships.

Listed below are the teams and individuals selected to participate in the East Regional. Teams winning automatic qualification are designated by their conferences in parenthesis.

EAST REGIONAL- May 18-20 Lake Nona Golf-Orlando, Florida Hosted by the University of Central Florida and the Central Florida Sports Commission

Teams (seeded in the following order):1. Georgia (Southeastern)2. UCLA (Pacific-10)3. UNLV4. Georgia State (Colonial)5. North Carolina6. Southern California7. Texas Tech8. Wake Forest9. Charlotte (Atlantic 10)10. Coastal Carolina (Big South)11. Auburn12. Tennessee13. South Carolina14. Florida State15. Indiana16. Notre Dame (Big East)17. Georgia Southern (Southern)18. Maryland19. Jacksonville (Atlantic Sun)20. Western Illinois (Mid-Continent)21. Wichita State (Missouri Valley)22. Rhode Island23. George Washington24. Richmond25. Liberty26. Army27. Binghamton

Individuals:1. Luke List, Vanderbilt2. Daniel Willett, Jacksonville State3. Matt Cook, Western Carolina4. Garrett Osborne, Alabama-Birmingham5. Shawn Hall, Charleston Southern6. Scott Stallings, Tennessee Tech