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8/28/2013 12:48:00 PM | Women's Golf
DURHAM, N.C. – The preseason Golf World/NGCA Division I College Women's Preseason Coaches' Poll was released on Wednesday with Duke tabbed No. 3 overall. It marks the 13th straight year the Blue Devils have been preseason ranked in the top 10 and the 11th time in the top five under the direction of head coach Dan Brooks.
Receiving 26 of 29 first place votes was defending NCAA Champion Southern California as the Trojans were ranked No. 1. Alabama, Duke, UCLA, Arizona State, Oklahoma, Arizona, Arkansas, Vanderbilt and Florida rounded out the top 10. Rounding out the top 25 was Stanford, Washington, Purdue, Oklahoma State, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tulane, Texas, N.C. State, Michigan State, LSU, Northwestern, Baylor and UC Davis.
Duke returns five letterwinners from its NCAA runner-up squad from a year ago, including senior All-America Laetitia Beck, honorable mention All-America Alejandra Cangrejo and honorable mention All-America Celine Boutier. The Blue Devils also welcome back junior Irene Jung and sophomore Yi Xiao.
Brooks has brought in three very talented freshmen for the 2013-14 campaign with the addition of Yu Liu out of China, Esther Lee from Los Alamitos, Calif., and San Diego, Calif., native Sandy Cho. All three are expected to come in and challenge for a starting position with the Blue Devils.
Duke will have to replace one of the all-time greatest golfers in Blue Devil history with the graduation of Lindy Duncan. Duncan was a four-time All-ACC and All-America selection, three-time ACC Player of the Year, two-time ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and 2012 National Player of the Year.
The Blue Devils will open the 2013-14 campaign Sept. 9-11 at the Dale McNamara Fall Preview in Tulsa, Okla.
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Golf World/WGCA coaches' poll
Sept. 2, 2013 Preseason Issue
Division I
Rank Team Points 2013 NCAAs
1. USC (26) 695 Won
2. Alabama 650 7th
3. Duke 640 2nd
4. UCLA (1) 637 4th
5. Arizona State (2) 509 5th
6. Oklahoma 471 T-9
7. Arizona 468 8th
8. Arkansas 462 T-13
9. Vanderbilt 447 18th
10. Florida 429 17th
11. Stanford 376 T-13
12. Washington 368 DNP
13. Purdue 329 3rd
14. Oklahoma State 308 12th
15. North Carolina 297 DNP
16. Virginia 251 DNP
17. Georgia 230 DNP
18. Tulane 153 T-9
19. Texas 146 21st
20. N.C. State 122 DNP
21. Michigan State 119 T-9
22. LSU 113 DNP
Northwestern 113 15th
24. Baylor 109 DNP
25. UC Davis 102 16th
First-place votes in parenthesis. Also receiving votes: South Carolina, 100; Texas Tech, 95; Texas A&M, 92; Auburn, 74; Clemson, 61; Tennessee, 58; Fla. State, 54; Pepperdine, 39; California, 36; TCU, 26; SMU, 25; Ohio State, 22; Miss. State, 21; Oral Roberts, 21; Oregon, 17; Wake Forest, 15; Colorado, 14; New Mexico, 14; Notre Dame, 13; San Jose State, 12; Tulsa, 10; Michigan, 9; UCF, 9; Campbell, 8; Coastal Carolina, 8; Kent State, 7; Kentucky, 5; USF, 4; Louisville, 3; Denver, 2; Iowa State, 2; Penn State, 2; UC Irvine, 1; Miami (Fla.), 1.
Receiving 26 of 29 first place votes was defending NCAA Champion Southern California as the Trojans were ranked No. 1. Alabama, Duke, UCLA, Arizona State, Oklahoma, Arizona, Arkansas, Vanderbilt and Florida rounded out the top 10. Rounding out the top 25 was Stanford, Washington, Purdue, Oklahoma State, North Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, Tulane, Texas, N.C. State, Michigan State, LSU, Northwestern, Baylor and UC Davis.
Duke returns five letterwinners from its NCAA runner-up squad from a year ago, including senior All-America Laetitia Beck, honorable mention All-America Alejandra Cangrejo and honorable mention All-America Celine Boutier. The Blue Devils also welcome back junior Irene Jung and sophomore Yi Xiao.
Brooks has brought in three very talented freshmen for the 2013-14 campaign with the addition of Yu Liu out of China, Esther Lee from Los Alamitos, Calif., and San Diego, Calif., native Sandy Cho. All three are expected to come in and challenge for a starting position with the Blue Devils.
Duke will have to replace one of the all-time greatest golfers in Blue Devil history with the graduation of Lindy Duncan. Duncan was a four-time All-ACC and All-America selection, three-time ACC Player of the Year, two-time ACC Scholar-Athlete of the Year and 2012 National Player of the Year.
The Blue Devils will open the 2013-14 campaign Sept. 9-11 at the Dale McNamara Fall Preview in Tulsa, Okla.
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Golf World/WGCA coaches' poll
Sept. 2, 2013 Preseason Issue
Division I
Rank Team Points 2013 NCAAs
1. USC (26) 695 Won
2. Alabama 650 7th
3. Duke 640 2nd
4. UCLA (1) 637 4th
5. Arizona State (2) 509 5th
6. Oklahoma 471 T-9
7. Arizona 468 8th
8. Arkansas 462 T-13
9. Vanderbilt 447 18th
10. Florida 429 17th
11. Stanford 376 T-13
12. Washington 368 DNP
13. Purdue 329 3rd
14. Oklahoma State 308 12th
15. North Carolina 297 DNP
16. Virginia 251 DNP
17. Georgia 230 DNP
18. Tulane 153 T-9
19. Texas 146 21st
20. N.C. State 122 DNP
21. Michigan State 119 T-9
22. LSU 113 DNP
Northwestern 113 15th
24. Baylor 109 DNP
25. UC Davis 102 16th
First-place votes in parenthesis. Also receiving votes: South Carolina, 100; Texas Tech, 95; Texas A&M, 92; Auburn, 74; Clemson, 61; Tennessee, 58; Fla. State, 54; Pepperdine, 39; California, 36; TCU, 26; SMU, 25; Ohio State, 22; Miss. State, 21; Oral Roberts, 21; Oregon, 17; Wake Forest, 15; Colorado, 14; New Mexico, 14; Notre Dame, 13; San Jose State, 12; Tulsa, 10; Michigan, 9; UCF, 9; Campbell, 8; Coastal Carolina, 8; Kent State, 7; Kentucky, 5; USF, 4; Louisville, 3; Denver, 2; Iowa State, 2; Penn State, 2; UC Irvine, 1; Miami (Fla.), 1.
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