Men's Golf Makes Largest Climb in Coaches Poll
9/25/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Golf
Sept. 25, 2003
NORMAN, Okla. - Following an impressive second-place showing at the season-opening Bank of Tennessee Intercollegiate at the Ridges, the TCU Horned Frogs made the biggest jump in the Precept Coaches Poll, moving from 14th in the preseason ratings to seventh in the Sept. 24 poll.
TCU had four individuals -- Colby Beckstrom (5th), David Schultz (T-9th), Adam Meyer (T-15th) and J.J. Killeen (T-18th) -- place among the tourney's top 20 individuals. The only team who topped the Frogs at the Ridges was Florida, who received 12 of 28 first-place votes this week to move into the top spot in the coaches poll. The shift ended Clemson's streak of eight consecutive rankings at No. 1. The Gators accumulated 667 points to the Tigers' 646. Clemson tallied 11 first-place votes.
The five remaining first-place votes went to third-ranked UCLA and No. 4 Oklahoma State - who received two each - and fifth-ranked Arizona State. Texas fell from fifth to sixth while TCU scooted into seventh. Georgia moved up two spots to eighth. Wake Forest and UNLV dropped from sixth and seventh, respectively, into a tie for ninth.
TCU is next in action Oct. 3-5 at The Farm in Dalton, Ga. However, TCU golf fans can follow a pair of former Horned Frog golfers in the PGA Tour's Valero Texas Open, beginning Sept. 25. J.J. Henry, a 1998 alum is currently 90th on the money list, while Fort Worth native and 2003 graduate Adam Rubinson is playing in his first event as a professional. For live scoring of the event, visit www.pgatour.com.
Precept Division I Coaches Poll
Rank University (First-Place Votes) Points Prev.
1. Florida (12) 667 T2
2. Clemson (11) 646 1
3. UCLA (2) 616 4
4. Oklahoma State (2) 559 T2
5. Arizona State (1) 545 8
6. Texas 508 5
7. TCU 476 14
8. Georgia 452 10
T9. UNLV 400 7
T9. Wake Forest 400 6
11. Southern California 364 17
12. Augusta State 361 9
13. Georgia Tech 331 12
14. Arizona 323 11
15. New Mexico 299 20
16. North Carolina 276 13
17. Washington 247 18
18. NC State 177 16
19. Oklahoma 157 23
20. Auburn 141 15
21. Arkansas 128 19
22. Duke 115 22
23. South Carolina 94 NR
24. Minnesota 93 21
25. California 90 NR
Others Receiving Votes:
Kentucky 87, BYU 73, Tennessee 66, Illinois 56, Kansas State 43, Pepperdine 40, UNC-Wilmington 31, Wichita State 26, Xavier 21, Texas A&M 19, Texas Tech 17, Georgia State 16, Vanderbilt 16, Georgia Southern 12, Oregon 12, Tulsa 12, California-Irvine 11, Georgetown 11, Fresno State 10, Virginia Tech 9, Toledo 7, Alabama 6, College of Charleston 6, Northwestern 6, East Tennessee State 3, Jacksonville State 3, Kansas 3, Baylor 2, Long Beach State 2, North Texas 2, Purdue 2, Austin Peay 1, Louisiana-Lafayette 1, Michigan 1, SMU 1, UTEP 1
