The UNLV men's golf team was ranked 14th in the nation in the fall's final coaches poll.
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UNLV's spring season starts in January.

Nov. 17, 2006

LAS VEGAS - The UNLV men's golf team was ranked 14th in the nation in the fall's final Golf Coaches Association of America/Bridgestone Coaches Poll, which was released this week by the GCAA.

Alabama was No. 1 for the second-straight poll to end the fall as the top-ranked team. The Crimson Tied earned 11 first-place votes.

The second and third spots remained unchanged as Florida tabbed four first-place votes to stay at No. 2 and Oklahoma State carded three first-place nods. Stanford moved up three spots to fourth and had one first-place vote. Georgia fell one rung to fifth. UCLA picked up the final first-place ballot to rank sixth where it was tied with rival USC. Clemson, Coastal Carolina and Texas A&M completed the top 10.

Lamar jumped up four places to No. 11 and is followed by Tennessee, North Carolina, UNLV and East Tennessee State. Georgia Tech checked in at No. 16 - up one place from the last ranking. BYU made the biggest move in the poll, climbing five spots to No. 17. Louisville dropped one spot to No. 18, while Georgia State stayed at 19th. Arizona State had the biggest drop, falling from 13th to No. 20.

Duke came in at No. 21. Texas, Tulsa and Northwestern all made its first appearance in the rankings this season at spots 22, 24 and 25, respectively. Wake Forest fell two rungs to No. 23.

Kentucky, Minnesota and TCU fell from the top 25.

The GCAA/Bridgestone Coaches Poll is voted on by a panel of head coaches at Division I institutions. All are members of the GCAA.

UNLV will open the spring season on Jan. 29 at the PING Arizona Intercollegiate in Tucson, Ariz.

GCAA/BRIDGESTONE DIVISION I COACHES POLL
Rank 	University (First-Place)        	Points	Prev.
1    	Alabama (11)    			478    	1
2    	Florida (4)    			467    	2
3    	Oklahoma State (3)    		444    	3
4    	Stanford (1)    			439    	7
5    	Georgia    			405    	4
T6    	Southern California    		359    	9
T6    	UCLA (1)    			359    	5
8    	Clemson    			343    	6
9    	Coastal Carolina    		332    	8
10    	Texas A&M    			303    	12
11    	Lamar    				276    	15
12    	Tennessee    			245    	10
13    	North Carolina           	        	221    	11
14    	UNLV    				199    	16
15    	East Tennessee State            	198    	14
16    	Georgia Tech    			167    	T17
17    	Brigham Young   		 	162    	22
18    	Louisville    			150    	T17
19    	Georgia State 		   	146    	19
20    	Arizona State  		  	130    	13
21    	Duke    				126    	20
22    	Texas    				121    	NR
23    	Wake Forest   		 	96    	21
24    	Tulsa    				83    	NR
25    	Northwestern    			38    	NR

Dropped from Rankings: Kentucky (#23), Minnesota (#25), TCU (#25)

Others Receiving Votes: Charlotte 29, Kentucky 29, Arizona 28, Purdue 22, TCU 21, Texas Tech 21, Minnesota 16, Auburn 10, Washington 8, Eastern Kentucky 5, SMU 5, New Mexico 3, South Carolina 2, Notre Dame 1, UC Santa Barbara 1